Bloodthirsty Pioneers - A Chronicle of the Battles of the People's Liberation Army's Third Army

Author: Li Renyi
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Publish Date: 2004-04-09
Features: The 39th Army is a heroic unit with a glorious revolutionary history and fine traditions. Its predecessor was the 25th and 26th Armies. During the Long March, they arrived in Shaanxi first and established the Shaanxi-Gansu and Shaanxi-Northwest revolutionary bases, creating conditions for the Central Committee to establish the Shaanxi-Gansu-Northwest as the headquarters of the Chinese revolution. At a critical moment in the history of the Chinese revolution, they achieved special merits. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the unit successively participated in establishing revolutionary bases in Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Shaanxi, Gansu, and the Border Region, and took part in battles such as Pingxingguan and Lianghuai. During the War of Liberation, it advanced into Northeast China to open up the Western Manchuria base and successively participated in famous battles such as Xiushuihezi, Baiping, and Sanqingjiangnan, fighting from the Songhua River all the way to Zhennan Pass. As the first unit to enter North Korea in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, it participated in campaigns 1-5 and fought in a 340-day position defense battle. The 39th Army's footsteps covered 18 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, with a journey of over 100,000 miles and more than 6,000 battles, eliminating 400,000 enemies. It made great contributions to national independence, people's liberation, and the establishment and defense of the new China.