13 Facts About Xiang Shouzhi

Xiang Shouzhi was a Chinese general and revolutionist.

Xiang Shouzhi was promoted to the rank of major general in 1955 and general in 1988.

Xiang Shouzhi was a member of the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and the 12th CCP Central Committee.

Xiang Shouzhi was eventually purged during the Cultural Revolution but later reinstated.

Xiang Shouzhi is hailed as founding father of the Chinese ballistic missile forces.

Xiang Shouzhi was present at the Battle of Linnan in 1943 and the Battle of Taihang Mountains.

Xiang Shouzhi was promoted to commander on July 4,1967, but having held the position for only 43 days, he was discharged by Lin Biao because "he's out of Lin's faction".

Xiang Shouzhi was sent to prisons and suffered political persecution over the next six years.

Xiang Shouzhi returned to work in 1972 and then was appointed commander and CCP first secretary of the Second Artillery Force.

Xiang Shouzhi served as deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region in September 1977, and five years later promoted to the Commander position, serving in the post until his retirement in 1990.

Xiang Shouzhi was promoted to the rank of general in 1988.

Xiang Shouzhi died on September 2,2017, in Nanjing, at age 99.

Xiang Shouzhi married Zhang Ling in Pingdong County of Shandong Province on May 25,1945.