Lin Biao
Chinese military commander and politician, never wounded in battle
Lin Biao was born into a prosperous merchant family in Huanggang, Hubei, with the birth name "Lin Yurong".[1] In 1917, Lin Biao began his primary education, and by 1925 he had completed high school, having previously joined a Communist Youth League satellite group.[2]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 5 December 1907
- Died
- 13 September 1971
- Field
- Military commander, politician
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Known for
- Key role in Communist victory in Chinese Civil War; designated Mao's sole successor; died in disputed plane crash
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Lin enrolled in the Whampoa Military Academy in 1925 and participated in the May Thirtieth Movement that same year.[3] In 1937, Lin married a student named Liu Ximin.[4] Lin was named commander-in-chief of the 115th Division of the Communist 8th Route Army in August 1937.[5] After being severely wounded by a sharpshooter in 1938, Lin left for Moscow at the end of that year.[6][7]
After World War II, Lin relocated to Manchuria to command the Communist Northeast Military District.[8] Following his 1926 Whampoa graduation, Lin was posted to a military unit under Ye Ting's leadership.[3] Lin attained the rank of colonel and became a Communist Party member in 1927.[3] After the Kuomintang-Communist split, Lin fled to the Jiangxi–Fujian Soviet area and linked up with Mao Zedong and Zhu De in 1928.[9]
Throughout the Long March, Lin and Peng Dehuai were widely regarded as the Red Army's top field commanders.[10] In 1943, Lin ended his marriage to Liu Ximin and wed Ye Qun.[11]
References
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Leung 69; Lazitch and Drachkovitch 265–267 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lin 164; Lazitch and Drachkovitch 265–267; Lee 170; People.com.cn (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Leung 69 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lee 170–171 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lazitch and Drachkovitch 265–267 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lee 171; Hannam and Lawrence 4; Lee 171 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lazitch and Drachkovitch 265–267; Lee 171 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mackerras, McMillen, and Watson 141 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lazitch and Drachkovitch 265–267; Leung 70; Barnouin and Yu 242; Hammond, "China's Revolution and the Quest for a Socialist Future", 1804 Books, 2023; Mackerras, McMillen, and Watson. 140 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hammond, "China's Revolution and the Quest for a Socialist Future", 1804 Books, 2023 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lin Biao" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Zhang 2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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