On October 25, 1950, the Chinese Volunteer Army launched its first campaign after entering the DPRK, opening the curtain of the great War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with a glorious victory.
In 1951, the Party Central Committee decided to designate October 25 as the anniversary of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
October 25, 2019 marks the 69th anniversary of the Chinese Volunteer Army's entry into the Korean War. Diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in the DPRK, members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and vice chairman of the Permanent Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, and other DPRK party, government, and military cadres and citizens of Pyongyang laid wreaths in front of the Friendship Pagoda at the foot of Pyongyang's Peony Peak to commemorate the heroic martyrs of the Chinese Volunteer Army.
In 2020, on the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Volunteers' going abroad to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, in the name of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission, the "70th Anniversary of the Chinese Volunteers' War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" was awarded the commemorative medal of "the 70th Anniversary of the Chinese Volunteers' War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" to veterans, medical personnel, railway transportation service personnel, and those who helped the DPRK resume construction and production during the evacuation period.
On October 25, 2021, the 71st anniversary of the Chinese Volunteer Army's entry into the Korean War, the Beijing Business Organization sorted out documentary works related to the Korean War, in order to pay tribute to the heroes of the People's Volunteer Army who "served the country with their bones and never regretted it"!
● The Korean War Chronicle of the Fifty Army
Heaven and Earth Heroism Magnificent National Soul
In June 1950, a war broke out on the Korean Peninsula that shocked the world, and many countries were involved in it to varying degrees. And China is one of them. In this war, 27 corps of the Chinese Volunteer Army successively entered the Korean War.
When looking back at that period of history, there was a rather distinctive unit that participated in the war, which was the 50th Army of the People's Liberation Army, which was reorganized from the original 60th Army of the Kuomintang. Because they were originally rebels, their combat effectiveness was once underestimated. But it turns out that it was this underestimated army that shocked the world.
In the early autumn of 1950, the 50th Army was ordered to assemble and rush to the Korean battlefield. On the basis of no anti-tank experience, the "Royal Heavy Tank Battalion" of the British 29th Brigade was annihilated. It was the result of two infantry battalions encircling and annihilating a tank battalion. This operation was also the battle that destroyed the most tanks.
★ Through the vivid narration of lin jiabao, instructor of the 1st Battalion of the 445th Regiment of the 149th Division of the 50th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and Zhang Changshun, then staff officer of the air liaison officer of the 442nd Regiment Headquarters of the 148th Division, the "Korean War Chronicle of the Fifty Army" truly presents the deeds of the 50th Army in that year of arduous combat, skillful attack and defeat of the enemy, and the establishment of meritorious achievements.
"Fifty Army Korean War Chronicles" consists of 5 episodes, each episode is 25 minutes.
● Memories of the Korean Air Battle
The elite of peace serves the motherland
In the three years of the Korean battlefield, the air war was no less fierce than the land war. In the air war between the two sides, the United States occupied the air supremacy over North Korea, and the advantage once spread to the north bank of the Yalu River.
In October 1950, Chairman Mao Zedong made the decision to invade Korea. It was a power-disparity duel, with thousands of fighters on one side and jet fighters on the other, some of the pilots who took off even had 20 hours of jet flying experience. It's been months since the Chinese military entered the war, and young Chinese pilots need to learn air combat under the leadership of friendly forces.
After the experience of air combat, the tactics of two-plane formation operations have been continuously developed and refined, and the tactics of paying attention to the coordination of two aircraft have achieved excellent results in air combat. If the air combat of the Piston era is more dependent on the personal ability and air combat experience of ace pilots, the air combat of the jet age is more dependent on the performance and technical play of fighters.
Although most U.S. pilots have experience in World War II air combat, jet combat is also a new experience for them. Young Chinese pilots paid the price of inexperience in their early encounters.
On January 21, 1951, after many unsuccessful air battles, the hero Li Han finally broke the myth of the invincibility of the U.S. Air Force, and the experience of the victor quickly spread among Chinese pilots. After listening to the successful experience of the heroes of the air combat, a group of new pilots rushed to the front line to fight and soon achieved more brilliant results in the air battle.
