August 1 Medal (1955)

For the modern Chinese order, see August 1 Medal.

The August 1 Medal (Chinese: 八一勋章; pinyin: Bā Yī Xūn Zhāng), sometimes known as the Order of Bayi, was a Chinese military award awarded to heroes of the Liberation of China during the Chinese Civil War, that started on August 1, 1927.^[1][2][3] There are three grades: First Class, Second Class, and Third Class.

August 1 Medal Order of Bayi
Type	Chinese military medal
Country	People's Republic of China
Presented by	Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Eligibility	Military personnel only
Established	1955
First awarded	September 27, 1955
Last awarded	June 18, 1957
Total	47 (First Class) 1,467 (Second Class) 5,339 (Third Class)

August 1 Medal
Traditional Chinese	八一勳章
Simplified Chinese	八一勋章
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bāyī Xūnzhāng

Pattern

Service Ribbon

• 
  1st Class
• 
  2nd Class
• 
  3rd Class

Notable recipients

• Ten Marshals: Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao, Liu Bocheng, He Long, Chen Yi, Luo Ronghuan, Xu Xiangqian, Nie Rongzhen, Ye Jianying.
• Ten Senior Generals: Su Yu, Xu Haidong, Huang Kecheng, Chen Geng, Tan Zheng, Xiao Jinguang, Zhang Yunyi, Luo Ruiqing, Wang Shusheng, Xu Guangda.
• General officer: Song Renqiong, Wang Zhen, Xu Shiyou, etc.
• Lieutenant general: Kong Qingde, Wang Jinshan, Wang Shangrong, etc.
• Major general: Han Dongshan, Jin Rubai, Sun Chaoqun, Yang Yongsong, etc.
• Senior colonel: Zhou Shiyuan, Luo Houfu, and Xing Shixiu.
• Soldiers: Feng Baiju, Feng Zhongyun, Li Yanlu, and Zhou Baozhong.

References

1. 全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于授予在中国人民革命战争时期有功人员勋章的决议. NPC.gov.cn. 2014.
2. 中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于授予在中国人民革命战争 时期有功人员一级八一勋章，一级独立自由勋章、一级解放勋章的决议. Xinhuanet. 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
3. 中国人民解放军军事奖章及授勋情况. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). Archived from the original on August 10, 2003.