August 1 Medal (1955)

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.

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  1st Class
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  2nd Class
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  3rd Class

• 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.

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Military decorations of the People's Liberation Army

before 1949

• Red Star Medal [zh] (1933-1934, by the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army)

1950s

• August 1 Medal (1955-1957)
• Order of Independence and Freedom (1955-1957)
• Order of Liberation (1955-1962)

1970-1980s

• Medal of Heroic Exemplar (1979-2011)
• Honor Merit Medal of Red Star (1988)
• Honor Merit Medal of Independence (1988)
• Honor Merit Medal of Victory (1988)

1990-2000s

• Guard of Republic Bronze Medal
• Guard of Capital Medal
• Guard of Lhasa Medal
• Medal of Rebellion Calm Down

2010s

• Order of Heroic Exemplar (2011-2018)
• Medal of Heroic Exemplar (2018-2022)

Current

• August 1 Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal
• Medal of National Defense Service
• Medal of Guarding the Frontiers
• Medal of Devotion for National Defense
• Medal of Peace Mission
• Medal of Performing Combat/Vital Mission