Seventy-six years ago today, on October 25, 1945, the surrender ceremony of the Japanese army in Qingdao was held at the Huiquan Racecourse.
On August 15, 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender. On September 2, aboard the U.S. cruiser USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japanese Foreign Minister Aoi Shigemitsu and Japanese Chief of Staff Yoshijiro Umezu signed the instrument of surrender on behalf of the Japanese Emperor, the Japanese government, and the Imperial Japanese headquarters. This marked the end of China's victorious War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the end of the world anti-fascist war. The next day, September 3, was designated as the anniversary of the victory of the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
On September 9, 1945, in Nanjing, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese dispatch army, Okamura Ningji, signed the instrument of surrender, and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, Admiral He Yingqin, signed to accept the surrender, and more than 1.28 million Japanese troops invaded China surrendered to China. From September 11 to October 25, 1945, the surrender ceremonies of the main Chinese landing points were held successively, and the Japanese army invading China surrendered its weapons to China.
On October 25, 1945, as the eleventh surrendered area, representatives of China and the United States held a ceremony to accept the surrender of the Japanese army in Qingdao at the Huiquan Racecourse in Qingdao, which was reported in detail by newspapers and periodicals such as Qingdao Gazette and Civilian Daily. Quoting some precious historical materials from the Qingdao Municipal Archives, they are now re-edited to remember those historical moments, do not forget the national shame, and strengthen our generations!
On October 25, 1945, the surrender ceremony of the Japanese army in Qingdao was held at the Huiquan Racecourse. It was one of the three major racecourses in the Far East that was famous at the time.
On October 19, 1945, Lieutenant General Li Yanzhong (third from left), deputy commander of the Chinese 11th Theater, arrived in Qingdao to negotiate the surrender of Japanese troops stationed in Qingdao with the US landing forces. (In the second left is Assistant Commander of the Sixth Marine Division, William H. Thompson. T. Clement)
Li Yannian (first from left), the chief official of the Shandong region, and Xie Boer studied the surrender.
U.S. Marines arrive in Qingdao.
The Infantry Regiment of the 6th Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps departed from the Shandong University Barracks to participate in the surrender ceremony.
A group photo of representatives of the United States and China before the surrender ceremony.
More than 12,000 officers and men of the Sixth Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps, more than 40 tanks, more than 400 armored vehicles, military trucks, communication vehicles, 40 howitzers, and 15 combat guns attended the ceremony. During this period, the formation of aircraft taking off from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier moored off the coast of Qingdao hovered over the racecourse.
Aerial view of the scene of the Japanese surrender ceremony.
U.S. Marine Corps planes flew over Huiquan Square. At the time of the ceremony, six squadrons of US Air Force aircraft flew over Qingdao City, each squadron had 3 squads, each consisting of 3 aircraft, plus 3 command aircraft. They sometimes hovered over Jiaozhou Bay, Huiquan Bay, and Taiping Mountain, and sometimes flew low and skimmed over the venue.
U.S. Marines on Huiquan Square.
Infantry regiment of the U.S. Marine Corps Sixth Division, which participated in the Japanese surrender ceremony.
American tank troops participating in the surrender ceremony.
American soldiers attending the surrender ceremony.
The scene of the surrender ceremony held in Huiquan Square. Flags of the Republic of China and the United States are flying on the flagpole of the surrendered platform, while flags of the United States, China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and France are hoisted from the front stand.
The surrender was a grand event in Qingdao, and the people were extremely concerned, so many citizens arrived at the scene early in the morning, not only filled the stands, but also the surrounding open space was crowded with people. At 11 o'clock, Chen Baocang and Shebel arrived by car, and the two sides walked to the surrender platform together and took their seats. Subsequently, the Japanese surrender represented the commander of the Fifth Independent Mixed Brigade, Major General Eiji Nagano and 11 other people came to the venue by car, and were guided by the US gendarmes to wait in front of the surrender platform.
The surrender ceremony began, and the audience stood solemnly, and the military band played the national anthems of China and the United States. Subsequently, the Japanese surrender representative, The commander of the Fifth Independent Mixed Brigade, Major General Eiji Nagano, stepped onto the surrender platform.
