On September 19, 1981, after 5 days and 4 courses of live-fire exercises, the North China Military Exercise entered its final stage - an exciting military parade.
On the day of the military parade, Deng Xiaoping, who had always rarely worn a military uniform, wore a Type 65 military uniform for the first time in the five days of the exercise.
At the Sixth Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held three months ago, Deng Xiaoping was elected chairman of the Central Military Commission. After that, he said many times that "I am a soldier, and my profession is to fight wars.", and at the important historical node of the people's army's transformation to revolutionization, regularization, and modernization, Deng Xiaoping appeared on the exercise field as a soldier, which was an encouragement to the morale of the army.
After the parade began, Deng Xiaoping, accompanied by Qin Jiwei, commander of the Beijing Military Region, inspected the troops under parade.
Deng Xiaoping took a "red flag" military parade vehicle to inspect the troops
In the process of reviewing, few people may know that the greeting slogans of the military parade, such as "comrades are good" and "comrades are hard" that we are already familiar with today, were first used in this military parade.
Ouyang Wei is an expert in military history
"What does this mean?" What is reflected is the relationship between the commander-in-chief and the soldiers, especially the unity of the officers and soldiers, and the relationship between the commander-in-chief and the soldiers is even closer. ”
After the review was completed, after Deng Xiaoping delivered an important speech, the curtain was opened in a separate manner.
As the vanguard of the entire foot party, the importance of the flag bearer is beyond doubt, and the military flag in his hand is a symbol of the steely will and strength of the Chinese army, and it is also a symbol of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Looking back at the former founding ceremony parade, the flag bearer also adopted a flag action similar to this parade. However, in the later National Day military parade, the majesty of the flag bearer holding high the military flag never appeared again.
Originally, under the influence of the Soviet army's regulations, in the "Queue Regulations" of the People's Liberation Army at that time, the action of carrying the flag was fixed. Therefore, in the military parade after the founding ceremony, the spearhead of the military flag was forward, and the majestic flag-holding action disappeared.
In the 1981 North China military parade, the flag bearer marched with the flag
This movement did not change until the 1960s. In the "Queue Ordinance" of the People's Liberation Army at that time, the marching action of carrying the flag on the right shoulder had now been changed to "the posture of carrying the flag when preparing to march". The new end flag in the ordinance became a new action used by the flag bearer in the parade. Therefore, in the 1981 North China military parade, the flag bearer used a more powerful and handsome positive-step flag to march while carrying the flag.
Today, when we see the historical images of the military parade in North China, in addition to feeling the full spirit of the troops under parade at that time, we also have a vague question in our hearts: Why is there a surge of war spirit in this military parade?
Peng Yezong, photographer of the documentary department of Bayi Film Studio
"There has been no military parade for many years, and everyone feels very excited, including those old chiefs, who feel very impressive, and it is a military parade on such a desolate airfield, and there is such an army appearing, and it is very shocking."
As early as 1975, Deng Xiaoping took "The Army Should Be Reorganized" as the title, proposing that "the army should look like the army" and stressing that "the army should still be ready to fight at any time." These speeches have greatly stimulated the fighting spirit and confidence of the whole army. At this time, the Chinese soldiers had a new mental outlook and an unprecedented sense of honor.
In the equipment square behind the foot party, in addition to the Red Arrow-73 anti-tank missile that debuted in the parade, the uniform tank and armored vehicle team was also shocking. Due to the different positions of each vehicle in the parade and in the square, the angle of the driver's marked vehicle will also be slightly different. Therefore, in the substitution plan, the driver of the vehicle responsible for the replacement position is the final insurance and the key to success or failure.
Wei Zhigang Chinese technician of the artillery regiment of the former 1st Tank Division of the People's Liberation Army
"The '802' exercise was on the left side of the podium, and all kinds of vehicles were there, one was towing, one was to make up the car. This driver is all-powerful, no matter which position is missing, he can make up for it. ”
At the finale of the tank phalanx, a huge roar of engines suddenly sounded in the sky - the aerial parade echelon arrived. In this military parade, the People's Air Force dispatched almost all the main battle aircraft in active service, forming 6 huge aerial parade echelons for review.
The 1981 North China military exercise and the large-scale military parade comprehensively tested and improved the military and political quality of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, boosted the morale of the people, and marked that the Chinese army has entered a new period of historical development in the revolutionization, modernization, and regularization of the Chinese army. At the same time, the parade and parade, which the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which had been interrupted for 22 years, were also resumed. The "most handsome" Chinese military parade has also opened a new era.
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Text: Zhou Boyang
Editors: Huang Jingyan Zhang Xinyue
Editor-in-chief: Zhao Weixiu