Yang Dezhi
Yang Dezhi | |
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| Native name | 杨得志 |
| Born | January 3, 1911 Liling, Hunan, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | August 25, 1994 (aged 83) Beijing, China |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Service | People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1928-1987 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War Korean War Sino-Vietnamese War |
| Awards | Order of Bayi (First Class) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class) Order of Liberation (First Class) |
Yang Dezhi (simplified Chinese: 杨得志; traditional Chinese: 楊得志; pinyin: Yáng Dézhì; January 13, 1911 – October 25, 1994) was a Chinese general and politician. He was senior military officer in the North China (or 5th) Field Army, a veteran of the Korean War and commander in China during the Sino–Vietnamese War.