During World War II, many cities in China were slaughtered by the Japanese army, resulting in the death of countless nationals, and while we were immersed in grief, there was also a nation in The European country that was also suffering greatly. The rise of Germany was most affected by the Jews, and under Hitler's orders, the Nazi Party began a horrific massacre of the Jews, sparing not a single Jew, for the specific reasons many people said they did not know.
In 1938, the German army occupied Austria, in the early days the German army detained the local Jews in concentration camps, and issued a declaration that as long as the local Jews left Austria immediately, they would be released, so these Jews looked for ways to leave, if they wanted to go to another country, they had to have a visa, but at that time, because of the existence of the Nazi Party, many countries did not want to be targeted by the German army and refused. Although British and American countries can apply for visas, the number of visas is limited, and a large number of Jews have gathered in the local area, and it is impossible to transfer all the people.
At that time, the consul of the Chinese embassy in Austria was called He Fengshan, when he became the consul, he was destined to have a relationship with this group of Jews, at that time many Jews dragged their families to apply for visas, and finally they were listless from the embassies of various countries, the first to go to the Chinese embassy to apply for a visa was a 17-year-old teenager, He Fengshan could not bear to watch such a fancy teenager waiting for death here, he applied for a visa for him, and then more and more Jews came here to apply for visas.
In the eyes of the Jews, He Fengshan applied for a "life visa", he saved the lives of these innocent people, and most of the people who got the visa went to China to take refuge, and some of them changed their routes to the United States and other places. During his visa processing, it became increasingly difficult for Jews to leave the country, church shops were destroyed by the Nazis, and more than 30,000 Jews were imprisoned in concentration camps. Because of He Fengshan's behavior, the German army was very dissatisfied with him, at that time Germany and Chiang Kai-shek had close contacts, and after receiving the news from the German army, they issued an order for He Fengshan to stop issuing visas.
Under all kinds of pressure from the government and the local German army, he still did not compromise, insisting on applying for visas for Jews, believing that to apply for a visa from his own hands was to save a life. The Germans also confiscated the embassy under the pretext of confiscating Jewish houses, and he rented a house in the local area at his own expense and continued to work. Throughout World War II, more than 50,000 visas were issued, saving the lives of 50,000 Jews.
After his deeds were announced, Jews around the world commemorated this hero, and after the establishment of Israel, a monument was erected in the country, and the prime minister called He Fengshan "God", saying that he illuminated the way forward for the Jews in the dark of night.