China News Service, Hefei, December 8th (Reporter Qiang Zhao) The reporter learned from Wuwei City, Anhui Province on the 8th that in order to remember the history of the War of Resistance against Japan and promote the spirit of the War of Resistance against Japan, Dai Chengdong, the son of the famous Anti-Japanese general, General Dai Anlan, donated two precious cultural relics to Wuwei City. , A commemorative stamp of General Dai Anlan in 1975 and a surrender letter (photocopy) of the Japanese invaders in 1945.
It is understood that on September 3, 1975, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Taiwan of China printed and issued a commemorative stamp for General Dai Anlan.
On September 9, 1945, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese invasion of China, Okamura Neji, submitted a letter of surrender in Nanjing to He Yingqin, commander-in-chief of the "Republic of China" army, marking the official end of China's 14-year War of Resistance against Japan with China's victory.
Dai Maobiao, the person in charge of Dai Anlan Memorial Hall in Hongxiang Town, Wuwei City, said that the cultural relics donated this time have further enriched, enriched and enhanced the collections of Dai Anlan’s former residence and memorial hall, providing vivid historical witnesses to the audience, and providing for research on the spirit of Dai Anlan’s patriotism. With new content and historical support, it has great historical and practical significance.
Dai Anlan was born in Fenghe Dai Natural Village, Lianxi Community, Hongxiang Town, in 1904. He graduated from Huangpu Phase III and participated in the revolution in 1925. He participated in the Great Wall War of Resistance, the Battle of Caohe, the Battle of Zhanghe, the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Wuhan, and the Battle of Changsha. Defense War, Kunlun Pass, etc.; successively won the fifth-class Yunjun Medal.
In 1939, he was promoted to the first mechanized unit, the commander of the 200th Division of the Fifth Army. In 1941, he went to fight in Burma and died in northern Burma on May 26, 1942.
In October 1942, the US Congress authorized President Roosevelt to posthumously award the Dai Anlan Medal of Achievement. Dai Anlan became the first Chinese soldier to receive the American Medal in World War II.
In 1956, Dai Anlan was chased as a revolutionary martyr by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Central People's Government. Chairman Mao Zedong issued a certificate to Dai Anlan's survivors.
On September 10, 2009, Dai Anlan was named one of "100 Heroes and Exemplary Characters Who Made Outstanding Contributions to the Founding of New China".
According to reports, Dai Anlan's children have repeatedly donated the relics of General Dai Anlan to the Wuwei Municipal Government in Anhui Province.
In June of this year, at the home of General Dai Anlan’s daughter Dai Fanling, the donations included the Legion’s Meritorious Medal, Certificate of Honor, the Republic’s Double Hundred People’s Certificate of Honor and commemorative medals, historical documents, and daily necessities. A total of 75 pieces were donated. The largest donation to date.
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