Su Yu, courtesy name Yu, was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He was considered by Mao Zedong to be among the best commanders of the PLA, only next to Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao and Liu B
Su Yu in his Senior General uniform (1955)
Su Yu in Battle of Suzhong (Central Jiangsu)
Hong Xuezhi, Xiao Hua, Su Yu, and Chen Geng wearing their new Type 55 dress uniforms in 1955 (left to right)
Su Yu, Chu Qing, and their two sons Su Rongsheng and Su Hansheng in Shanghai, September 1949
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the government of the Republic of China, led by the Kuomintang, and the Chinese Communist Party. Armed conflict continued intermittently from 1 August 1927 unt
Su Yu
…be among the best commanders of the PLA, only next to Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao and Liu Bocheng. Su Yu fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in the Chinese Civil War. He commanded the East China Field Army (renamed Third Field Army in 1949) during the Chinese Civil War. His most notable accomplishments were the…
Su Yu at Meng Liang Gu Battle 1947
1945 Chiang Kai shek inspected Chinese soldiers with shoes made of straw