1950 10, Yang Gensi participated in Chinese people's Volunteer Army and went to fight with the volunteers in the DPRK. During the Korean War, Yang Gensi served as the company commander of the 3rd Company of the 58th Division172nd Regiment of the 20th Army of the Volunteers.

165438+1On October 25th, the Chinese and Korean armies launched the second battle, and Yang Gensi's troops were ordered to go to the East Changjin Lake area to divide and panic in the enemy.

165438+1On October 28th, Yang Gensi was ordered to stick to Xia Jie Corner, Changjin County, South Hamgyong Province 107 1 Xiao Gaoling, a highland southeast barrier in the peripheral commanding heights, and cut off the retreat of American troops fleeing south.

165438+1On October 29th, with the support of a large number of planes and artillery, they repelled the enemy's fierce attacks for eight consecutive times. On the way of reinforcements, the enemy launched the ninth attack and more than 40 enemies climbed into the position.

Yang Gensi, who had been wounded, resolutely picked up a 5 kg explosive charge, lit the fuse, pounced on the enemy group, killed the enemy who climbed into the position, completed the task of cutting off the enemy's retreat, and died heroically himself at the age of 28.

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Yang Gensi made great contributions to the Huaihai Campaign for many times, and was rated as a fighting model, and won the honorary titles of king of blasting, first-class fighting hero in East China, third-class people's hero in East China, and national fighting hero.

1952 On May 9th, the leading organs of Chinese people's Volunteer Army posthumously awarded Yang Gensi the title of "superhero" and named his company Yang Gensi Company.

1On June 25th, 953, the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea posthumously awarded him the title of hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Gold Star Medal and the first-class national flag medal.

In September 2009, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China, Yang Gensi was named as one of the 1100 people who moved China since the founding of New China by Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China and the Central Organization Department.

Yang Gensi martyr influenced and educated the whole volunteer army. Later, when Qinghe counterattacked, 38 Yang Gensi-style heroes appeared.

In the Battle of Shangganling, there were even more. There were 68 Yang Gensi-style heroes, including Huang Jiguang. After the death of Comrade Huang Jiguang, three comic books were found in his rice bag. The first one was Yang Gensi.

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