Tan Xilin

Tan Xilin (Chinese: 谭希林; pinyin: Tán Xīlín; March 12, 1908-February 11, 1970) was a division commander in the New Fourth Army[1] and later a lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was born in Changsha, Hunan. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1927 and participated in the Nanchang Uprising and the Jiangxi Soviet. He commanded an engineering detachment during the Long March. After fighting in the Chinese Communist Revolution, he became the Chinese ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1950–1954).[2]

Tan Xilin
Native name
谭希林
Born(1908-03-12)12 March 1908
Changsha, Hunan, Qing dynasty
Died11 February 1970(1970-02-11) (aged 61)
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Service/branch People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1927-1970
RankLieutenant general (Zhong jiang)
Battles/wars

References

  1. Dittmer, Lowell (2015). "Underground Worker in White Areas". Liu Shaoqi and the Chinese Cultural Revolution (Second ed.). Taylor & Francis.
  2. Bartke, Wolfgang (1997). Who Was Who in the People's Republic of China: With More Than 3100 Portraits. Munich: K G Saur. p. 425.
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