14 in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Henan people suffered heavy casualties due to repeated battles and defeats in the frontal battlefield. Henan sent nearly 1.9 million able-bodied men to the front battlefield, and there were 4 million people in the province, of whom 300,000 were heroically killed or disabled. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the people of Henan stood in the forefront of defending their homeland and made great contributions to the victory of this war with their own efforts and dedication.
During the whole Anti-Japanese War, China suffered 35 million military and civilian casualties, while the casualties in Henan Province reached an astonishing140,000, accounting for more than one third of the total casualties in the country. This undoubtedly shows the tragic anti-Japanese war in Henan. The people of Henan have proved their national integrity to the world with their blood and lives-they would rather die than surrender.
The most tragic battle in the history of Henan Anti-Japanese War-Xixia Kou Battle
The battle of Xixia Kou was named after the main battlefield was Xixia Kou (now Xixia County) in Henan Province. Xixia County of Nanyang City was Xixia Town before the founding of the People's Republic of China, which was under the jurisdiction of neixiang county. Xixia City was established in 1948, and Xixia County was established in 1949.
From/kloc-0 to March, 945, the five-month campaign in western Henan and northern Hubei was the last large-scale campaign in the eight-year anti-Japanese war. The main battlefield is at the junction of Hubei, Henan and Shaanxi provinces, including Laohekou, Nanyang, Dengxian and Xixia. The battle of Xixia Kou is the longest, fiercest and most crucial battle in the battle of western Henan and northern Hubei, and it is also the last battle to end.
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