Lieutenant General Chen Baocang, commissioner of the Kuomintang Military and Political Department, and Rear Admiral Shabel, commander of the Sixth Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps, signed.
After the surrender ceremony began, the military band played the national anthems of China and the United States, and Major General Eiji Nagano walked up to the surrender platform and bowed his hands to the surrendered officer and presented his sword.
The other 10 Japanese naval and land officers also handed over their sabers and placed them on the designated table. Some of these Japanese officers were dejected, some pretended to be calm and depressed.
There is a long table in the center of the front of the stage, with 10 copies of the book, each with 11 pages, the first 3 pages are in English, the last 8 pages are in Japanese, all of which are Dorin white paper, the cover cover is leather yellow cardboard, the front is exquisite and beautiful blues flowers, and there are pens, brushes, ink cartridges and other stationery. Behind the long table, there are two chairs, which are the main seats of the demoted officials. Behind the main seat, there are 32 chairs arranged in two rows for senior Chinese and American officers attending the ceremony.
Special guest seats are available on the left and right sides of the stage. There is a table in front of the stage for the display of the battle knives presented by the Japanese surrender representatives, the left front is the press's seat, and the right front is the place where the Japanese surrender representatives stand. On the front of the platform is a military band, and there are 3 infantry teams on the left and right sides. There are stepped spectator seats around the venue, and although it is far from the descending platform, the descending situation is clearly visible due to the increase in the layers.
After the sacrifice of the sword, Chen and Xie announced their acceptance of the Japanese surrender in Chinese and English respectively, and then Nagano Eiji bowed and sat down and signed the 10 surrender documents one by one.
After the surrender ceremony, China and the United States held a grand dinner.
Japanese troops await the evacuation of Tsingtao.
At the foot of the Great Temple Mountain, Japanese expatriates await moving out of Qingdao.
Taiping Road Elementary School, preparing to evacuate the surrendered Japanese troops.
Historically, the Japanese invaders invaded Qingdao twice from 1914 to 1922 and from 1938 to 1945, and practiced colonial rule for a total of 15 years, bringing great humiliation and suffering to the people of Qingdao. On some special days every year, this public account will release or re-compile and re-edit the graphics, do not forget the national shame, my generation should be self-reliant!
On January 10, 1938, the Japanese occupied huiquan racecourse.
On January 10, 1938, the Japanese Kou Marines at the Huiquan Racecourse.
On January 10, 1938, the Japanese Kou was arrogant at the Huiquan Racecourse.
On October 25, 1945, in the same place, the Japanese Kou bowed their heads here.
The once-famous Huiquan Racecourse, the once historic site of the Qingdao invasion of China and the surrender ceremony, and the current Huiquan Square can no longer see the traces of that year. In the face of the empty meadow, I believe that many people who care about and love this land will have a feeling, and even a voice, why can't we erect a monument here to commemorate and wake up?
This is the historical witness of the victory of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in Qingdao and even the whole nation, and is an important basis for patriotic education to the vast number of young people and the masses of the people.
In recent years, the militarist ideology of the Japanese right has been constantly rising, and the Japanese cabinet politics has begun to shift to the right, and the Japanese cabinet has tried to beautify Japan's past wars of aggression and, in turn, to deny past wars of aggression.
On July 7, 2014, President Xi Jinping stressed at the commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the outbreak of the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression that history is history, facts are facts, and no one can change history and facts. Chinese people, who have made great sacrifices, will unswervingly defend the history written with blood and lives. Anyone who wants to deny, distort or even beautify the history of aggression will never agree to Chinese people and the peoples of all countries!
In the era of peace, we should not forget the humiliation and humiliation of the country, but we should also remember the heroes and ancestors who sacrificed and dedicated themselves to the country, and we should respect and remember history!
Tribute and commemoration are for the sake of history that cannot be forgotten. Time can pass, and history cannot forget. Only by remembering the past can we avoid tragedies, and only by remembering history can we cherish peace!
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