Ma enlisted in the Northeast People's Autonomous Army (later renamed Northeast People's Liberation Army) in September 1945, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1947.[1] During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the Fourth Field Army and engaged in the Liaoshen campaign and Pingjin campaign.[1] During the Korean War, in 1951, he was commissioned as chief of the Operations Training Department of the People's Volunteer Army.[1] In 1961, he graduated from the People's Liberation Army Military Academy. In December 1982, he became commander of the 19th Army, a position he held until June 1985, while the army was disbanded.[1][2] When he was commander of the 19th Army, Guo Boxiong was the chief of staff.[2] In June 1985, he was promoted to deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region.[1] He was deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region in February 1988, in addition to serving as chief of staff.[1] He attained the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988.[1] In April 1990, he was appointed vice president of the PLA National Defence University, serving in the post until his retirement in December 1994.[1]
On 14 April 2024, Ma died in Beijing, at the age of 94.[1]
References
^ abcdefghijkQiu Lifang (邱丽芳) (11 May 2024). 马伟志同志逝世. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ abBai Zhaodong (白兆东); Yin Yue(尹岳) (3 August 2015). 郭伯雄纪事. caijing.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
