11 Facts About Nie Fengzhi

Nie Fengzhi was a general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force of the People's Republic of China.

Nie Fengzhi served in the People's Liberation Army from 1929 until his retirement.

Nie Fengzhi was involved in founding the PLAAF, and commanded the PLA's first aerial unit, the 4th Mixed Aviation Brigade, which was established on 19 June 1950 in Nanjing and consisted of 155 aircraft in one attack, one bomber, and two fighter regiments.

Nie Fengzhi attained the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.

In 1951, following China's entry into the Korean War, Nie Fengzhi commanded the East China Military Region Air Force and the People's Volunteer Army's short-lived Bomber Command at Dongfeng in Jilin province.

At the time of the First Taiwan Strait Crisis, Nie Fengzhi commanded the East China Air Force.

Nie Fengzhi was one of the architects of the campaign to capture the Dachen Islands from the Republic of China.

The resulting "Zhang-Nie Fengzhi plan" involved a focus on Yijiangshan Island, north of Dachen, and led to the Battle of Yijiangshan Islands in January 1955.

From 1975 to 1977, Nie Fengzhi served as Deputy Commander of the PLA's Nanjing Military Region and was a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Committee of the Nanjing Military Region.

Nie Fengzhi became the Commander of the military region and Secretary of the Standing Committee in 1977, and remained in these posts until 1982.

Nie Fengzhi was a member of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, which was in session from 1977 to 1982.