1. Wing Wang Jian'an was a Chinese military official and general in the People's Liberation Army.
10 Facts About Wang Jian'an
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Wang Jian'an enlisted in the army at the age of 17 and joined the Chinese Communist Party by age 20.
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Wang Jian'an experienced many significant battles during the China's turbulent years such as the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
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Wang Jian'an was a Standing Committee member of the 5th National People's Congress.
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Wang Jian'an was born into a family of farming background in Hong'an County, Hubei, on November 8,1907.
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Wang Jian'an enlisted in the army of warlord Wu Peifu in 1924, while his mother died after the landlord beat her.
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In May 1938, Wang Jian'an was appointed as commander of Jinpu Detachment of the Eighth Route Army, he fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in north China's Shandong province.
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Wang Jian'an was present at the Battle of Shatuji in August 1947 during the Huaihai Campaign.
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Wang Jian'an returned to China in the Spring of 1954, while he was fainted by high blood pressure.
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Wang Jian'an attained the rank of general on 12 January 1956.