In China died on the “Russian” General who fought against Hitler’s allies In the World : Vladim

March 4, China announced the death of the General of the people’s liberation army of China Lin Hu. At the time of death the “Russian” generals turned 90 years old.

Lin Hui died the night before. Future military born in 1927 in Harbin. Mother Lin Hui was Russian and his father was a resident of China. The parents of a boy lost earlier and was given up for adoption the family named Lin.

A soldier of the PLA, he became in 1938. It was there that the commander and named it Lin Hu, which means “forest tiger”. Hostilities found the future General in the province of Shandong. There Lin Hui fought against Japan. In 1945, after the defeat of the enemy, he joined the Communist party of China, and four years later Lin Hu graduated from the flight College of the PLA air force, and on 1 October of the same year he participated in the ceremony of the founding of the PRC. His fighter P-51 solemnly flew over Tiananmen square.

On the military exploits of General ended. Already in 1950, composed of volunteers fought with the American the violators during the Korean war. On account of his several shot down by American fighters.

In 1985, Lin Hu assumed the post of Deputy commander of the PLA air force, and three years later became Lieutenant-General of aviation. General he tried his hand at politics. He was a Deputy to the national people’s Congress representatives.