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

Author: Liu Guohui
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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-North Shaanxi revolutionary bases, creating conditions for the Central Committee to establish the Shaanxi-North Shaanxi area 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, this unit successively participated in establishing revolutionary bases in Hubei, Henan, and Anhui, as well as in 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. In the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, it was among the first to enter North Korea to fight in battles from the first to the fifth, engaging in 340 days of defensive warfare on the front lines. The 39th Army's footprint spans 18 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, covering a journey of over 100,000 miles and participating in more than 6,000 battles, defeating 400,000 enemies. It made significant contributions to national independence, people's liberation, and the establishment and defense of the new China.