Peng Shaohui | |
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彭绍辉 | |
![]() Peng in 1936. | |
Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army | |
In office August 1969 – April 1978 | |
In office October 1954 – August 1967 | |
Deputy Commander of the Northwest Military Region | |
In office 1952–1955 | |
Chief of Staff of the Northwest Military Region | |
In office 1952–1955 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Yanglin, Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing China | September 6, 1906
Died | April 25, 1978 Beijing, China | (aged 71)
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Spouse | Zhang Wei |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party |
Nickname | One-Armed General (独臂将军) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1928–1978 |
Commands | Northwest Military Region |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War |
Awards | Red Star Medal Order of Bayi Order of Independence and Freedom Order of Liberation |
Peng Shaohui (simplified Chinese: 彭绍辉; traditional Chinese: 彭紹輝; pinyin: Péng Shàohuī; 6 September 1906 – 25 April 1978) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, who served two separate terms as deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army, from 1954 to 1967 and from 1969 to 1978. Peng was the only fellow-villager of Mao Zedong in the People's Liberation Army. He was known as "One-Armed General".[1][2]
Peng was a member of the 9th, 10th and 11th CCP Central Committee. He was a member of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd National Defense Commission. He was also a member of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th National People's Congress.[3]