Li Da (general) explained

Li Da
Native Name Lang:zh-hans
Term Start:21 October 1972
Term End:11 January 1980
1Blankname:Chairman
1Namedata:Mao Zedong
Birth Date:April 19, 1905
Birth Place:Mei County, Shaanxi, Qing Empire
Death Place:Beijing
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Branch: People's Liberation Army
Serviceyears:1930–1993
Rank: General
Commands:Fifth Army Group, Eight Route Army
Battles:Encirclement Campaigns, Long March, 2nd Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War

Li Da (; April 19, 1905 – July 12, 1993) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, former deputy of the PLA General Staff, as well as being an adviser to the Central Military Commission.

Biography

Early life

Xiao was born in Mei County, Shaanxi Province of China.

He joined the Sixth Army Group and participated the Encirclement Campaigns in 1930s. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1932 and participated in the Long March. He went to Jinggangshan and was recruited to the Red Fourth Army.

Military career

Between 1930 and 1933, he was appointed as first to command of the Third Army, and later Second Army Group, and later the Eighth Route Army, fighting in many battles consisting of the Nationalist Encirclement Campaigns till the Chinese Civil War.

He died in Beijing on July 12, 1993.