Norihide Abe was the top japanese general who was killed, and how much did his death affect China?
Norihide Abe was the highest Japanese general killed by the Eighth Route Army on the anti-Japanese battlefield, and the highest ranked Japanese general killed by Chinese soldiers.
Abe Norihide was named "Flower of Famous Generals" in Japan, just by listening to this name, you know how much the Japanese people respect Abe Norihide, the army he led after entering China, never lost a battle, this person is not only brilliant, but also cruel and humane, the means of killing people are extremely cruel, has organized many massacres of Chinese people, in all the ranks of the Japanese army, his brutality is also famous.
After Abe Washu was killed, the news of his death was quickly transmitted back to Japan, and it was published in Japan's largest news magazine for three consecutive days, and the flag was lowered to half-mast in silence, which is also rare in Japan, and when Abe Norihide's ashes were returned to Japan, the entire station staff saluted him.
At the time of Abe's death, China was moving from passive defense to a stalemate, but the overall situation was still very unfavorable to China, and the Japanese drama launched the Battle of Suizao and the First Battle of Changsha, directly approaching Chongqing.
And internationally, Japan's allied Hitler also invaded Poland, with the strength of blitzkrieg, the German army quickly occupied the whole territory of Poland, the European battlefield was officially launched, at such a critical time, the Chinese military and civilians need to be encouraged, need to have a thing that can stimulate the passion and confidence of the Chinese people to resist the war, and Abe Norihide just acted as this lead, so that the morale of the Chinese people was greatly boosted, and made full contributions to the gradual progress of the War of Resistance.
It is also the stubborn resistance of the Chinese people who are not afraid of death, that China can defend this fragmented country, can win the final victory, and persist until the last moment, they all have a common belief, that is, to swear to die and not to be a slave to the country.