How did General Chen Geng die?

Suddenly suffered from myocardial infarction on December 19, 1957. He died of a heart attack in Shanghai on March 16, 1961, at the age of 58.

Chen Geng (1903-1961), formerly known as Chen Shukang, was born on February 27, 1903 in Xiangxiang, Hunan. He was born as a general, and his grandfather was a general of the Hunan Army. Chinese proletarian revolutionist and military strategist, general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and outstanding leader of the country and the Chinese People's Liberation Army. One of the founders of New China's national defense science and technology and education.

In 1952, Chairman Mao Zedong ordered Chen Geng to establish the Harbin Military Industry (Military Engineering College of the Chinese People's Liberation Army). One of the important leaders of the Central Special Branch.

Joined the Communist Party of China in 1922. In 1924, he entered the first batch of Huangpu Military Academy. After graduation, he stayed in school as deputy captain and company commander. He participated in pacifying the rebellion of the merchant group and the Eastern Expedition against Chen Jiongming. Later, during the Anti-Japanese War, he successively served as the commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. Through the Northern Expedition, the Nanchang Uprising, the Long March, the Anti-Japanese War, the Liberation War, and the Korean War, he made great contributions to the people's liberation cause.

He was awarded the rank of general in 1955. He was awarded the first-class August 1st Medal, the first-class Independent Medal of Freedom, and the first-class Liberation Medal.

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Liberation War

On February 14, 1946, the attack on the 13th Group Army’s invasion of Houma forced the commander-in-chief of the 13th Group Army Wang Jingguo to sign the Jin South Armistice Agreement. From February to June 1946, as a representative of the Taiyue Army, he went to Linfen and Taiyuan to participate in the work of the military coordination and execution group. In July 1946, Hu Zongnan launched a large-scale invasion of southern Shanxi. From the 13th to the 16th, he led his troops to annihilate the enemy's 311th Brigade in the Wenxi and Xia County areas and dealt an annihilating blow to the enemy's 167th Brigade.

From August 9 to September 1, 1946, the middle section of Tongpu was cut off, more than 12,000 people of the enemy's 319th Division, 619th Division and other units were wiped out, and 5 counties were liberated. On September 3, 1946, the Political Department of the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Military Region issued an order commending the Taiyue Column for their bravery and discipline in the Tongpu battle. From September 22 to 24, 1946, they annihilated the elite troops of Jiang's army in the south of Hu Zong between Linfen and Fushan.

On the 25th, the Central Military Commission issued a "Notice on the Victory of Chen Geng's Column" to the heads of all military units, speaking highly of the importance of this victory and Chen Geng's outstanding military command art; on the 26th, Yan'an's "Liberation of the Column" Daily published an editorial "Salute to the Taiyue Column"; on the 29th, the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Military Region commended the Taiyue Column for its victory in annihilating the enemy's 1st Brigade in the Linfu Battle.

Commander Liu Bocheng said in his report on the situation of the self-defense war at a Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan border district-level cadre meeting: "Tongpu fought very well, and the central government praised it as unexpected. "From November 1946 to January of the following year, he led the troops to defend Yan'an and cooperated with the Shanxi-Suiyuan troops to march into the Luliang area. From November 24 to January 3, the Southwest Shanxi Campaign was launched, more than 30 towns were liberated, and more than 10,000 enemies were annihilated; from January 17 to 29, the Fenxiao Campaign was launched, and more than 16,000 enemies were annihilated.

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