Peng Dehuai

"Exempt me from the party or execute me, you can do whatever you want, but I will never admit crimes that I didn't commit......When I die, just right "the brave son of a peasant" on my tombstone."

- Peng Dehuai to various Red Guards and persecutors, during Culture Revolution Peng Dehuai (Chinese: 彭德怀) was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader, who served as China's Defense Minister from 1954 to 1959.

He played a prominent role in Chinese Civil War, World War II, and Korean War. He was known for his mastery over guerrilla warfare which played a key role in the war against Japanese, and famous for inventing "Chinese short attack", which worked well against UN forces during Korean War.

Later in life he was subjected to inhumane treatment and torture in Culture Revolution, leading to his terrible death. However after Mao's death his name, alongside the names many other victims of Culture Revolution, was cleared and till this day he remained as one of the most respected Chinese generals of Communist faction.

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