Long March
After the CCP resettled in Yanan, the native Communists, such as Mao Zedong and Zhu De gained power
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Zhu De Biography and Timeline
Follow Zhu De through 9 dated historical records for China.
Zhu De, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
9Distinct records
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1935–1955Years on this page
1935
1945
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief at the 7th Congress of the Communist Party
1946
Japanese Surrender Administration
Zhu De is associated with Communist efforts to receive and administer former Japanese-held areas in North China
People's Liberation Army
Zhu De is identified with the Communist armed forces as they adopt the People's Liberation Army title
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1946-1954
PLA Command
Zhu De commands Communist forces against the Nationalists as the civil war intensifies
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1946-1949
People's Liberation Army
Zhu De is identified as commander in chief of the Communist armed forces using the PLA title
Role range: 1946-1954
PLA Command
Zhu De commands Communist forces as they prepare for renewed war against the Nationalists
Role range: 1946-1949
People's Liberation Army
Communist forces adopt the title People's Liberation Army
Role range: 1946-1954
1955
Marshal
Appointed Marshal
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.