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Wan Haifeng
万海峰
Wan Haifeng1955
Wan Haifeng in 1955.
Political Commissar of Chengdu Military Region

In office
October 1982 – April 1990
Preceded by Xu Liqing
Succeeded by Gu Shanqing
Deputy Political Commissar of Beijing Military Region

In office
1975–1982
Deputy Commander of Beijing Military Region

In office
1972–1975
Personal details
Born Maotou (毛头)
September 25, 1920(1920-09-25) (age 104)
Guangshan County, Henan, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Spouse(s) (1943-2019, her death)
Children 4
Parents Wan Tianrun
Xiao Shi
Alma mater PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Service/branch Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service 1933–1998
Rank PLAGeneral r General
Commands Beijing Military Region
Chengdu Military Region
Battles/wars Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Korean War

Wan Haifeng (simplified Chinese: 万海峰; traditional Chinese: 萬海峰; pinyin: Wàn Haĭfēng; born September 25, 1920) is a retired Chinese military officer. He was awarded the military rank of general (Shangjiang) in September 1988.

Born in Guangshan County, Henan, Wan joined the Red Army at the age of only 13 and joined the Communist Party of China at the age of 17. He fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War and the Korea War.

He was a member of the 12th CPC Central Committee a member of the Central Advisory Commission. He was delegate to the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. He was a deputy to the 5th and 7th National People's Congress.

Biography[]

Wan was born Maotou (毛头) into a family of farming background in September 1920 in Guangshan County, Henan, the third child of Wan Tianrun (万田润) and Mrs. Xiao (肖氏). He has two elder sisters. His mother died when he was 3.[1]

During the Agrarian Revolutionary War (1927), he was a squad leader in the 28th Army. He participated in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Guerrilla Warfare.

In July 1933, he joined the Red Army. His superior Gao Jingting (高敬亭) named him Wan Haifeng.[2] And he enlisted in the Communist Youth League of China in 1935. He joined the Communist Party of China in October 1937.

In 1949, he participated in the Battle of Menglianggu, the Huaihai Campaign and the Yangtze River Crossing Campaign led by Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping in eastern China.

In 1952, after the outbreak of the Korea War, the Chinese government commissioned him as a deputy division commander of the Chinese People's Volunteers. He returned to China and was awarded the military rank of senior colonel in 1955.

In 1955, Wan entered the PLA National Defence University, where he graduated in 1959. After graduation, he was appointed as division commander of PLA Ground Force. In May 1972 he was promoted to become deputy commander of Beijing Military Region, and held that office until October 1975, when he was appointed deputy political commissar and a Party standing committee member. He commanded soldiers to take part in the relief work of the Tangshan Earthquake.[2] He became political commissar of Chengdu Military Region in October 1982, a position he held until April 1990. He attained the rank of general (Shangjiang) in September 1988. He retired in September 1998.

On September 2, 2015, he was hired as the honorary president of Red Army School in Yichang, Hubei.[3]

Personal life[]

Wan met Zhao Zheng (赵政) in early 1943, when she was a surgeon.[1] Their wedding ceremony was held in October that same year. The couple have four children.[4]

Zhao Zeng died on September 16, 2019, aged 96.[5]

Awards[]

References[]

Military offices
Preceded by
Xu Liqing
Political Commissar of Chengdu Military Region
1982–1990
Succeeded by
Gu Shanqing
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