Nie Rongzhen was a Marshal of the People's Republic of China. He died as the last People's Liberation Army marshal.
Marshal Nie Rongzhen in 1955
The Hundred Regiments Offensive or the Hundred Regiments Campaign was a tactical campaign initiated by the Eighth Route Army, led by the Chinese Communist Party, against the Japanese invasion in North
Nie Rongzhen
…Commander, Northern China Military Region Field Army Battles/wars Northern Expedition Chinese Civil War Long March Zhengtai Campaign Sino-Japanese War Hundred Regiments Offensive Awards Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (First Class Medal) Chinese name…
Victorious Chinese Communist soldiers holding the flag of the Republic of China.
In May 1940, Chen Xilian (commander of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division) conducted combat mobilization in battle preparation.
After the victory at Dongtuanbao during the Laiyuan–Lingqiu Campaign, Eighth Route Army soldiers cheered triumphantly atop the Great Wall.
Peng Dehuai directed the battle from an artillery observation post on the Guanjia'nao front line.