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{{Short description|Chinese military award}}
{{for|the modern Chinese order|August 1 Medal}}
{{Infobox award
|name             = August 1 Medal<br />Order of Bayi
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|caption          = August 1 Medal (First Class Medal)
|presenter       = [[Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]]
|country          = [[People's Republic of China]]
|type             = Chinese military medal
|eligibility      = Military personnel only
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|established      = 1955
|firstawarded      = September 27, 1955
|lastawarded       = June 18, 1957
|total_awarded            = 47 (First Class)<br />1,467 (Second Class)<br />5,339 (Third Class)
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{{Chinese
|s = 八一勋章
|t = 八一勳章
|p = Bāyī Xūnzhāng
}}
The '''August 1 Medal''' ({{zh |s = 八一勋章 |p = Bā Yī Xūn Zhāng}}), 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.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于授予在中国人民革命战争时期有功人员勋章的决议 |url = http://www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/2000-12/10/content_5000338.htm |website = NPC.gov.cn |date=2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于授予在中国人民革命战争 时期有功人员一级八一勋章，一级独立自由勋章、一级解放勋章的决议 |url = http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-12/28/content_2388426.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140907171151/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-12/28/content_2388426.htm |url-status = dead |archive-date = September 7, 2014 |website=Xinhuanet |date=2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title = zh:中国人民解放军军事奖章及授勋情况 |url = http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-07/30/content_1001111.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030810051935/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-07/30/content_1001111.htm |url-status = dead |archive-date = August 10, 2003 |website=Xinhuanet |language=zh}}</ref> There are three grades: First Class, Second Class, and Third Class.
== Pattern ==
=== [[Service Ribbon]] ===
<gallery>
File:Order of Bayi 1st Class.svg|1st Class
File:Order of Bayi 2nd Class.svg|2nd Class
File:Order of Bayi 3rd Class.svg|3rd Class
</gallery>
== Notable recipients ==
* [[Ten Marshals]]: [[Zhu De]], [[Peng Dehuai]], [[Lin Biao]], [[Liu Bocheng]], [[He Long]], [[Chen Yi (general)|Chen Yi]], [[Luo Ronghuan]], [[Xu Xiangqian]], [[Nie Rongzhen]], [[Ye Jianying]].
* Ten [[Da Jiang|Senior General]]s: [[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 (general)|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.
== References ==
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{{Military decorations of China}}
{{People's Liberation Army}}
[[Category:Military awards and decorations of the People's Liberation Army]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1955]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in China]]