Hong Xuezhi

Hong Xuezhi
Xuezhi in 1955
Native name
洪学智
Nickname(s)"The 6-star colonel general" (liù xīng shàng jiàng, 六星上将)
Born(1913-02-02)February 2, 1913
Shuanghe town, Shangcheng County, Henan, China
(now in Jinzhai County, Anhui, China)
DiedNovember 20, 2006(2006-11-20) (aged 93)
Beijing, China
Allegiance People's Republic of China
RankGeneral
Battles / warsChinese Civil War
Second Sino-Japanese War
Korean War
AwardsOrder of Bayi (First Class)
Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class)
Order of Liberation (First Class)
Order of the National Flag, 1st class
Order of Freedom and Independence, 1st class (twice)
Other workVice Chairperson of the Seventh and Eighth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1990-1998)

Hong Xuezhi (Chinese: 洪学智; February 2, 1913 – November 20, 2006) was a Chinese general and politician. He was the only person awarded the rank of 3-star general in 1955 who was reawarded the gold medal in 1988 as an active PLA officer when the PLA readopted a rank system.[1]

  1. ^ "Xinhua - English". 2012-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2023-11-12.