Han Shu (military officer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Han.

Han Shu (simplified Chinese: 韩曙; traditional Chinese: 韓曙; pinyin: Hán Shǔ; 1922 – 31 May 2004) was a Chinese military officer.

Han Shu
Native name	韩曙
Born	1922 Lingshi County, Shanxi, China
Died	2004 (aged 81–82) Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1936-2004
Rank	Senior colonel (1955)
Unit	117th Division 38th Army
Commands	Deputy Commander of the 38th Army
Battles / wars	Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Communist Revolution Korean War
Awards	Order of Bayi Order of Independence and Freedom Order of Liberation Red Heart Order
Relations	Granddaughter: Cecilia Han

Biography

Han was born and raised in Lingshi County, Shanxi. He joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in March 1936 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1937. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he had served as a propagandist, captain, director, and political commissar. During the Chinese Communist Revolution, he was a regimental commander in the People's Liberation Army. During the Korean War, he commanded the 117th Division. He was promoted to the rank of Senior colonel in 1955. He was retired from the post of Deputy Commander of the 38th Army. On May 31, 2004, he died in Suzhou, Jiangsu.

Personal life

Han Shu's wife was once the leading lady in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Song and Dance Troupe, his daughter is a noted musician in Canada, his granddaughter Cecilia Han is a noted singer and actress in China.^[1][2]