December 1, 1886, saw the birth of Zhu De in Ma'an Town, Sichuan Province, the revered "Father of the Red Army" and a foundational architect of China’s military power. A brilliant strategist, Zhu De led the Red Army through the harrowing Long March alongside Mao, playing a decisive role in the United Front resistance during WWII and the pivotal battles of the Civil War. His military command was absolutely vital to securing victory, and he served as Commander-in-Chief for decades, becoming one of China's most celebrated marshals and state leaders.
Timeline
Category
Element
Year
Zhu De
1886
Birth of Zhu De (Period: December 1, 1886, Location: Ma'an Town (Lijiawan), Yilong County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, China)
1905
Marriage (Zhu De, Liu Congzhen, Age: 18 years old, Period: 1905, Location: Yilong County, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, China)
1909
Military Education at the Yunnan Military Academy (Zhu De, Age: 22 years old, Period: 1909–1911, Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province, China)
1910
Marriage (Zhu De, Chen Yuzhen, Age: 23 years old, Period: Late 1910s, Location: Presumed to be Yunnan Province, China)
1912
Marriage (Zhu De, Xiao Jufang, Age: 25 years old, Period: c. 1912, Location: Yunnan Province, China)
1917
Constitutional Protection War (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1917–1922, Location: Southern China, mainly Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Sichuan Provinces)
1922
Study in Europe and Joining the Chinese Communist Party (Age: 35 years old, Period: 1922–1925, Location: Berlin and Göttingen, Germany, and Moscow, Soviet Union)
1928
Construction of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1928–1930s, Location: Jinggangshan, Jiangxi Province, China, etc.)
Marriage (Zhu De, Wu Ruolan, Age: 41 years old, Period: 1928, Location: Leiyang, Hunan Province, China)
Merger of Zhu De's and Mao Zedong's Forces at Jinggangshan (Age: 41 years old, Period: April 1928, Location: Jinggangshan, border between Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces, China)
1929
Marriage (Zhu De, Kang Keqing, Age: 42 years old, Period: 1929, Location: Southern Jiangxi Province, China)
1934
Long March and Arrival in Northern Shaanxi (Age: 47 years old, Period: 1934–1936, Location: Southern China to Shaanxi Province)
1937
Appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Route Army (Zhu De, Age: 50 years old, Period: 1937, Location: North China)
1949
Establishment of the People's Republic of China and Commander-in-Chief of the People's Liberation Army (Age: 62 years old, Period: 1949–1954, Location: Beijing, China)
1955
Appointment to Marshal (Age: 68 years old, Period: 1955, Location: Beijing, China)
1959
Appointment as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (Zhu De, Age: 72 years old, Period: 1959–1976, Location: Beijing, China)
1966
Criticism during the Cultural Revolution (Age: 79 years old, Period: c. 1966–1971, Location: Beijing, China, etc.)
1976
Death of Zhu De (Age: 89 years old, Period: July 6, 1976)
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