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Male, 1890 was born in a pastor's family in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada. 19 16 graduated from the medical school of the university of Toronto. 1935 was elected as a member and director of the American thoracic surgery society. His medical skills in thoracic surgery enjoy a high reputation in Canada, Britain and the United States. In the same year 165438+.

1936 After the Spanish War broke out, he led a medical team to the front of Madrid to rescue anti-fascist fighters. 1937, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China. Bethune, who was raising money for the Spanish War in Canada and the United States at that time, said in his speech that the real battle was in China, where the struggle decided the fate of our world, and I wanted to fight with them.

1938 65438+ 10, Bethune was sent by the Canadian * * Production Party and the American * * Production Party to lead a medical team composed of Canadians and Americans, carrying a large amount of medical equipment, and went to China to support the just struggle of the people of China. Zhou Enlai met him in the office of the Eighth Route Army in Wuhan. Under the escort of the Eighth Route Army, it passed through Hubei and Henan and crossed Shanxi. Bethune and his party arrived in Yan 'an at the end of March. Mao Zedong met him in Yan 'an and warmly praised him for coming to China not far from Wan Li to help War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the people of China. Later, he went to the anti-Japanese front and led the medical team to the Jinchaji Military Region on June 17. Commander Nie hired him as a health consultant for the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. In the following two years, he was full of enthusiasm, high sense of responsibility, selfless dedication and superb medical skills.

Bethune's mobile medical team went in and out of the line of fire to save lives. In order to reduce the pain and disability of the wounded, he set the operating table nearest to the fire line. 1938165438+10 In October, the 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army ambushed the Japanese army on Guangling Highway, and he set up the first aid station less than10 from the front line. In 40 hours, he performed 7/kloc-0 operations in succession. 1February, 939, led the medical team to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army 120 Division to advance into Jizhong. During his four months in Jizhong, he walked 1500 miles and had 3 15 operations. In the famous Battle of Songhu, his operating table was located 7 miles away from the fire line.