Li Datong

Li Datong

Li Datong (1911-january 5, 1995), a native of Zhaoyuan County, Shandong Province, joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1936, transferred to the Communist Party of China in the same year, joined the Red Army of workers and peasants in 1937, and was promoted to major general in 1964. He was awarded the second level Medal of independence and freedom and the second level Medal of liberation.

Biography of characters

During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he served as director of the Propaganda Department of the Political Department of the former enemy general headquarters of the Red Army. During the Anti Japanese War, he served as the political instructor of the 718 regiment company of the 359 brigade of the 120th division of the Eighth Route Army, the political instructor of the battalion, the director of the Political Department of the regiment, the researcher of the Research Office of the General Political Department of the CMC, and the chief of the propaganda section and the organization section of the Political Department of the 359 brigade. During the war of liberation, he served as deputy director of the Political Department of the first independent division of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army, political member of the 717 regiment, director and deputy political member of the Political Department of the 139th division of the 47th army of the fourth field army, and Secretary General of the Political Department of the 13th Corps. after the founding of the people's Republic of China, he served as deputy director of the political department directly under the Central South military region, director of the office of the cadre Department of the Central South military region, director of the office of the general cadre Department of the CMC, director of the award Department of the military rank award department, director of the cadre Department of the engineering corps of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, deputy director of the Political Department of the engineering corps, and consultant of the engineering corps.

personal honor

He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1964.