Liu Bocheng Military person

Liu Bocheng (simplified Chinese: 刘伯承; traditional Chinese: 劉伯承; pinyin: Liú Bóchéng; Wade–Giles: Liu Po-ch'eng; December 4, 1892 – October 7, 1986) was a Chinese Communist military commander and Marshal of the People's Liberation Army.Liu is known as one of the "Three and A Half" Strategists of China in modern history. (The other two are Lin Biao, commander of the CPC, and Kuomintang commander Bai Chongxi, and the half refers to CPC commander Su Yu.) Officially, Liu was recognised as a revolutionary, military strategist and theoretician, and one of the founders of the People's Liberation Army. Liu's nicknames, Chinese Mars and The One-eyed Dragon, also reflect his character and military achievement.

Personal facts

Liu Bocheng
Birth dateDecember 04, 1892
Birth place
Qing dynasty , Sichuan , Kai County
Date of deathOctober 07, 1986
Place of death
China , Beijing

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Military person

award
Order of Independence
military operations
Hundred Regiments Offensive
Chinese Civil War
Long March
Northern Expedition
military branch
People's Liberation Army
military commanddivision commander Eighth Route Army Commander-in-Chief Central China Field Army
service start1892
service end1986

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External resources

  1. http://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/10/obituaries/liu-bocheng-military-leader-in-two-chinese-revolutions.html
  2. http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Long-March/Long-March-Liu-Bocheng.html