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Lin Biao
Lin Biao
(;
IPA
: ; December 5, 1907 – September 13, 1971) was a
Marshal of the People's Republic of China
who was pivotal in the
Communist
victory in the
Chinese Civil War
, especially in
Northeast China
. Lin was the general who commanded the decisive
Liaoshen
and
Pingjin Campaigns
, in which he co-led the Manchurian Field Army to victory and led the
People's Liberation Army
into Beijing. He crossed the
Yangtze River
in 1949, decisively defeated the
Kuomintang
and took control of the coastal provinces in
Southeast China
. He ranked third among the Ten Marshals.
Zhu De
and
Peng Dehuai
were considered senior to Lin, and Lin ranked directly ahead of
He Long
and
Liu Bocheng
.
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