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Peng Dehuai

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Revision as of 16:47, 20 September 2022 by Amicchan (talk | contribs) (Categorize Peng as a soldierl; I added birth place and name; and add the dates he served in the defense ministry.)
Peng Dehuai

彭德怀
Born
彭清宗 (Péng Qīngzōng)

(1898-10-24)October 24, 1898
Shixiang, Xiangtan County, Hunan, Qing Empire
DiedNovember 29, 1974(1974-11-29) (aged 76)
Beijing, People's Republic of China


Peng Dehuai was a military leader who served in the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and People's Liberation Army, and commanded the People's Volunteer Army.

Peng served as the defense minister of the PRC between 1954 and 1959.[citation needed]

Wars

Korean War

On October 5, Peng was named the Commander and the Commissar of the People's Volunteer Army and held both titles until the Korean Armistice Agreement in 1953.