August 1 Medal (1955) Explained

August 1 Medal Order of Bayi
Presenter:	Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Country:	People's Republic of China
Type:	Chinese military medal
Eligibility:	Military personnel only
Established:	1955
Firstawarded:	September 27, 1955
Lastawarded:	June 18, 1957
Total Awarded:	47 (First Class) 1,467 (Second Class) 5,339 (Third Class)

The August 1 Medal, sometimes known as the Order of Bayi, was a Chinese military award awarded to heroes of the Liberation of China during the Chinese Civil War, that started on August 1, 1927.^{[1] [2] [3]} There are three grades: First Class, Second Class, and Third Class.

Notable recipients

• 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: Song Renqiong, Wang Zhen, Xu Shiyou, etc.
• Lieutenant general: Kong Qingde, Wang Jinshan, Wang Shangrong, etc.
• Major general: Han Dongshan, Jin Rubai, Sun Chaoqun, Yang Yongsong, etc.
• Senior colonel: Zhou Shiyuan, Luo Houfu, and Xing Shixiu.
• Soldiers: Feng Baiju, Feng Zhongyun, Li Yanlu, and Zhou Baozhong.

Notes and References

1. Web site: zh: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 . http://www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/2000-12/10/content_5000338.htm . NPC.gov.cn . 2014.
2. Web site: zh: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 . http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-12/28/content_2388426.htm . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907171151/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-12/28/content_2388426.htm . dead . September 7, 2014 . Xinhuanet . 2014.
3. Web site: zh:中国人民解放军军事奖章及授勋情况 . http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-07/30/content_1001111.htm . https://web.archive.org/web/20030810051935/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-07/30/content_1001111.htm . dead . August 10, 2003 . Xinhuanet . zh.