The Wuhan Military Region was once one of the major military regions in China. In 1955, according to the Several Decisions on the Redistribution of the National Military Region, based on the Hubei Military Region, the Wuhan Military Region was established. Chen Zaidao served as the first commander of the Wuhan Military Region.Chen Zaidao served as the commander of the Wuhan Military Region for 12 years, and was "defeated" in 1967.So, as the first commander of the Wuhan Military Region, what are his stories?
After the founding of New China, Chen Zaidao served as deputy commander of the Central South Military Region and commander of the Henan Military Region. In 1955, after the establishment of the Wuhan Military Region, he became the first commander of the Wuhan Military Region. That same year, Chen Zaidao was awarded the rank of general and became the founding general.
During his tenure as commander of Wuhan Military Region, Chen Zaidao actively devoted himself to the normalization construction of our army and did a lot of fruitful work for this purpose.In 1966, after the start of the ten year catastrophe, Chen Zaidao was also impacted. In particular, on July 20, 1967, the Wuhan rebel "Hundred Thousand Heroes" attacked the East Lake Hotel, causing serious social impact. Chen Zaidao was also framed as the backstage of the "Hundred Thousand Heroes". Not only was he "overthrown", but also continued to be persecuted physically and mentally.
After that, Chen Zaidao was "knocked down" and did not return until 1972, when he served as the deputy commander of the Fuzhou Military Region.In 1975, when liquidating the crime of Lieutenant General Wu, it was proposed that Lieutenant General Wu had slapped Chen Zaidao twice, and Chen Zaidao immediately stood up and corrected: "One, one is another."
After the downfall of the Gang of Four, Chen Zaidao continued to be put in important positions as commander of the Ministry of Railways. After the abolition of the Ministry of Railways, Chen Zaidao also served as vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and member of the Central Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was promoted to the deputy state level. At the same time, he also continued to play the role of a veteran cadre, offering advice and suggestions for the modernization and normalization of our army during the reform and opening up period,Do what you can.
Special statement: The above content (including pictures or videos, if any) is uploaded and released by users of "Netease" on our media platform, and this platform only provides information storage services.
Notice: The content above (including the pictures and videos if any) is uploaded and posted by a user of NetEase Hao, which is a social media platform and only provides information storage services.
