In 1985, the Nanjing Military Region had three armies under its jurisdiction. Who are the commanders? In June 1985, the Central Military Commission took the opportunity of a million-dollar disarmament to make major adjustments to the entire army, especially the army system.

1985, Nanjing Military Region had three armies under its jurisdiction. Who are the commanders? What military rank is awarded?

In June 1985, the Central Military Commission took the opportunity of a million-dollar disarmament to make major adjustments to the entire army, especially the army system. During the process of adjusting the 11th military region to seven military regions, Fuzhou military region was abolished and merged into the Nanjing Military Region. At this point, the Nanjing Military Region has five provinces (cities) under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Shanghai.

Picture | The former seven military regions

military regions were merged, and the Central Military Commission also adjusted 35 military field troops. There are two main ones involved in the Nanjing Military Region:

The former 29th Army of the Fuzhou Military Region was dismissed and merged into the The 31st Army ;

The 60th Army of the Nanjing Military Region was dismissed and merged into the 1st and 12th Army.

After adjustment, the Nanjing Military Region has been under the jurisdiction of the 1st, 12th and 31st armies. The then commander of the army and subsequent awards of the army are as follows:

th Army: Li Qianyuan;

th Army was the 1st Column of the Northwest Field Army. Its history can be traced back to Architectural Revolution during the period of Hanshen Workers and Peasants' Red Army (1930, He Long founded in western Hunan and Hubei). In February 1949, the 1st Column of the Northwest Field Army was renamed the 1st Army. He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng were appointed as the chief military and political officials, and were affiliated with the First Corps of the First Field Army, known as the "No. 1 Army in the World".

picture｜General He Bingyan (formerly the first commander of the 1st Army)

After the 1st Army formed an army, it participated in the Northwest Spring Battle, the Shaanxi-Central Battle, the Longdong Pursuit Battle, the Xining Battle and other battles. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the 1st Army participated in the Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. In 1958, the 1st Army returned to China and stationed in Kaifeng, Henan, and was affiliated with the Wuhan Military Region battle sequence. In 1975, the 1st Army and the 20th Army (Nanjing Military Region) were replaced and stationed in Hunzhou, Zhejiang.

picture | General Li Qianyuan (formerly commander of the 1st Army)

and as of June 1985, the commander of the 1st Army was Li Qianyuan. Li Qianyuan was born in March 1942 and is from Linzhou, Henan Province. Li Qianyuan served in the 1st Army for a long time. Before he was in charge of the 1st Army, he was the deputy chief of staff of the 1st Army and participated in the two mountains rotation battle. In September 1988, Li Qianyuan was awarded the rank of major general. In June 2004, Li Qianyuan, then commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, was promoted to general.

12th Army : Guo Xizhang;

mentioned Shangganling Battle (October 14-November 25, 1952), people can't help but write the 15th Army of the "Thousand-Suit Army". It is true that the 15th Army worked hard and made great contributions in the Battle of Shangganling. What is little known is that the 12th Army profoundly influenced the process of the Shangganling Battle and severely damaged " United Nations Army ".

Picture | Qin Jiwei (second from left) in the Battle of Shangganling

At that time, Qin Jiwei, the commander of the 15th Army, gave a high praise: the participation of the

2 Army is the guarantee for the complete victory in the Shangganling Investor.

By June 1985, the 12th Army, which had outstanding achievements, was retained and reorganized into the 12th Army. The military headquarters was Xuzhou , and the then commander was Guo Xizhang. Guo Xizhang was born in April 1933 and is from , Hubei Wuxue, . In July 1951, Guo Xizhang joined the army.

Picture | Lieutenant General Guo Xizhang (formerly commander of the 12th Army)

In September 1988, Guo Xizhang was awarded the rank of major general. In April 1990, Guo Xizhang was promoted to deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region and entered the deputy military region level. In July 1993, Guo Xizhang was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In July 1996, Guo Xizhang turned 63 years old and reached the highest level of deputy military region to retire from active service.

The 31st Army: Wang Zhaokun ;

In September 1948, Su Yu commanded East China Field Army to launch Jinan Battle . In this battle, many heroes and models emerged in the East China Field Army. The most famous one is Jinan First Regiment ( 73rd Regiment 25th Division, 9th Column of the East China Field Army). In addition, the 109th Regiment of the 37th Division, the 13th Column of the East China Field Army, was also awarded the honorary title of " Jinan Second Regiment ".

Picture | Jinan Second Regiment

In February 1949, the 13th Column of the East China Field Army was renamed the 31st Army of the Third Field Army, which belongs to the 10th Corps. After the 31st Army was formed, it participated in major battles such as Crossing the River , Shanghai, Fuzhou, and Zhangxia. Especially during the Shanghai Battle , the 31st Army slept on the streets without any crime. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the 31st Army guarded Xiamen for a long time.

picture｜Wang Zhaokun and his wife

In June 1985, the 31st Army was reorganized into the 31st Army, and the then commander was Wang Zhaokun. Wang Zhaokun was born in January 1929, Shandong Rongcheng . In July 1945, Wang Zhaokun joined the army and passed the test of the war of war between the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, and the War of Resistance and Aid Korea. In 1955, Wang Zhaokun was awarded the rank of major.

Picture | Major Wang Zhaokun's later years

In October 1986, Wang Zhaokun stepped down as commander of the 31st Group Army and failed to participate in the 1988 title. If Wang Zhaokun participated in the awarding of ranks, it would be entirely possible to have the rank of lieutenant general at the time according to the awarding standards at that time. For example, Zhang Shukun, former commander of the General Logistics Department base command, is an extremely rare lieutenant general of the army.