This is the first fierce collision between the world's two major air force powers, and the first large-scale competition of jet fighters in human history, and it is still the only head-on duel between the two powers. After more than two years of fierce fighting in the air, both sides have paid a heavy price.
Memories of the Korean Air War consists of 5 episodes of 25 minutes each.
As the years have passed, the world has changed its face, and the few historical materials of the films of that year have been made public in documentaries, and the top-secret archives have been declassified. It gives us the privilege of being able to get a comprehensive picture of the lineup of the Korean War.
● "Remembrance of the Loveliest Man- The Legend of the Heroes of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea"
Sacrifice yourself to defend the country, youth without regrets
Through historical review and oral accounts of living heroes, we understand the touching stories behind that period of history in more detail...
In the Korean War, many combat heroes emerged, either fighting head-on with the enemy or sacrificing themselves to complete the mission to save the team until they won the battle.
"Remembering the Cutest People- The Legend of the People Who Resisted US Aggression and Aiding Korea" consisted of 5 episodes, each episode was 30 minutes long.
"Immortality in the Fire - Qiu Shaoyun"
In September 1952, in order to cooperate with the 38th Army, the Volunteer Army Command decided that Qiu Shaoyun's 15th Army would take the 391 Heights to relieve the pressure on its flanks. On the evening of October 11, the troops organized more than 500 people to lurk in the grass at the front of the enemy's position, and Qiu Shaoyun was one of them.
For the safety of the lurking troops and the victory of the counterattack battle, he strictly disciplined, endured great pain that ordinary people could not bear, crouched in the fire, clenched his teeth, pressed his whole body against the ground, and inserted his hands deep into the dirt until the last moment of his life. Qiu Shaoyun was only 26 years old at the time of his death...
"Ordinary Soldier on the Five Holy Mountains - Huang Jiguang"
On the Ganling Mountains, there are only two small hills with a radius of 3.7 square kilometers. Because of the fierce battle more than sixty years ago, this Korean place name has been Chinese will always be remembered.
After 43 days and nights of tug-of-war, the mountain was cut down by artillery fire by two meters and turned into more than a meter thick powder... The Americans never understood why they had failed to capture these two mountains with the greatest density of artillery fire in human history and paid the price of more than 20,000 casualties.
Huang Jiguang, one of the two special combat heroes in the history of the People's Army, is also a hero in the Battle of Shangganling. In a critical moment, he blocked the eye of the enemy's gun that was spewing tongues of fire with his chest, and with his last strength, the last drop of blood blocked the gun hole. His life forever stayed at the age of 21, and his body turned into a towering monument in Shangganling!
"Eagle in the Sky" - Han Decai
In 1950, after the founding of New China, Han Decai was recruited to join the army, because he performed well in the company and read books, he was selected to be a pilot in the Air Force.
In order to live up to the expectations of his motherland, he worked hard to learn the knowledge of flying.
Han Decai, whose flight time was less than two hundred hours, met the US Air Force Fischer in the air. In 20 seconds, Han Decai shot down the US double-material ace pilot who began to learn to fly at the age of 15 and shot down more than a dozen aircraft.
The victory in this head-to-head confrontation has increased the experience and confidence of the Chinese Air Force in its operations.
"Looking for Comrades-in-Arms" - Chai Yunzhen
He is a lone hero on the Battlefield of Korea, why did he mysteriously disappear after the battle?
He is a first-class combat hero Chai Yunzhen.
Now he is nearly ninety years old. He used to be a combat hero, but now he basically does not watch war movies, because he will cry every time he watches it. Having experienced the bloodshed of the war, the old man Chai Yunzhen today does not want to see the scene of fighting again. He said: "A person living for a lifetime, decades is too hard, why is it sacrificed at once..."
