Zeng Sheng, Commander of the East River Column, by Walfisch
Zeng Sheng 曾生 (1910–1995), originally named Zeng Zhensheng 曾振声 (also known as Zeng Zhenhua 曾振华), was a Sun Yat-sen University graduate from Guangdong who served as the commander of the Dongjiang Column (East River Column) and made critical contributions to the South China Anti-Japanese Base Area. Post-1949, he served as the First Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy South Sea Fleet, Vice Governor of Guangdong Province (concurrently Mayor of Guangzhou), and Minister of Communications. He was appointed to the rank of Major General in 1955 (formally receiving his Navy Major General uniform and insignia in 1958).
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Zeng Sheng
Zeng Sheng 曾生 (1910–1995), originally named Zeng Zhensheng 曾振声 (also known as Zeng Zhenhua 曾振华), was a Sun Yat-sen University graduate from Guangdong who served as the commander of the Dongjiang Column (East River Column) and made critical contributions to the South China Anti-Japanese Base Area. Post-1949, he served as the First Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy South Sea Fleet, Vice Governor of Guangdong Province (concurrently Mayor of Guangzhou), and Minister of Communications. He was appointed to the rank of Major General in 1955 (formally receiving his Navy Major General uniform and insignia in 1958).