Order of Liberation (China)

For other uses, see Order of Liberation.

Order of Liberation (Chinese: 解放勋章; pinyin: Jiěfàng Xūnzhāng) was a Chinese military award awarded to heroes of the Liberation of mainland China during the Second Chinese Civil War between 3 September 1945 and 30 June 1950.^[1][2][3] There are three grades: First Class Medal, Second Class Medal, and Third Class Medal.

Order of Liberation
Type	Chinese military medal
Country	People's Republic of China
Presented by	Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Eligibility	Military personnel only
Established	1955
First award	1955
Final award	1955
Total	421 (First Class) 4,932 (Second Class) 54,879 (Third Class)

Order of Liberation
Traditional Chinese	解放勳章
Simplified Chinese	解放勋章
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiěfàng Xūnzhāng

Pattern

Service Ribbon

• 
  1st Class
• 
  2nd Class
• 
  3rd 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: 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.