After 33 years, the old man Chai Yunzhen finally returned to the old army, and the things that happened after he was transported from the Position of Pu Dafeng became clear. After returning home to farm, he never mentioned the past to anyone. He said: "I am a soldier, the battle is over, I have completed the task. ”
"War Flower King Qingzhen
Wang Qingzhen, the prototype of the female hygienist Wang Lan in the movie "Shangganling". At the beginning of 1951, Wang Qingzhen, who was only 15 years old, entered the Korean War. On October 14, 1952, the Battle of Shangganling in Korea began, and Wang Qingzhen participated in this battle as a hygienist at the medical and political unit of the 45th Division of the Volunteer Army.
Wang Qingzhen entered the Korean War and was awarded the second class merit when she was 16 years old.
Wang Qingzhen said that the war was arduous and unforgettable, but what made her most unforgettable was the land of Shangganling, the years when it was burned by gunfire and the love of life and death.
After the Battle of Shangganling, Wang Qingzhen was awarded the Second Class Meritorious Service by the Headquarters of the Chinese Volunteer Army, and the Democratic Republic of Korea awarded her the Second Class Medal of Honor.
● "Ice Blood Chosin Lake"
The snowy mountains bury loyal bones, and the achievements are ancient and modern
The Battle of Chosin Lake was a battle that took place in the Chosin Lake area during the Second Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
In the Battle of Chosin Lake, the three corps of the 9th Corps of the Chinese Volunteer Army, under difficult and difficult conditions, fought a direct battle with the US 10th Army, which was world-class in weaponry and equipment and with outstanding combat achievements, in the Chosin Lake area of Korea from November 27 to December 24, 1950, creating a record of completely annihilating a whole regiment of the US army in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, forcing the US military ace troops to experience the "longest retreat" in history. This campaign recaptured a vast area in the east north of the 38th Parallel. The volunteer army won a great victory on both the eastern and western fronts, reversing the situation on the battlefield in one fell swoop, becoming an inflection point in the Korean War and laying the foundation for victory in the final armistice negotiations.
The Chinese volunteers also paid a great price in this battle: the elite 9th Corps of the East China Field Army was scarred and seriously injured, and the veterans were left with casualties.
The cold and cold of Chosin Lake cast a murderous spell on the war. The U.S. and Chinese volunteers have reached their limits in extremely harsh natural conditions.
The fierceness of this "Battle of Hell" is a strong stroke in the history of the Korean War.
The editor said:
During the drafting stage, I consulted a lot of literature and watched many documentaries. As I watched the witnesses of the years of their backs recount the battles of that year, still full of blood and fighting spirit like vigorous youths, I was deeply shaken by their pure, fearless and courageous loyalty.
Looking back at my generation, I was born in the sun and grew up in the spring breeze. Without the vigilance of artillery attacks, we should remember history and pass on the spirit of the martyrs.
Witnesses of history will leave us over time, but the stories they leave about history will survive with documentary footage.
71 years ago today, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army held high the banner of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea and defending the homeland, crossed the Yalu River, and launched its first battle after going to the DPRK. The battle lasted about two years and nine months. It was the Chinese volunteers who defended the peace of the motherland with their blood. There is a number that we must never forget: 197653 In the 134 battles of all sizes, it was every one of them who defended the fruits of victory with their lives!
The body is dead and the spirit is the spirit, and the soul is resolute as a ghost. Chinese people's volunteer army used the weight of guns and bullets to guard the motherland's river Qinghai Yan, and exchanged the bloody struggle without fear of sacrifice in exchange for today's Guotai min'an.
Today, 71 years have passed since the Korean War, but from the stories of those who have witnessed it, we can still feel the heroism and heroism of the Chinese volunteer army.
The contents of "The Chronicle of the Korean War of the Fifty Army", "Memories of the Korean Air War", "Remembrance of the Most Lovely People -- The Legend of the Heroes of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea", and "Ice Blood Chosin Lake" use a large number of historical documents and historical images, and through narration of history and the meeting of witnesses, they reproduce the details of the disparity between the enemy and ourselves on the battlefield and the victory of the skillful attack, and also present the touching behind the war.
The four programs "The Chronicle of the Korean War of the Fifty Army", "Memories of the Korean Air War", "Remembrance of the Most Lovely People - The Legend of the Heroes of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea", and "Ice Blood Chosin Lake" were all promoted and distributed by Beijing business institutions.