Li Da (general)

Li Da (simplified Chinese: 李达; traditional Chinese: 李達; pinyin: Lǐ Dá; 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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Da
李达
Deputy Chief of PLA General Staff
In office 21 October 1972 – 11 January 1980
Chairman	Mao Zedong
Personal details
Born	April 19, 1905 Mei County, Shaanxi, Qing Empire
Died	July 12, 1993(1993-07-12) (aged 88) Beijing
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army
Years of service	1930–1993
Rank	General
Commands	Fifth Army Group, Eight Route Army
Battles/wars	Encirclement Campaigns, Long March, 2nd Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War

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.