1945 Dalian was liberated on August 22nd. Since 193 1 year, after 14 years of hard resistance, the people of China finally won the victory in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The people of Dalian, who were colonized by Japan for 40 years, were liberated after the Soviet army led the troops to control the Japanese positions.

20 15 is the 70th anniversary of the victory of China people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the world anti-fascist war, and it is also the 70th anniversary of Dalian's liberation. August 22nd this year marks the 70th anniversary of Dalian's liberation. Seventy years ago, with the dawn of the world anti-fascist war and the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Dalian and its people ushered in liberation and rebirth. As one of the earliest liberated cities in China, why was Dalian liberated 70 years ago? What unusual liberation process has this city had? Today, let's relive that magnificent history and unforgettable liberation chapter in old photos and archives. ...

1945 why was Dalian liberated in advance?

China Anti-Japanese Battlefield is the most powerful wing of the international anti-fascist anti-Japanese front. China's protracted anti-Japanese war contained more than 2 million Japanese main forces and plunged Japanese militarism into the quagmire of the battlefield in China. It won valuable time for the allies to win the initiative in the Pacific battlefield.

However, it is not easy to completely wipe out the Japanese army, especially the Japanese Kwantung Army entrenched in the northeast of China.

1On February 4th, 945, the leaders of the Soviet Union, the United States and Britain gathered in Yalta, Crimea, the Soviet Union for a meeting.

1 1 In February, the three countries signed the Agreement between the Soviet Union, the United States and Britain on Japan, that is, the Yalta Agreement. According to this agreement, the Soviet Union participated in the allied war against Japan within two or three months after the end of the European War. On August 8, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan. On August 9th, the Soviet Red Army sent troops to the northeast of China and launched an all-round attack on the Japanese Kwantung Army from three directions: east, north and west.

Against the background of changing world wars, the victory of China and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression is just around the corner. The curtain of the liberation of Northeast China and Dalian slowly opened ... After a million Soviet Red Army crossed the border, it pushed all the way to the hinterland of Northeast China and quickly defeated the Japanese Kwantung Army, which is known as the "million elite". At noon on August 15, the Japanese emperor officially announced the surrender to the world. Despite this, the Soviet Red Army continued to advance the offensive pace according to the established plan.

What happened on August 22nd 70 years ago?

On August 22nd, after the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General Ivanov and Major General Yamanov, deputy commanders of Baikal Army, led the airborne troops to take the 10 transport plane and fly to Lushun and Dalian under the cover of fighter planes. /kloc-at 0/7, when the Soviet plane arrived over Lushun Tuchengzi airport, some recalcitrant Japanese troops fired guns at the transport plane. The fighters of the Soviet Red Army were forced to fly at ultra-low altitude to disperse the Japanese army and ensure the safe landing of the transport plane. After the successful landing, the Soviet army immediately disarmed the Japanese defenders in and around the airport. Kobayashi, the Japanese garrison commander in Lushun, surrendered his saber in frustration at the headquarters and announced his surrender. At the same time, 250 airborne troops led by Major General Yamanov also landed at Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport and became the garrison commander of Dalian (later replaced by Lieutenant General Gao Zlov).

On August 24th, the tanks of the 6th Army of the Soviet Guards Tank Corps entered Lushun and Dalian respectively. On the same day, an airborne fleet composed of sailors from the Soviet Pacific Fleet landed in Lushun.

With the Soviet Red Army stationed in Lushun and Dalian, Japan's 40-year colonial rule over Dalian ended and Dalian was liberated. Suffering from Japanese colonial oppression, Dalian people took to the streets to celebrate liberation and victory. After the Soviet troops entered Lvda, they also held a mass rally in front of Dalian Railway Station to celebrate the liberation of Dalian. The jubilant Dalian people in the square played slogans and colorful flags and shouted slogans to celebrate the liberation of the city and the great victory of the anti-fascist war in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the world!