CCTV reported that Wang Fuzhi, former deputy commander of the Urumqi Military Region, died of illness in Dalian, Liaoning on the 7th at the age of 104. At this time, all of the founding generals of the People’s Republic of China have passed away.
It is understood that Wang Fuzi, whose original name was “Wang Fuzi”, was born in 1923. He was born and spent his early years in a rural area in northern Shaanxi. He joined the Red Army as a teenager and witnessed the Battle of Pingxingguan. During his long military career, he was gradually promoted from a grassroots soldier to participating in the Anti-Japanese War and the war to resist American invasion and aid Korea. During the Korean War, he served as a division commander of the Volunteer Army and led his troops to participate in the battle. took office after thisDepartment of Defense and important positions in the military field, which have seenPeople’s Liberation Army Development of the army in the last century.
Data show that since the PLA implemented the military rank system in 1955, after ten years of supplemental awards and promotions, until the military rank system was abolished in 1965, a total of 10 marshals, 10 generals, 57 generals, 177 lieutenant generals, and 1,360 major generals were awarded.
Wang Fuzhi was awarded the rank of senior colonel in 1955 and promoted to the rank of major general in 1964.
