What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
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In World War II, China was in the Eastern Theater, most of the mainland was occupied by the Japanese, the main cities were occupied, millions of casualties, more losses and fewer wins, and the ratio of losses was 2:1 or 3:1. The Soviet Union and the United States were the backbone of the resistance to the axis of evil in World War II, and it was the excellent performance of their armies that finally defeated Germany and Japan.
Western netizens not only asked: Why is China regarded as one of the five victorious countries in World War II?
In response to this problem, foreign netizens who understand this history began to popularize the history of the questioner.
Chinese fighters captured Japanese prisoners
China suffered the fiercest attack of Japan, pinned down millions of main forces of the Japanese army, the Chinese army did lose more than wins, and the losses were huge, and they were defeated and retreated, but they never gave up, never considered surrendering, successfully contained the Japanese army, and were the staunchest allies of the anti-evil axis. China dealt with the Japanese on land in the Eastern Theater, the United States destroyed the Japanese Navy, and the Soviet Union resisted the Germans on the European continent, and it was this kind of cooperation that ultimately won the war.
The Japanese occupied Burma in 1942, and if it were not for the Chinese expeditionary force against the Japanese army in Burma, the Japanese army might have invaded India in 1942, and in this sense, the Chinese army protected the Indian mainland from being looted by the Japanese army. The British army on the Burmese battlefield, although a large part of them were Indians, looked at their advanced weapons and equipment, but they often surrendered and were captured. Just know the great role and sacrifice of the Chinese army in Myanmar.
Abandoned weapons cemetery after World War II
The role of the British in World War II was controversial, and the Dunkirk evacuation was a realistic example, they were always retreating, and then interpreted into a kind of sadness of the end heroes, and the combat effectiveness of the British army was criticized in the European and Eastern theaters. If the contributions of the five victorious powers are to be objectively evaluated, perhaps such rankings are more reasonable: the Soviet Union, the United States, China, The United Kingdom, and France. In fact, the most important question to be mentioned is: Why was France one of the five victors in World War II?
In fact, from the analysis of the battlefield at that time, it can be concluded that China played a crucial role in the war in the East. From 1940 to 1942, when the war entered a tug-of-war, China's major cities were occupied, and if China compromised at that time, Japan would use the Chinese mainland as a base and deploy troops in two directions, one was to confront Britain, France and the United States in the direction of Southeast Asia, and the other was to attack the Soviet Union and Germany to the east and north. Then, the history of mankind will probably have to be rewritten.
Chinese made a great contribution to the Second World War, and most importantly, no matter how difficult they encountered, they always stood up, and they were well-deserved victors in World War II.