In the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), under the leadership of China, the Flying Tigers, established in Zaozhuang, fought bloody battles with the Japanese army and defeated the Japanese invaders with guerrilla tactics.
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Brief introduction of Taierzhuang campaign:
Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater, went to the front. Taierzhuang is a small town in yi county, Shandong Province (now Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province). It is located at the intersection of Taizao (Zhuang) branch line of Jin-Pu line and Taiwei (Fang) highway. It is the gateway of Xuzhou and has an important position in the military.
1from March to April, 1938, China's army fought a large-scale battle with the Japanese invaders here, defeated two elite Japanese divisions and won brilliant victories that shocked the world. Because the location of this battle is in Taierzhuang, it is called Taierzhuang Battle.
The Battle of Taierzhuang took place in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, driven by the massive Japanese attack and the Japanese people's anti-Japanese anger. At that time, the Japanese army occupied Nanjing, eager to get through the Jin-Pu line and seize Xuzhou, and then marched west along the Longhai line, took Zhengzhou south, and occupied Wuhan, the central city of China's Anti-Japanese War.
In order to stop the Japanese attack, China's military authorities mobilized 70,000 to 80,000 troops. On June1937+1October 12, Li Zongren was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Theater, stationed in Xuzhou, to command the defensive war on the Jin-Pu Line.
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