On October 19, 1950, a group of soldiers marched in a neat stride across the Yalu River to the Korean front to defend the country. Moreover, behind them was China's Jilin Province, an important support area for the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Jilin Province, with the strength of the whole province, served the war, rescued the wounded, and resettled North Korean refugees. On the battlefield, the Chinese army exerted national and military strength; behind the battlefield, it provided support for the children of Jilin to work together. After two years and nine months, we finally won a great victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Because U.S. aircraft repeatedly bombed China's border areas while invading Korea, they caused serious losses to the lives and properties of Chinese people. At this critical moment, at the request of the DPRK Government, China made a major historical policy decision to resist US aggression and aid Korea and defend its homeland and defend its country.
An inevitable war, China sacrificed more than 100,000 volunteers, this history must not be forgotten.
The reason why Jilin Province was able to become a reserve place for the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is closely related to its special geographical location. The southeastern part of Jilin Province is bordered by the Douman and Yalu rivers, while opposite the neighbouring Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Border between China and South Korea is 1,206 kilometers long. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Ji'an City was located in Ji'an City, Jilin Province, Linjiang, and Changdian River Estuary are currently located in the south of Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning Province, and Andong City is currently located in Dandong City, Liaoning Province.
In order to fully support the front-line operations, Jilin Province will certainly do its best to complete all the expansion tasks issued by the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast People's Government. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, according to incomplete statistics, 28,700 young people in Jilin Province joined the Chinese Volunteer Army. The children of Jilin shoulder the heavy trust of the motherland and the people. They are not afraid of sacrifice, they are not afraid of death, they risk their lives to sacrifice on the battlefield, and they kill the enemy heroically.
Zhang Honglin, a second-class hero of the Volunteer Army, was a sentinel in Huinan County. In 1945, he joined the army and made special achievements in the Battle of the Liberation of Meihe. In October 1950, he participated in the Korean War with the Volunteer Army, and was the commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 352nd Company of the 118th Division of the 40th Army of the Volunteer Army. In the task of breaking through the enemy's defense line and approaching Hengcheng, Zhang Honglin led the 7th Regiment into the enemy's position for 50 miles, leading the guangtian and Taifeng directly into the Hengcheng highway, playing the role of the company's "sharp knife" and making outstanding contributions to the large army occupying Guangtian Nanshan and sabotaging the enemy's mission. After the war, the Seventh Company, which had made great achievements, was awarded the First Class Meritorious Service Group and was named "Heroic Sharp Knife Company" by the troops. In 1952, Zhang Honglin was awarded the honorary title of "Second Class Hero". In 1952, he participated in the National Conference of Combat Heroes.
In the turbulent War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, countless heroic groups appeared. They interpreted the heroic people's army of our country with their heroic spirit of not being afraid of death and their indomitable spirit. There are no unfinished tasks, no insurmountable difficulties, and no invincible enemies. On November 30, 1950, 3rd Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Regiment, 335th Regiment, 112th Division, 38th Army, in the second round of combat, the starting enemy of the 3rd Regiment captured Matsutani Peak in a matter of minutes, preventing about 10,000 men of the US 2nd Division from fleeing south. On October 17, South Korean Squadron Leader Ko Sung-san summoned U.S. aircraft to bomb Hill 938.2. Subsequently, two battalions of the 16th Wing of the Korean Army launched another fierce attack on The 938.2 Heights. After repelling more than a dozen assaults by South Korean troops, one company caused more than half of the casualties. By the afternoon of the war, the North Korean army continued to launch a collective assault on two battalions, eventually occupying three positions in a company. Subsequently, 2 counterattack regiments composed of 1 company and 5 squads attacked from behind and desperately retaken the position. Not content with defeat, the North Korean army reorganized its forces and continued to attack the 938.2 heights. At the critical moment, the commander of the corps, Yang Sung-mo, shouted the Katyusha Rocket Regiment and launched a war against the North Korean army. On the evening of the 17th, due to the launch of the 16th Wing of the ROK Army, the 1st Company engaged