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I can identify three in the bottom row. General Chen Gang, Commander of the 3rd Army Group, stands third from the left; Premier Kim Il Sung stands fifth from the left, bottom row. Marshal Peng Dehuai stands sixth from the left. Mao promoted him to Marshal in 1955 with 9 others. Later Mao Zedong had him beaten to death by Red Guards. If you can identify any if the others please let me know.

Peng died November 29, 1974, still loyal to China, the Party, and to the Revolution. He is well respected and loved by the Chinese people. The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party, held in 1978, reexamined Marshal Peng's case and reversed the judgment that had been imposed on him. It exonerated him of all charges and reaffirmed his contributions to the Chinese Revolution.

China's President General Yang Shangkun said of Peng, "He was a man of integrity and uprightness. He spared neither life nor limb fighting for the Chinese Revolution. He was loyal and incorruptible. Nothing could blot out the bright image of Peng Dehuai from China's History."

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