Liu Xiansheng
Liu Xiansheng | |
|---|---|
刘先胜 | |
| File:Liu Xiansheng.jpg | |
| Deputy Commander of the Nanjing Military Region | |
| In office 1960–1969 | |
| Commander of the Jiangsu Military District | |
| In office December 1952 – 1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1901 Xiangtan County, Hunan, China |
| Died | October 12, 1977 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1924–1977) |
| Awards | Order of Bayi (2nd Class) Order of Independence and Freedom (1st Class) Order of Liberation (1st Class) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War Long March Second Sino-Japanese War |
Liu Xiansheng (Chinese: 刘先胜; June 1901 – October 12, 1977) was a Chinese military officer and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army. A veteran of the Chinese Civil War, the Long March, and the Second Sino-Japanese War, he served as deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region from 1960 to 1969. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.[1]
Biography
Liu was born in June 1901 into a poor peasant family in Shitan District, Xiangtan County, Hunan. In 1922, he participated in the Anyuan miners' strike and was elected as a workers' representative. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1924 and took part in the Autumn Harvest Uprising on the Hunan–Jiangxi border in 1927.[2]
During the Chinese Civil War, Liu served in various command and political positions within the Chinese Red Army. He was consecutively a company commander in the 1st Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, company commander and battalion commander in the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Independent Division of the Hunan–Jiangxi Soviet forces, and later director of adjutant affairs.[3] He subsequently became general branch secretary of the direct forces of the Red 9th Corps, political commissar of a regiment, political commissar of the corps health department, and political commissar of the 52nd Regiment of the 18th Division of the Red 6th Corps. He also participated in the Long March.[4]
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Liu held a number of political and command posts in the New Fourth Army. He served as general branch secretary of a training unit and political instructor of the Third Political Team, director of the organization section of the training brigade, and later director of the political department of the Jiangnan People's Anti-Japanese Salvation Army.[5] He subsequently became political commissar of the 1st Regiment, political commissar of the 3rd Column of the New Fourth Army's Northern Jiangsu Command, political commissar of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Division of the New Fourth Army, and political commissar of the 4th Military Subdistrict of the Central Jiangsu Military District.[6] He later served as brigade commander of the 18th Brigade and commander of the 1st Military Subdistrict of the Central Jiangsu Military District, before becoming chief of staff of the 1st Division of the New Fourth Army and later chief of staff of the Su-Zhe Military Region.[7]
Following the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Liu served as chief of staff of the Central China Military Region and the Central China Field Army, and later as deputy chief of staff of the East China Field Army. He subsequently became deputy commander of the Northern Jiangsu Military District.[8]
After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Liu served as commander of the Southern Jiangsu Military District, where he assisted local party and government authorities in suppressing remnant Kuomintang forces and bandit groups, ensuring the consolidation of Communist control in the region. In December 1952, he was appointed commander of the Jiangsu Military District.[9]
From 1960 to 1969, Liu served as deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region. During this period, he concurrently headed the military factory leadership group of the region and was responsible for military industrial production. He emphasized the development of military representative teams and improvements in weapons manufacturing quality, helping reverse long-term financial losses and advancing the trial production of new military equipment.[10]
Because of chronic illness caused by years of military service during wartime, Liu repeatedly requested retirement. His final request was approved in August 1969. Liu died in Nanjing on October 12, 1977.[11]
Honors
In 1955, Liu was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. He also received the Second Class Order of Bayi, the First Class Order of Independence and Freedom, and the First Class Order of Liberation.[12]
References
- ↑ 宋国涛. 中国元帅将军授衔全记录：中国人民解放军1955—1964年元帅将军授衔纪事 (in 中文). 天下书盟. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ 湖南檔案 (in 中文). 《湖南档案》编辑部. 1990. p. 41. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ 郭化若 (1993). 中国人民解放军军史大辞典 (in 中文). 吉林人民出版社出版发行. p. 941. ISBN 978-7-206-01814-5. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ 中国人民解放军将帅名录 (in 中文). 解放军出版社. 1986. p. 232. ISBN 978-7-5065-0114-9. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ 中华军事人物大辞典 (in 中文). 新华出版社. 1989. p. 507. ISBN 978-7-5011-0312-6. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ 辛亥以来人物年里录 (in 中文). 江苏教育出版社. 1994. p. 214. ISBN 978-7-5343-2076-7. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ 当代中国百科大辞典 (in 中文). 档案出版社. 1991. p. 345. ISBN 978-7-80019-286-9. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ 军事历史研究部, 中国人民解放军军事科学院 (1996). 中国工农红军长征史 (in 中文). 山西人民出版社. p. 358. ISBN 978-7-203-03542-8. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ 宋国涛 (2004). 中国元帅将军授衔全纪录: 中国人民解放军1955-1964年元帅将军授衔纪事 (in 中文). 中央编译出版社. p. 109. ISBN 978-7-80109-984-6. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ 欧阳青 (2008). 1955共和国将帅大授衔 (in 中文). 黄河出版社. p. 77. ISBN 978-7-80152-924-4. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ 中国工农红军第一方面军人物志 (in 中文). 解放军出版社. 1995. p. 178. ISBN 978-7-5065-2383-7. Retrieved 2026-05-13. Search this book on
- ↑ "刘先胜". 中国共产党新闻网--人民网 (in 中文). 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
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