Liu Bocheng
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 military commander and Marshal of the People's Liberation Army.
Liu Bocheng | |
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刘伯承 | |
Liu Bocheng in his Marshal uniform, 1955 | |
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| Born | 4 December 1892 Kaixian, Sichuan, Qing Empire |
| Died | 7 October 1986 (aged 93) Beijing, China |
| Awards | Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (First Class Medal) |
| Nickname(s) | Chinese Mars, One-Eyed Dragon, the Kutuzov of China |
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| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1927 – 1986 |
| Rank | Marshal of People's Republic of China |
| Commands | division commander, Eighth Route Army, Commander-in-Chief, Central China Field Army |
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| Simplified Chinese | 刘伯承 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉伯承 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 明昭 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liu is known as the 'half' of the "Three and A Half" Strategists of China in modern history. (The other three are Lin Biao and Su Yu, commanders of the Communist Party of China, and Kuomintang commander Bai Chongxi.) 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 , The Kutuzov of China and The One-eyed Dragon, also reflect his character, military achievement, Soviet officer education and the fact that he lost his right eye in battle.