他英年早逝,毛泽东主席痛惜题词——“忠心耿耿,为党为国,向应同志不死。”关向应是一位杰出的无产阶级革命家、政治家、军事家和坚定的马克思主义者。他一生担任过我党、我军许多重要领导职务,生前一直是中国工农红军和八路军的高级指挥员,在中国革命史上产生过重大影响,为中国人民的解放事业做出了不可磨灭的历史性贡献。 He died young, Chairman Mao Zedong lamented the inscription - “loyalty to the party for the country, to be comrade in death.” "Off should be an outstanding proletarian revolutionary, statesman, strategist and determined Marx Activists. In his life he served in many important leadership positions for our party and our army. During his lifetime, he was a senior commander of the Red Army and the Eighth Route Army. He had made a significant impact in the history of Chinese revolution and made an indelible historical contribution to the liberation of the Chinese people contribution.