Revolutionary Martyrs in Martyrs Cemetery of North China Military Region

Xu Peijian (1908- 1939) is a native of Sigang Village, Raoyang, Hebei Province. 1928 went to Peiping to study, and later joined the third regiment of the 84th Division of the Kuomintang Army as the company commander. 193 1, join the China * * * production party. After the September 18th Incident, he returned to Raoyang to carry out anti-Japanese and national salvation activities. 1933 Joined the Chasui Anti-Japanese Coalition to participate in the Anti-Japanese War. Later, he engaged in anti-Japanese propaganda and military movements in the Kuomintang army. 1934 10 Comrade of Beifangju was transferred, and was caught to cover Huang Jing's escape when he broke through. 1936 "Xi incident", he was released on bail pending trial. 1937 After the July 7th Incident, he returned to Raoyang to form the Anti-Japanese Volunteers in Raoyang County. In the winter of the same year, its department was reorganized into the First Route Army of Hebei Guerrilla and served as the commander-in-chief. At the beginning of 1938, he led the troops to recover Hejian county occupied by the Japanese army. In the summer of the same year, the Ministry was reorganized as the independent fourth regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and served as the head. He led the troops to fight against the enemy for more than 30 times, and his troops were praised by the people as "the independent regiment of the Iron Army". 1938 65438+in February, the independent regiment moved to Lingshan and Ye Bei areas in Quyang County to defend the base area and take on the task of monitoring and blocking the enemy's attack. 1939 1 month, when he was resting in Lingshan, Quyang County, he was suddenly surrounded by thousands of puppet troops. Even though Tian Tongchun, the chief of staff of the regiment, led the main force to break through, he also commanded the guard company to cover himself and repelled the enemy's charge many times. In the battle, he was seriously injured and still covered the soldiers of the guard company to break through until he died heroically. He is 3 1 year old.

Bethune

Bethune (1890 ~ 1939), a great internationalist fighter, was born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada. Stubborn and competitive since childhood, full of opinions. After graduating from Gonzalez Private School and Angxia High School, he entered the University of Toronto to study biology. 19 14 after the outbreak of world war I, he was drafted into the army and served in the field medical team of the 1 division of the Royal Canadian Army. After the injury, he returned to the University of Toronto to continue his studies. 19 17, enlisted for the second time, joined the Royal Canadian Navy, served as an assistant medical officer on a warship, and then served in the Royal Air Force. 19 18, UK retirement. 1923, 1 June, participated in the membership examination of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, England, and was successfully selected. 1spring of 933, went to Herman Zifei Hospital in Detroit, USA as acting director of surgery. 1935165438+1October, Bethune joined the Canadian * * * Production Party.

1937 After the July 7th Incident, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China, broke out in an all-round way. Bethune was sent by the Canadian * * * Production Party and the American * * * Production Party. 1October 8th, 1938, he led a medical team to China and arrived in Yan 'an in March, where he was warmly received by Comrade Mao Zedong. He declined the suggestion of the CPC Central Committee to let him stay in Yan 'an and resolutely went to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei anti-Japanese front. Arrived in Jingangku Village, Wutai County, Shanxi Province on June 17. Here, he was welcomed by Nie, commander of the military region, and Ye Qingshan, minister of health, and was hired as a health consultant of the military region.

1938 winter, one, two? The main force of the division went to Jizhong, and he led a crusade medical team composed of 18 people to follow the division. In order to cooperate with the army, he also invented the "horseback hospital". Where the wounded go, he appears. 1June, 939, he returned to western Hebei and proposed to the military region to establish a "health school". He personally wrote lesson plans, gave lectures to medical staff and actively sought financial support from the United States. Bethune served the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians with superb medical technology and extremely responsible spirit, trained a large number of medical backbones and made indelible contributions to the health cause of our army.

In the winter of the same year, the Japanese army conducted a winter "mopping up" in our base area. Bethune worked hard day and night, risking his life to rescue the wounded on the front line many times. He died in Huangshikou Village, Tang County, Hebei Province on June 1939 and June 1 12.

What is the spirit of a foreigner whose duty is to liberate the people of China? This is the spirit of internationalism, this is the spirit of * *! Comrade Mao Zedong wrote an article in memory of Bethune. Indian doctors Ke Dihua (19 10 ~ 1942) and 1938 came to China with the medical team of the International Red Cross and went to the anti-Japanese front in North China the following year. In the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region, he served as Dean of Bethune International Peace Hospital and joined the Producers' Party of China. 1942 65438+ February, died of overwork. Mao Zedong spoke highly of Dr. Ke Dihua, saying that his death "the whole army lost an arm and the country lost a friend". The Martyrs Cemetery in North China Military Region has been built for more than 40 years. During these 40 years, the CPC Central Committee and local party organizations at all levels and government departments have given great care and support to the cemetery. Especially after the founding of New China, Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and other proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation personally wrote inscriptions in the cemetery.

Today, when we stand in front of the tomb of the martyrs, look back and remember the great achievements of the martyrs. Can we redefine the meaning of "happiness" and think more deeply about our future responsibilities?

In order to welcome the arrival of Tomb-Sweeping Day, from April/KLOC-0 to April 5, the Eighth Detachment of the Armed Police will hold a flag-raising ceremony at the Martyrs Cemetery in North China Military Region at 8: 30 every morning; The Martyrs Cemetery in North China Military Region will hold three or four reports on the deeds of famous martyrs at 8: 30 am and 2: 30 pm every day; At the same time, the Martyrs Cemetery in North China Military Region will also organize people from all walks of life to visit and study in museums, halls and auditoriums, so as to provide services and convenience for units and individuals who hold the ceremony of joining the party, joining the league and joining the team and carrying out patriotic education in the cemetery.

The managers of the Martyrs Cemetery in North China Military Region follow the example of revolutionary martyrs, insist on putting social benefits first, strengthen internal management, give full play to the special educational function of the Martyrs Cemetery, and become the window of spiritual civilization construction.

The North China Military Region Martyrs Cemetery in Shijiazhuang was founded in March 1950, with a total area of 2 10000 square meters. Among the pines and cypresses, Dr. Bethune, a national hero and a great internationalist fighter, and Dr. Ke Dihua, an Indian medical team who aided China, are buried. Since the establishment of the park, it has received more than 24.3 million people and more than 3,000 international friends. 1995, Hebei province invested 20.23 million yuan to carry out large-scale construction and maintenance of cemeteries, build new monuments and revolutionary cultural relics museums, expand memorial halls and increase green spaces. Martyrs Cemetery makes full use of 6,543,800 pieces of cultural relics and more than 2,000 historical photos of Zhang Zhengui, scientifically combines cultural relics, documents, pictures, sculptures and models with modern means such as sound, light and electricity, and cooperates with various functions such as video recording and projection, thus further enhancing the publicity effect. They also collected a large number of historical materials of revolutionary cultural relics, sorted out, appraised and collected them, and successively compiled and published more than 0 monographs 10 on martyrs' deeds such as Immortal Heroism, Biography of Soldiers Killed in the Anti-Japanese War and Famous Heroes in North China.

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