Su Yu

Senior General Su Yu
粟裕
Su Yu in his Senior General uniform (1955)
Personal details
Born	August 10, 1907 Huitong County, Hunan Province, Qing Empire
Died	February 5, 1984(1984-02-05) (aged 76) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Awards	Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (First Class Medal)
Nickname(s)	"The Zhukov of China" (中国的朱可夫) 502 (military call sign)
Military service
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party  People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1927–1984
Rank	Senior General of the People's Liberation Army
Commands	Deputy Commander, PLA Eastern China Field Army Chief of the General Staff, PLA General Staff Department
Battles/wars	Northern Expedition Chinese Civil War Long March Second Sino-Japanese War Hundred Regiments Offensive Sino-Indian War

Su Yu (Chinese: 粟裕; pinyin: Sù Yù; August 10, 1907 – February 5, 1984), Courtesy name Yu (裕) was a Chinese military commander, a general of the People's Liberation Army.^[1] He was considered by Mao Zedong to be among the best commanders of the PLA, only next to Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao and Liu Bocheng.^[2] Su Yu fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in the Chinese Civil War. He commanded the East China Field Army (renamed Third Field Army in 1949) during the Chinese Civil War. His most notable accomplishments were the Battle of Menglianggu, the Battle of Huaihai, the Yangtze River crossing, and the capture of Shanghai.

After the Chinese Communist Party victory in the civil war, he held important posts in the new People's Republic of China, including that of PLA Chief of General Staff (1954–1958).^{[citation needed]}