Zhou Shidi is a general of the People's Liberation Army

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 of China

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Zhou was born in Lehui County, Guangdong

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 Province (Qionghai

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, Hainan

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 nowadays)of China.

He was a first-term graduate from Whampoa Military Academy

Whampoa Military Academy

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 in 1924, and he joined the Communist Party of China

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 in the same year.

At the early stage of Second Sino-Japanese War

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, he was the chief of staff of 120 division of the Eighth Route Army

Eighth Route Army

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. During the Chinese Civil War

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, he was the commander of eighteenth army group.

He was the member of 1st to 3rd commission of national defense, a member of standing committee of the 3rd and 4th People's Political Consultative Conference, a deputy of the 1st and 4th National People's Congress

National People's Congress

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, a member of standing committee of the 5th National People's Congress, and a delegate of the 7th and 8th National Congress of CPC.

He was made general in 1955.