This is an old photo taken at . After the Korean War , it was a place where the two sides exchanged prisoners of war. On the screen, is a volunteer prisoner of war who has lost both legs, walking towards the embrace of the motherland with a cane, with a nervous and excited mood. Because of the age, we no longer know who the hero in this picture is. However, he reminds us of more than 70 years ago. There is such a group of people who also participated in the Korean War. Due to historical reasons, many of their heroic struggles have not been well publicized; the martyrs they sacrificed heroically in the struggle did not receive the honor and respect that they deserve; some of the heroic fighters who returned to the motherland after a stubborn struggle did not return home. Was treated unfairly.
They are a special group of that has been forgotten by history. They are the returning prisoners of the volunteer army.
Looking at the historical data, most of the volunteers' prisoners of war were captured when they had run out of ammunition and food, or were injured. When 's unfortunately captured volunteer army officers and soldiers were behind bars, they did not give in, but chose to continue their desperate struggle with the enemy.
Back then, U.S. imperialism could not bear to admit that it had failed on the battlefield. It went so far as to violate the "Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War" signed by it and proposed the so-called "free repatriation" plan to repatriate prisoners of war. Use all kinds of brutal and inhumane means to torture the prisoners of war who are unarmed and want to return to mainland China from the mental and physical torture.
Under the brutal screening of the enemy, there were more than 20,000 captives of the Volunteer Army, but only more than 6,000 returned home. Most of the rest were repatriated to Taiwan, and some died tragically in a foreign country.
In the face of fierce enemies, the communists in the POW camps set up combat organizations such as the "Communist Solidarity Association" and the "Combat Headquarters for Returning Comrades" to lead the majority of captured comrades.Fought an indomitable struggle for returning to the motherland.
On October 1, 1952, in order to celebrate the third anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Volunteer Army prisoners dyed ten five-star red flags with their own blood and rose proudly over the camp. The enraged enemy even dispatched tanks to crush them, using light and heavy machine guns, grenades, poisonous gas and flamethrowers to slaughter unarmed volunteer prisoners. More than 50 warriors used their chests to build iron walls one after another, guarding the dignity of the national flag, but they gave their precious lives.
They fulfilled their oath of "repaying the country with death, without complaint!"
Their bold loyalty, forever!
They are worthy of the "loveliest people" in the new era!
Of course, in the prisoner-of-war camp, there have been many real heroes and true men who have sprung up and down, and some cowards who are greedy for life and fear of death have also appeared; there are also a small group of betrayal traitors such as Li Daan. Some of those traitors have received the punishment they deserved, and some have fled to Taiwan. Perhaps some of them are still lingering, but no matter where they fled, they will always be nailed to the pillar of shame in history and be scolded by the generations of the Chinese nation.
Guided by the correct line, guidelines, and policies of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, our party corrected this historical fallacy in time, vindicated all the returning volunteer prisoners of war, and implemented the policy of returning prisoners. Set up jobs and helped them heal their physical and mental wounds, so that they can spend their old age with peace of mind.
Let us pay tribute to this , a special group that has been forgotten by history!
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