Marshal of the People's Republic of China

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Marshal of the People's Republic of China was the highest military rank in the Chinese armed forces, awarded in 1955 to a select group of top Communist military leaders for their roles in the revolution and early PRC.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese military rank
military rank
appliesToJurisdiction People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
awardingInstrument 1955 PLA rank regulations
ChineseNameSimplified 中华人民共和国元帅
ChineseNameTraditional 中華人民共和國元帥
conferredBy Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
country People's Republic of China
distinctFrom Field Marshal (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
Grand Marshal of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
Marshal of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED
eligibility senior commanders of the Chinese Red Army and Eighth Route Army
top Communist military leaders
eligibilityCriteria major contributions to the founding of the People's Republic of China
outstanding contributions to the Chinese revolution
endTime 1965
firstAwarded 1955
hasHolder Chen Yi NERFINISHED
He Long NERFINISHED
Lin Biao NERFINISHED
Liu Bocheng NERFINISHED
Luo Ronghuan NERFINISHED
Nie Rongzhen NERFINISHED
Peng Dehuai NERFINISHED
Xu Xiangqian NERFINISHED
Ye Jianying NERFINISHED
Zhu De NERFINISHED
hierarchicalPosition highest military rank in the Chinese armed forces
higherRank none
historicalContext early years of the People's Republic of China
introducedInPeriod 1955
languageOfName Chinese
lastAwarded 1955
lowerRank General of the People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED
militaryBranch People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED
People's Liberation Army Air Force NERFINISHED
People's Liberation Army Ground Force NERFINISHED
People's Liberation Army Navy NERFINISHED
numberOfHolders 10
partOf People's Liberation Army rank system NERFINISHED
pinyinTransliteration Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Yuánshuài NERFINISHED
rankClass five‑star rank
reasonForAbolition abolition of military ranks in the People's Liberation Army in the mid‑1960s
shortFormChineseNameSimplified 元帅
shortFormChineseNameTraditional 元帥
startTime 1955
status abolished
usedDuringConflict Chinese Civil War (as recognition of earlier service) NERFINISHED
Korean War (as recognition of leadership)

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chen Yi ("Marshal of the People’s Republic of China")
Lin Biao
Liu Bocheng
Zhu De
militaryRank

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