A Review of Yan Changyi's Military Career, a Member of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China
Dingda

Party History Research Office of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Shanghai, 200336;

Abstract: As an important early - stage military cadre of CPC and a military talent who studied in the Soviet Union, Yan Changyi actively participated in the establishment of the Military Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and did a good job in the internal construction and system improvement of the Military Department. During his tenure as the head of the Military Department of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, he attached importance to the peasant movement, went deep into the countryside to mobilize the masses, and vigorously promoted the construction of the workers' and peasants' armed forces. As a member of the Special Military Commission, he participated in leading the armed uprising of Shanghai workers, trained military backbones, and organized and armed the working class. As the Party representative of the troops, he coordinated and participated in the Nanchang Uprising, and did a good job in the ideological and political work of the troops in the uprising. As a member of the Dongjiang Special Committee, he participated in the establishment of the Haifeng - Lufeng Workers' and Peasants' Democratic Regime, making sacrifices and contributions to the cause of the Party and the military.

Keywords: Yan Changyi;Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China; military work; armed struggle

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