Order of Liberation (China)

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Order of Liberation

Type| Chinese military medal
Country| People's Republic of China
Presented by| Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Eligibility| Military personnel only
Established| 1955
First awarded| 1955
Last awarded| 1955
Total| 421 (First Class)
4,932 (Second Class)
54,879 (Third Class)
Order of Liberation

Traditional Chinese| 解放勳章
Simplified Chinese| 解放勋章
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Jiěfàng Xūnzhāng

Order of Liberation (Chinese: 解放勋章; pinyin: Jiěfàng Xūnzhāng) was a Chinese military award awarded to heroes of the Liberation of mainland China during the Second Chinese Civil War between 3 September 1945 and 30 June 1950.[1][2][3] There are three grades: First Class Medal, Second Class Medal, and Third Class Medal.

## Pattern

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### Service Ribbon

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* 1st Class

* 2nd Class

* 3rd Class

## Notable recipients

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* Ten Marshals: Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao, Liu Bocheng, He Long, Chen Yi, Luo Ronghuan, Xu Xiangqian, Nie Rongzhen, Ye Jianying.
* Ten Senior Generals: Su Yu, Xu Haidong, Huang Kecheng, Chen Geng, Tan Zheng, Xiao Jinguang, Zhang Yunyi, Luo Ruiqing, Wang Shusheng, Xu Guangda.
* General officer: Tao Zhiyue, Huang Yongsheng, Dong Qiwu, etc.
* Lieutenant general: Ding Qiusheng, Wang Jinshan, Wang Enmao, etc.
* Major general: Ye Changgen, Li Zhen, Liu Ziqi, Sun Chaoqun, Yang Yongsong, etc.

## References

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1. ^ 全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于授予在中国人民革命战争时期有功人员勋章的决议. NPC. 2014.
2. ^ 中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于授予在中国人民革命战争 时期有功人员一级八一勋章，一级独立自由勋章、一级解放勋章的决议. Xinhua. 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
3. ^ 中国人民解放军军事奖章及授勋情况. Xinhua (in Chinese). Archived from the original on August 10, 2003.

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Military decorations of the People's Liberation Army

before 1949|

* Red Star Medal [zh] (1933-1934, by the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army)

1950s|

* August 1 Medal (1955-1957)
* Order of Independence and Freedom (1955-1957)
* Order of Liberation (1955-1962)

1970-1980s|

* Medal of Heroic Exemplar (1979-2011)
* Honor Merit Medal of Red Star (1988)
* Honor Merit Medal of Independence (1988)
* Honor Merit Medal of Victory (1988)

1990-2000s|

* Guard of Republic Bronze Medal
* Guard of Capital Medal
* Guard of Lhasa Medal
* Medal of Rebellion Calm Down

2010s|

* Order of Heroic Exemplar (2011-2018)
* Medal of Heroic Exemplar (2018-2022)

Current|

* August 1 Medal
* Meritorious Service Medal
* Medal of National Defense Service
* Medal of Guarding the Frontiers
* Medal of Devotion for National Defense
* Medal of Peace Mission
* Medal of Performing Combat/Vital Mission

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People's Liberation Army

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* Structure
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* Infantry [zh]
* Armored forces [zh]
* Artillery [zh]
* Air defense [zh]
* Aviation
* aircraft
* Engineers [zh]
* Chemical defense [zh]
* Special operations units

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Navy|

* Organization
* Weaponry
* History

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* Branches: Surface
* ships
* aircraft carriers
* Submarine
* Coastal Defense
* Naval Air
* aircraft
* Marine Corps
* special operations units

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* Fleets: North Sea
* East Sea
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Air|

* Aviation
* aircraft
* airbases
* Air Defense
* Airborne Corps
* special operations units

Rocket|

* Missile operation units
* Rocket Force corps of engineers [zh]
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Arms|

| Aerospace|

* Astronaut Corps
* astronauts
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Cyberspace|

* Cyberspace Force

Information Support|

* Information Support Force

Joint Logistics Support|

* Wuhan Joint Logistics Support Base
* Theater's Joint Logistics Support Centers: Wuxi; Guilin; Xining; Shenyang; Zhengzhou

Structure|

| Central Military
Commission|

* Chairman
* Vice-Chairmen
* General Office
* Joint Staff
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* Guard Unit
* Political Work
* Logistic Support
* Equipment Development
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Theater
Commands|

* Eastern
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* Macau
* Western
* Tibet
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Military regions
(defunct)|

* Shenyang
* Beijing
* Lanzhou
* Jinan
* Nanjing
* Guangzhou
* Chengdu

Ranks|

* Ground Force
* Navy
* Air Force

Uniform|

* Xingkong (camouflage)
* Type 07
* Type 99 (camouflage)
* Type 97 Service Dress

Institutions|

* Academy of Military Science
* National Defence University
* National University of Defense Technology
* Army Command College
* PLA Air Force Aviation University

* Academic institutions of the armed forces of China

Publications|

* PLA Daily
* August First Film Studio
* CCTV-7
* The Science of Military Strategy
* Defense White Paper

Paramilitary|

* People's Armed Police
* China Coast Guard
* Special police units
* Snow Leopard Commando Unit
* Mountain Eagle Commando Unit
* Militia
* Maritime Militia
* Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps

Contractors|

* China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation
* China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation
* Norinco
* China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation
* China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
* Poly Technologies
* Seven Sons of National Defence

* Armed conflicts
* Korean War
* Authorized defense products dealer

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