In August 1937, in order to resist the overall situation of Japan, the First Front Army, the Second Front Army, the Fourth Front Army and the Northwest Red Army of our Workers' and Peasants' Red Army were reorganized into the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, with three divisions and six brigades, namely the 115th Division, the 120th Division and the 129th Division, of which the 115th Division was under the jurisdiction of the 343rd Brigade and the 344th Brigade; The 120th Division has the 358th Brigade and the 359th Brigade under its jurisdiction; The 129th Division is under the jurisdiction of the 385th Brigade and the 386th Brigade.

When it comes to the 359 Brigade, people must think of General Wang Zhen!

General Chen Bojun

However, what I want to say here is that General Wang Zhen was not the first brigade commander of the 359 Brigade, and at the beginning of the establishment of the 359 Brigade, his brigade commander was General Chen Bojun!

General Chen Bojun is a native of Sichuan, once participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and was the first general of our Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and his revolutionary qualifications are very old.

How did General Chen Bojun become the commander of the 359 Brigade, which starts with the origin of the 359 Brigade, the predecessor of the 359 Brigade was the Red Sixth Army.

The Red Sixth Army Corps was an old unit pulled out by General Xiao Ke and General Wang Zhen, and the children of the Hunan and Jiangxi Soviet Regions were rooted in Miao Hong, and later General Chen Bojun was transferred to the Red Second Front Army to replace General Xiao Ke as the commander of the Red Sixth Army Corps.

It was at this time that the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, and the 359 Brigade was reorganized with the Red Sixth Army as the main body, and General Chen Bojun was the commander of the Red Sixth Army Corps, so he naturally served as the commander of the 359 Brigade.

It's just that after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, General Chen Bojun did not go to the front line with the 359 Brigade, but stayed in the rear of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo with a regiment of the 359 Brigade.

In his subsequent military and political career, General Chen Bojun was also responsible for a lot of educational work, and successively served as the director of the training department of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, the president of the second branch of the Anti-Japanese University, the deputy director of education of the Military Academy, the director of education of the Northeast Military and Political University, the deputy director of the training department, the vice president, and the acting president of the PLA Military Academy.

After arriving in the Northeast, General Liu Zhuanlian served as the commander of the 359th Brigade of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army, which means that for a long time, there were two units called the 359th Brigade within our army.

When he was awarded the medal in 1955, General Liu Zhuanlian also became the founding lieutenant general, and later served as the deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region.

Of course, General Chen Bojun also presided over and participated in many major battles, which can be described as outstanding meritorious service.

When the title was conferred in 1955, General Chen Bojun became the founding general!

The second brigade commander of the 359 Brigade is General Wang Zhen, General Wang Zhen is a native of Liuyang, Hunan, one of the founders of the Hunan and Jiangxi Soviet Regions, from the original Red Eighth Army to the later Red Sixth Army, General Wang Zhen has always served as a political commissar, and he and General Xiao Ke led the Red Sixth Army through the Long March.

When the 359 Brigade was established, General Wang Zhen was the deputy brigade commander, and after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, it was also General Wang Zhen who led the army to the battlefield of resistance against Japan. Under his leadership, the 359 Brigade has made a lot of meritorious contributions, and General Wang Zhen was soon promoted to the post of commander and political commissar of the 359 Brigade, in the eyes of everyone, General Wang Zhen is the most representative brigade commander of the 359 Brigade!

After a period of fighting in the anti-Japanese battlefield, General Wang Zhen was transferred back to northern Shaanxi and began to lead the 359 Brigade to reclaim Nanniwan to defend the rear.

When the title was conferred in 1955, General Wang Zhen also became the founding general!

After General Wang Zhen stepped down as commander of the 359 Brigade, he was succeeded by General Guo Peng, a native of Liling, Hunan, whose revolutionary qualifications were also quite old, comparable to General Chen Bojun, who also participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising and later served as a regiment commander in the Red Sixth Army.

When General Wang Zhen served as the commander of the 359 Brigade, General Guo Peng was the chief of staff and deputy brigade commander of the 359 Brigade.

When General Guo Peng served as the commander of the 359 Brigade, the War of Resistance against Japan had already been won, and the 359 Brigade at that time was subordinate to the Central Plains Military Region; In 1946, General Guo Peng led the 359th Brigade to break through to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo region, and the 359th Brigade began to be under the command of the Jinsui Field Army. In the War of Liberation, General Guo Peng rose all the way up, and also served as the commander of the Second Army of the First Field Army, and after the founding of New China, he served as the commander of the Southern Xinjiang Military Region.

When he was awarded the medal in 1955, General Guo Peng became the founding lieutenant general of the People's Republic of China, and later served as the deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region.

When General Guo Peng was the commander of the 359 Brigade, there was also an active unit called the 359 Brigade on the Northeast Battlefield, but this 359 Brigade was subordinate to the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army.

But these two troops, also named the 359 Brigade, are really from the same family!

In the later stage of the Anti-Japanese War, General Liu Zhuanlian, chief of staff of the 359 Brigade, led some of the commanders and fighters of the 359 Brigade to fight south, but in the middle of the process, this unit was transferred to the Northeast Battlefield, and after arriving in the Northeast, General Liu Zhuanlian served as the commander of the 359th Brigade of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army, which means that for a long time, there were two units called the 359 Brigade within our army.

When he was awarded the medal in 1955, General Liu Zhuanlian also became the founding lieutenant general, and later served as the deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region.

When the title was conferred in 1955, General Wang Zhen also became the founding general!

After General Wang Zhen stepped down as commander of the 359 Brigade, he was succeeded by General Guo Peng, a native of Liling, Hunan, whose revolutionary qualifications were also quite old, comparable to General Chen Bojun, who also participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising and later served as a regiment commander in the Red Sixth Army.

When General Wang Zhen served as the commander of the 359 Brigade, General Guo Peng was the chief of staff and deputy brigade commander of the 359 Brigade.

When General Guo Peng served as the commander of the 359 Brigade, the War of Resistance against Japan had already been won, and the 359 Brigade at that time was subordinate to the Central Plains Military Region; In 1946, General Guo Peng led the 359th Brigade to break through to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo region, and the 359th Brigade began to be under the command of the Jinsui Field Army. In the War of Liberation, General Guo Peng rose all the way up, and also served as the commander of the Second Army of the First Field Army, and after the founding of New China, he served as the commander of the Southern Xinjiang Military Region.

When he was awarded the medal in 1955, General Guo Peng became the founding lieutenant general of the People's Republic of China, and later served as the deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region.

When General Guo Peng was the commander of the 359 Brigade, there was also an active unit called the 359 Brigade on the Northeast Battlefield, but this 359 Brigade was subordinate to the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army.

But these two troops, also named the 359 Brigade, are really from the same family!

In the later stage of the Anti-Japanese War, General Liu Zhuanlian, chief of staff of the 359 Brigade, led some of the commanders and fighters of the 359 Brigade to fight south, but in the middle of the process, this unit was transferred to the Northeast Battlefield, and after arriving in the Northeast, General Liu Zhuanlian served as the commander of the 359th Brigade of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army, which means that for a long time, there were two units called the 359 Brigade within our army.

When he was awarded the medal in 1955, General Liu Zhuanlian also became the founding lieutenant general, and later served as the deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region.