August 1 Medal (1955)

The August 1 Medal, 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. There are three grades: First Class, Second Class, and Third Class.

Notable recipients

 * 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.