Tan Xilin

Tan Xilin (Chinese: 谭希林; pinyin: Tán Xīlín; March 12, 1908-February 11, 1970) was a division commander in the New Fourth Army^[1] and later a lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was born in Changsha, Hunan. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1927 and participated in the Nanchang Uprising and the Jiangxi Soviet. He commanded an engineering detachment during the Long March. After fighting in the Chinese Communist Revolution, he became the Chinese ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1950–1954).^[2]

Tan Xilin
Native name	谭希林
Born	(1908-03-12)12 March 1908 Changsha, Hunan, Qing dynasty
Died	11 February 1970(1970-02-11) (aged 61)
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1927-1970
Rank	Lieutenant general (Zhong jiang)
Battles / wars	Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Nanchang Uprising Long March Battle of Yongjiazhen