On the night of July 7, 1937, the Japanese garrison at Marco Polo Bridge held a so-called military exercise near the Chinese garrison position without notifying the Chinese local authorities. They falsely claimed that a Japanese soldier was missing and requested to enter Wanping

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Marco Polo Bridge Incident

Marco Polo Bridge in the 1930s

Chinese troops guarding Marco Polo Bridge

On the night of July 7, 1937, the Japanese garrison at Marco Polo Bridge carried out a so-called attack near the Chinese garrison position without notifying the Chinese local authorities. During the military exercise, they falsely claimed that a Japanese soldier was missing, and requested to enter Wanping County (today's Marco Polo Bridge Town) in the southwest of Peiping for search. The Chinese garrison sternly refused, and the Japanese army immediately launched an attack on Wanping City and Marco Polo Bridge. The 219th Regiment of the 37th Division of the 29th Chinese Army Garrison fought back and put up a tenacious resistance.

The "Marco Bridge Incident" opened the prelude to the national anti-Japanese war.

Founding Lieutenant General Pi Dingjun died

Pi Dingjun

Pi Dingjun, Founding Lieutenant General of the People's Republic of China , was a native of Daijialing, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province. During his military career, he served successively as Red Army company instructor, battalion instructor, deputy section chief of the Higher Command Section of the Red Army University, battalion commander of the Infantry School, commander of the 2nd Regiment of the Instruction Division, commander of the 129th Division Special Agent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and commander of the military division. Members, detachment commander, column brigade commander, column deputy commander, field army deputy commander, field army commander and other positions. He successively participated in the anti-"siege" campaign in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area, the anti-"siege" campaign in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Area, Long March , Central Plains Breakout , Menglianggu Campaign , Laiwu Campaign , East Henan Campaign , Huaihai Campaign , Battle of Crossing the River etc.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as commander of the 24th Army of the People's Liberation Army, commander of the 9th Corps of the Chinese Volunteer Army, deputy commander of the Fujian Military Region, deputy commander of the Fuzhou Military Region, commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, and commander of the Fuzhou Military Region. , participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. Unfortunately, he was killed in the line of duty while commanding a military exercise in Fujian on July 7, 1976. He was only 62 years old.

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