The Award of the Founding General in 1955

Name: The Award of the Founding General in 1955
Director: Tang Guoqiang
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 2023-11-24
Rating: 10
Cast: Tang Guoqiang, Liu Jin, Wang Wufu, Qin Hailu, Wang Xun

Original title: 开国将帅授衔1955

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Synopsis

The film tells the story of the first award ceremony of 1,052 meritorious generals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army On September 23, 1955, the 22nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the First National People's Congress decided to award Zhu De and other 10 senior generals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army with the rank of Marshal of the People's Republic of China, and they were awarded by order of the then President Mao Zedong. On September 27, 1955, the Central Military Commission issued a special telegram and announced the order to award Su Yu and other 1,038 senior officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army with the rank of general through the general ceremony ceremony held by the State Council. These include 10 generals, 55 generals, 175 lieutenant generals, and 798 major generals