Peng Dehuai

Peng Dehuai, born October 24, 1898, in Xiangtan County, Hunan Province, was one of China’s foremost military commanders and a key CPC founder. During WWII, he played an indispensable role, dramatically boosting CPC morale and visibility by masterminding the landmark "Hundred Regiments Offensive," a massive and effective assault on Japanese forces. His military prowess was also central to the Korean War effort, where he commanded Chinese forces. Tragically, Peng was later purged after courageously criticizing Mao’s policies, yet his legacy as a brilliant and dedicated soldier is undeniable.

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1898	Birth of Peng Dehuai (Period: October 24, 1898, Location: Around Shitan Township, Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China)
1922	Enrolment at the Hunan Military Academy (Peng Dehuai, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1922–1923, Location: Hunan Province, China) Marriage (Peng Dehuai, Liu Kunmo (former name), Age: 23 years old, Period: 1922, Location: Hunan Province, China)
1928	Joining the Chinese Communist Party (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1928, Location: Hunan Province, China) Pingjiang Uprising (Age: 29 years old, Period: July 1928, Location: Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, China)
1938	Marriage (Peng Dehuai, Pu Anxiu, Age: 39 years old, Period: October 1938, Location: Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, China)
1940	Hundred Regiments Offensive (Age: 41 years old, Period: August–December 1940, Location: North China, Shanxi and Hebei Provinces, etc.)
1950	Appointment as Commander of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (Peng Dehuai, Age: 51 years old, Period: October 1950, Location: China and Korean Peninsula)
1954	Appointment as Minister of National Defense (Peng Dehuai, Age: 55 years old, Period: September 1954, Location: Beijing City, China)
1959	Criticism of the Great Leap Forward and Purge at the Lushan Conference (Age: 60 years old, Period: July–September 1959, Location: Lushan, Jiangxi Province, China)
1966	Confinement and Persecution during the Cultural Revolution (Age: 67 years old, Period: 1966–1974, Location: Various regions in China, mainly Beijing)
1974	Death of Peng Dehuai (Age: 76 years old, Period: November 29, 1974)

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CPC	Chen Duxiu Li Dazhao Mao Zedong Zhou Enlai Zhu De Liu Shaoqi Peng Dehuai Lin Biao Deng Xiaoping Chen Yi
Korean anti-Japanese movement	Kim Il Sung Kim Won-bong Hong Beom-do Ji Cheong-cheon Yang Se-bong Choe Yong-gon Kim Chwa-chin
Pacific War	Fumimaro Konoe Hideki Tojo Yosuke Matsuoka Shigenori Togo Kantaro Suzuki Korechika Anami Isoroku Yamamoto Chuichi Nagumo Kichisaburo Nomura Saburo Kurusu Hirohito

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