Zhu De Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Zhu De, based on 9 World History Database records associated with China.

9 records1935–19556 events2 places

Chronological biography

1935

Long March1935

Politics / Communist Party

After the CCP resettled in Yanan, the native Communists, such as Mao Zedong and Zhu De gained power

1945

Commander in Chief1945

Politics / Communist Party · Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander in Chief at the 7th Congress of the Communist Party

1946

Japanese Surrender Administration1 May 1946

Politics / Chinese Communist Party · Commander · North China

Zhu De is associated with Communist efforts to receive and administer former Japanese-held areas in North China

People's Liberation Army1 May 1946

Warfare / Chinese Civil War · Commander in Chief · Yan'an

Zhu De is identified with the Communist armed forces as they adopt the People's Liberation Army title

People's Liberation Army1 May 1946

Warfare / Military · Commander in Chief · Yan'an

Zhu De is identified as commander in chief of the Communist armed forces using the PLA title

People's Liberation Army1 May 1946

Warfare / Military · Commander · Yan'an

Communist forces adopt the title People's Liberation Army

PLA Command1 May 1946

Warfare / Chinese Civil War · Commander · Yan'an

Zhu De commands Communist forces against the Nationalists as the civil war intensifies

PLA Command1 May 1946

Warfare / Military · Commander · Yan'an

Zhu De commands Communist forces as they prepare for renewed war against the Nationalists

1955

Marshal1955

Warfare / Military · Marshal

Appointed Marshal

Titles and roles

Commander · Commander in Chief · Marshal

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.