During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, our army captured a large number of leather boots of the Japanese army, but why did we never see them cross?
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, China established an anti-Japanese united front. At that time, the anti-Japanese battlefield was divided into a frontal battlefield and a battlefield behind enemy lines. The Eighth Route Army engaged in a fierce contest with the Japanese in the battlefield behind enemy lines, and captured a large number of Japanese supplies, such as Japanese leather boots. At that time, the Eighth Route Army captured a large number of leather boots of the Japanese army, why didn't they see them cross? Is there any hidden secret here?
China during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was very poor. At that time, the weapons, equipment, and logistical supplies of the Kuomintang army were difficult to compare with those of the Japanese army, let alone the Eighth Route Army formed by our alliance of workers and peasants.
At that time, the Eighth Route Army was fighting against the Japanese Kou, and it not only needed to fight the Japanese army to the death, but also seized the opportunity to capture a large amount of materials for the Japanese invaders to use for our own use. The Eighth Route Army did this not because of anything else, but because we were too poor.
Every time the Eighth Route Army went to engage the Japanese army, after the battle, we would capture a large number of leather boots. These boots were transported back to the base for our use, but then a very strange phenomenon arose, why did our soldiers not wear captured leather boots? We have learned through some materials and film and television dramas that our soldiers rarely wear captured leather boots.
At that time, the leather boots of the Japanese army were mainly divided into two categories, one was long boots, their users were Japanese officers, and the other was short boots, and their users were ordinary soldiers. In addition, the two kinds of boots of the Japanese army are not much different. They are all made of cowhide, and with the iron nails on the soles, they can be said to be quite thick.
At that time, after each battle, our army would capture a large amount of military materials, for which they would be handed over and then distributed by the organization. Scarce supplies, such as leather boots and coats, were usually distributed to soldiers who needed them more. That is, these items could not be distributed to each soldier individually. That is, except for those soldiers who needed it, no one else had the opportunity to wear leather boots.
Usually, the Chinese soldiers who can use Japanese materials are mostly soldiers who are fighting in the front line of the battle, and they always fight and fight to the death with the enemy. They need a suitable pair of shoes more than those in the rear or who do not fight much. For this reason, it is difficult to see our soldiers wearing leather boots.
There is also a reason that our soldiers feel that wearing leather boots is like bureaucracy. In their memory, only Kuomintang officers and Japanese wear big leather boots, and if they wear big leather boots all day, they will feel very inappropriate.
In this way of thinking, if you don't have to wear it, many warriors still choose our original cloth shoes and straw shoes, even if it is a little hard, they don't care.
Speaking of which, we have to say that during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, our army had harsh conditions. At that time, our army could not even guarantee the basic food, drink, and clothing needed to fight the war, especially our homemade straw shoes and cloth shoes, which were not strong enough to say. Nevertheless, the military and people of our country still relied on their tenacious perseverance to drive out the Japanese aggressors and won victory in the war.
The root cause of our soldiers' failure to wear captured leather boots was mainly because of the harsh conditions and the serious shortage of logistical supplies at that time. If the supplies are sufficient and the conditions are superior, why don't the officers and men of our army want to wear a suitable pair of shoes?
Reference: Records of the Eighth Route Army's Anti-Japanese Resistance