Order of Liberation
Order of Liberation was a Chinese military award awarded to heroes of the Liberation of mainland China during the later phases of the Chinese Civil War between 3 September 1945 and 30 June 1950. There are three grades: First Class Medal, Second Class Medal, and Third Class Medal, as well as the Medal of Liberation.
Order of Liberation

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- Order of Liberation
- Field
- order.
- Period
- 1955.
- Region
- People's Republic of China.
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Order of Liberation was a Chinese military award awarded to heroes of the Liberation of mainland China during the later phases of the Chinese Civil War between 3 September 1945 and 30 June 1950. There are three grades: First Class Medal, Second Class Medal, and Third Class Medal, as well as the Medal of Liberation.
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Recorded constituent parts are Order of Liberation 1st Class, Order of Liberation 2nd Class and Order of Liberation 3rd Class. It is associated with People's Republic of China. The record gives 1955 as its date of establishment or first appearance.
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• Name — Order of Liberation • 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 — 1955 • Lastawarded — 1955 • Total Awarded — 421 (First Class) 4,932 (Second Class) 54,879 (Third Class)
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• Illustration — 1st Class • Illustration — 2nd Class • Illustration — 3rd Class • Illustration — Medal of Liberation
Notable recipients
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: Tao Zhiyue, Huang Yongsheng, Dong Qiwu, etc. • Lieutenant general: Ding Qiusheng, Wang Jinshan, Wang Enmao, etc. • Major general: Ye Changgen, Li Zhen, Liu Ziqi, Sun Chaoqun, Yang Yongsong, etc.
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Order of Liberation is associated with People's Republic of China. Classified as an order.
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Order of Liberation first recorded.
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