Background
ZHANG, General was born in October 1914 in Ping Jian Company, Hunan Province.
ZHANG, General was born in October 1914 in Ping Jian Company, Hunan Province.
Joined Red Army 1930, rising to rank of Regimental Chief of Staff. Participated in the Long March. Column Chief of Staff Eighth Route Army, Division Chief of Staff and Brigade Commander in New Fourth Army in War against Japan 1937-1945.
During War of Liberation served as Column Commander, Political Commissar in Central China Field Army, Corps Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff East China Military
Command and Chief of Staff of Third Field Army 1946-1949. Director of Operation Department, Headquarters of PLA General Staff, Acting Corps Commander and Political Commissar, Deputy Commandant and Commandant of the Military
College, of PLA. Deputy Commander Wuhan Military
Command, Deputy Director and Director of PLA General Logistics Department, Deputy Chief of PLA General Staff. Lieutenant-General 1955.
President National Defence University, PLA, since 1985. Alternate.
11th Central Committee CCP. 12th Central Committee CCP. Central Advisory Commission CCP.