General Yang Chengwu was welcomed
by officers and men when he went to a grass-roots unit to experience
the life of an ordinary soldier in 1958. In the picture, a platoon
leader was leading Yang Chengwu to his squad.
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Yang Chengwu, was experiencing the
life of an ordinary solder.
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A group photo of some high-ranking
officers of 19th Army Group. From left: Gen Biao, Luo Ruiqing, Yang
Dezhi, Yang Chengwu and Pan Zili. The photo was taken when the Army
Group was established in August 1947.
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Yang Chengwu(front), detachment leader,
was chatting with some locals.
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Yang Chengwu, commander of the 20th
Army Group of the Chinese People's Volunteers, was laying out a
defensive plan.
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Chairman Mao Zedong was talking to
Yang Chengwu, Yu Lijin and some other officers beside a train during
his tour to southern part of China in July 1967.
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A group photo of representatives
from the People's Liberation Army during the 1st National Congress
of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Yang Chengwu was the second from right in the second row.
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Commander Yang Chengwu presented
the citation certificates to the warriors who distinguished themselves
in the Langya battle.
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General Yang Chengwu in the War of
Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
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General Yang Chengwu in the War of
Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
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A group photo of the leaders of
the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Area. From right to left: Nie Heting,
Nie Rongzhen, Lü Zhengcao, Yang Chengwu, Shu Tong, Zhao Erlu, Tang
Yanjie, Liu Daosheng, Wang Ping and Zhu Liangcai
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Yang Chengwu was cleaning weapons
with solders in his squad.
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On October 1st, 1966, Chairman Mao
Zedong and other leaders, accompanied by Yang Chengwu and Xiao Hua,
were at Tiananmen Square celebrating the National Day with the masses.
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Yang Chengwu
and Wang Yuman(a new soldier), were helping each other in culture
study and military training.
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Yang Chengwu often educated soldiers
with revolutionary traditions and history of revolutionary struggle.
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Yang Chengwu was chatting with solders
during a meal in the field.
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Yang Chengwu was collecting manure
with solders.
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A group photo of Gen. Yang Chengwu,
Gen. Yang Dezhi and Gen. Yang Yong during the Enlarged Meeting of
the Central Military Commission of the PLA.
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Gen. Yang Chengwu was experiencing
the life of an ordinary soldier in a company.
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On October 1st, 1966, Chairman Mao
Zedong and other leaders, accompanied by Yang Chengwu and Xiao Hua,
were at Tiananmen Square celebrating the National Day with the masses.
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Comrade Yang Chengwu was awarded
the "Five Good Model" when he was experiencing the life of an ordinary
soldier in a company in 1958.
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Gen. Yang Chengwu, Gen. Yang Dezhi
and Gen. Yang Yong were together.
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Chairman Mao Zedong was talking
to Yang Chengwu.
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Comrade Yang Chengwu in the War
of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
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Comrade Yang Chengwu in the War of
Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
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In July 1967, Yang Chengwu and some
other high-ranking officers were on a mission to accompany Chairman
Mao Zedong on a tour to southern part of China.
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General Yang Chengwu, commander of
the 20th Army Group in 1948.
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Yang Chengwu during the Red Army Period.
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Nie Rongzheng, commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei
Military Area, along with Xiao Ke and Yang Chengwu, was conducting
an on-the-spot reconnaissance at the front.
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A group photo of Yang Chengwu (third
from left), commander of the 3rd Army Group of the North China Military
Area, Li Tianhuan(fifth from left), deputy political commissar and
concurrently director of the Political Department of the Army Group,
Li Zhimin (first from left), political commissar of the 2nd Column,
and Wu Kehua(second from left) and Mo Wenhua(fourth from left),
commander and political commissar of the 4th Column of the Northeast
Field Army respectively. This photo was taken after they joined
forces.
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