Wan Haifeng | |
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万海峰 | |
Political Commissar of Chengdu Military Region | |
In office October 1982 – April 1990 | |
Preceded by | Xu Liqing |
Succeeded by | Gu Shanqing |
Personal details | |
Born | Maotou (毛头) 25 September 1920 Guangshan County, Henan, China |
Died | 31 March 2023 | (aged 102)
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Spouse | Zhao Zheng (1943-2019, her death) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Wan Tianrun Xiao Shi |
Alma mater | PLA National Defence University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
Years of service | 1933–1998 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Beijing Military Region Chengdu Military Region |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War |
Awards | Red Star Medal Order of Independence and Freedom Order of Liberation |
Wan Haifeng (simplified Chinese: 万海峰; traditional Chinese: 萬海峰; pinyin: Wàn Haǐfēng; 25 September 1920 – 31 March 2023) was a Chinese military general. He was awarded the military rank of general (Shangjiang) in September 1988.
Born in Guangshan County, Henan, Wan joined the Red Army at the age of 13 and joined the Chinese Communist Party at the age of 17. He fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War and the Korea War.
Wan was a member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party a member of the Central Advisory Commission. He was delegate to the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a deputy to the 5th and 7th National People's Congress.