What Does a Marshal Do?

The Marshal of the People's Republic of China is China's highest military rank.

Marshal of the People's Republic of China

The Marshal of the People's Republic of China is China's highest military rank.

On February 8, 1955,

In the end, the ranks of Marshal of the People's Republic of China were: Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao, Liu Bocheng, He Long, Chen Yi, Luo Ronghuan, Xu Xiangqian, Nie Rongzhen, and Ye Jianying. They were able to receive this award based on:

On September 27, 1955, the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China passed a resolution granting the rank of Marshal of the People's Republic of China.

The ranks of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1955:

Marshal: Marshal of the People's Republic of China, Marshal of the People's Republic of China;

General: General, Admiral, Lieutenant General, Major General;

Officer: Colonel, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major;

Captain: Captain, Captain, Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Warrant Officer. ^[6]

On May 22, 1965, the Ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Third National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China adopted the "Decision on Abolishing the Military Rank System of the Chinese People's Liberation Army", which came into effect on June 1, 1965. ^[7]

On July 1, 1988, the Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China passed the Regulations on Military Ranks of the People's Liberation Army, and the People's Liberation Army officially resumed its rank system. After the restoration of the rank system, the ranks of Marshal of the People's Republic of China, Marshal of the People's Republic of China, Generals, and the ranks of Captain and Warrant Officer were cancelled. ^[8]

On the same day, the Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress adopted the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Confirming Military Ranks Awarded from 1955 to 1965. The military rank of a person is confirmed; if he commits treason or other counter-revolutionary crimes, he is sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of more than three years according to law. Except for. ^[9]