1. Mao Anying was the eldest son of Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui.
13 Facts About Mao Anying
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Mao Anying was born at Central South University Xiangya Hospital in Changsha, Hunan Province.
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In 1936, Mao Anying was located by Dong and Kang Sheng and taken to Moscow, where he was enrolled with his brother Anqing at Interdom in the Soviet Union under the name "Sergei Yun Fu".
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Mao Anying graduated from the Frunze Military Academy and the Lenin Military-Political Academy in 1943 and served as a deputy politics department commander of a tank platoon for the 1st Belorussian Front in the fight against the Third Reich in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and the final Battle of Berlin.
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In 1946, Mao Anying returned to Yan'an, where he served under Kang Sheng in fighting against the Kuomintang and defeating them in Shanxi Province, reaching the rank of Major General in the People's Liberation Army.
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In June 1950, Mao Anying requested to join the Chinese People's Volunteer Army as an officer in the Korean War.
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Several conflicting reasons have been given as to why Mao Anying was in the building, including suggestions that he was cooking food during daylight, in violation of Chinese Army regulations, fetching documents, or sleeping late due to night duties, which had led to him missing breakfast.
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Peng witnessed the explosion nearby and, realizing Mao Anying was in danger, tried to run towards him but was physically restrained by his guards.
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Mao Anying's body was reportedly burnt beyond recognition and was only identifiable through a Soviet watch given to him by Joseph Stalin.
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Only in January 1951, when Mao Anying Zedong asked his personal secretary Ye Zilong to have Mao Anying transferred back to China, Ye informed him of the news.
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Mao Anying was buried in Pyongyang, in the Cemetery for the Heroes of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.
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The fried rice story of Mao Anying's death has never been confirmed.
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The academy, citing declassified documents, stated Mao Anying's position was compromised when the camp's radio transmissions were being intercepted.