in a white-knife battle with the enemy and once again repelled the 16th Wing of the ROK Army. After two nights and two days of fierce fighting, the first company suffered the greatest casualties, but the ROK 16th Wing suffered even greater losses, and the 1st And 3rd Brigade failed to organize a surprise attack. On October 18, the ROK 16th Wing launched a frontal attack with the 2nd Brigade, but the ROK 21st Wing sent two brigades to assist from both sides, and the U.S. Air Force added eight more aircraft to assist the operation. Under the desperate attack of the dead and wounded, the Korean army finally captured the position of 938.2 on both sides of the main peak. During the night, the South Korean army continued to fight at night, and 2 teams of the 16th Company temporarily rushed into the trenches in front of the position. Subsequently, with the support of 2 platoon reinforcements, the 1st Company began to counterattack, once again driving the 16th Korean Army Wing out of its position. In the early morning of October 19, the U.S. military once again took the lead by plane. Subsequently, the ROK 16th Regiment once again surrounded the main peak of Highland 938.2. Even under the command of Gao Sung-san, he was not afraid of death, repeatedly fighting the enemy, and repeatedly defeating the 16th Wing of the Korean Army. That night, because the South Korean army could not fight at night, only 20 people were left in the company. On the morning of October 20, the 16th Wing of the North Korean Army launched more than 10 attacks in succession, all of which ended in defeat. By noon, Company Commander Gao Chengshan and 4 soldiers were seriously wounded. In the end, they took the weapons in their hands and died along with the swarming North Korean troops. On the afternoon of October 20, the 8th Division of the Korean Army lost one-fifth of the casualties of the 16th and 21st Regiments and captured the main peak of 938.2 Heights. The 612th Regiment and a regiment held out for 5 days and 4 nights at the 938.2 heights, sacrificing the whole regiment to repel the enemy hundreds of times, causing a total of 1845 deaths and injuries to the Rok army, and buying enough time for the new defensive line of our army established on the east bank of the Han River and the Yuyun Mountains.
On November 25, 1952, the Headquarters of the Volunteer Army awarded a company the honorary title of "Special Meritorious Company", recording the special merits of the collective. He sacrificed Gao Chengshan's legacy and posthumously awarded the title of "First-Class Hero". On the evening of October 5, 1951, under the guidance of company commander Zhang Yongfu and political commissar Pang Dianchen, the 5th Company of the 416th Company of the 139th Division of the 447th Army entered Yanxian Mountain and rushed to repair the project overnight in the autumn wind.
According to statistics, in the past three years of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, 18,499 Jilin commanders and fighters were killed on the Korean battlefield, and they protected the borders of our motherland with their blood and lives. After crossing the river from Jilin to participate in many main forces, after the war, many heroes and good men chose to stay in Jilin and take root. At the beginning of November 1950, after the Panshi County People's Government received the task of deploying the DPRK, the Panshi County People's Government took prompt action to mobilize the people of the whole county to go out, swing east and west, and properly deploy the Korean People's Army.
As of November 21, the Panshi County People's Government had provided the Korean People's Army with a large amount of sorghum rice and about 1.134 million kilograms of rice, with a total vegetable price of 2.378 billion yuan (Northeast currency), providing a certain guarantee for the smooth maintenance and training of the Korean People's Army. In October 1952, the Jilin Provincial People's Government received instructions from the Northeast People's Government on the resettlement of Korean refugee children. Of these, there were 7,608 Korean children aged 4 to 14 and 1,082 Korean workers. Upon receiving the task, all deployment departments in the province immediately took action to prepare for deployment, providing medical examinations for Korean children and flour and rice for all Korean children. According to the characteristics of the age of the children, 13 primary schools, 5 kindergartens and 6 people's schools have been established in various resettlement sites. In all aspects of receiving and placing Korean children, the Shulan County Party Committee and the county people's government have been commended by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Northeast Bureau, providing important learning experience for the northeast provinces.
More than 70 years ago, Jilin Province fully supported the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. More than 70 years later, although the past has become history, this history will always be recorded in the hearts of the people of Jilin Province, and they will forever engrave this spirit in their bones, becoming one of the driving forces for the comprehensive revitalization of Jilin Province to write a satisfactory answer.