What major battles have our army fought since the founding of the People's Republic of China?

August 20 17 1 day is the 90th anniversary of the founding of the China People's Liberation Army. Over the past 90 years, the People's Army has experienced the baptism of the Second Revolutionary Civil War, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. With the establishment of 1949 new China, the people's army has shouldered the heavy responsibility of "defending the country and defending the country". Then, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, apart from the war of liberation, what other major battles have our army fought?

1On June 25th, 950, the Korean War broke out. /kloc-in July of 0/3, the Central Committee and the Military Commission made a decision: the 38th, 39th, 40th and 42nd armies immediately assembled to form the Northeast Border Guard. On October 8th, 65438/Kloc-0, the Northeast Border Guard was renamed as "Chinese people's Volunteer Army", and on October 9th, 65438/Kloc-0, volunteer troops crossed the Yalu River. Since then, the Korean War has lasted for two years and nine months.

The picture shows a corner of the battlefield in Lin Chuan in the third campaign.

1950101On October 25th, the battle between Chinese people's Volunteer Army and the United Nations forces led by the United States started. From June 1950 to June 195 1, volunteers carried out five activities. There are many famous battles in the five major campaigns, such as Yunshan Campaign, Changjin Lake Campaign, SongGu Feng Campaign, Seoul Offensive and Defensive Campaign, etc. The picture shows a corner of the battlefield in Lin Chuan in the third campaign.

The picture shows 195 1 May, 2008, the US military cured the captured volunteers.

According to the statistics of Dandong Memorial Hall to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the number of volunteers who died in direct combat was 6.5438+0.8 million, and about 6.5438 million volunteers were buried in North Korea. In the battle, the number of captured volunteers was about 2 1400. More than 6,000 of them returned to the mainland. The picture shows 195 1 May, 2008, the US military cured the captured volunteers.

The picture shows the volunteers' "farewell" to the Shangganling position. Photo courtesy of vision china

1953 On July 27th, the Korean Armistice Agreement was formally signed. 1958 volunteers withdrew from north Korea, leaving only a seven-member working group to deal with the aftermath, including receiving the remains of volunteers found and handed over in south Korea. 1991September, the 7-person team quit. The picture shows the volunteers' "farewell" to the Shangganling position.

The picture shows the shelling of Kinmen.

1On August 23rd, 958, one of the largest shelling operations in the history of the PLA began. Within 20 minutes, about 30,000 shells fired by 459 cannons instantly landed on the position of the Kuomintang defenders in Kinmen. 10, the PLA changed to one-day shelling, no shelling for two days, and no singles and doubles. This state lasted until 1979 when China and the United States established diplomatic relations. The picture shows the shelling of Kinmen.

The picture shows1962101October 23rd, Longbupu, a Soviet-made Mi -4 helicopter destroyed by Tibetan border guards. Photo courtesy of Blue | Yellow

From 65438 to 0962, Indian Prime Minister Nehru misjudged the international situation and invaded China, Tibet and Xinjiang. 1962101On October 20th, the Sino-Indian border self-defense counterattack officially started. The picture shows1962101October 23rd, Longbupu, a Soviet-made Mi -4 helicopter destroyed by Tibetan border guards.

The picture shows China's army on the East Highway 1962 1 1 in June. Photo courtesy of Blue | Huang Gallery

196211:001October 2 1: 00, the Indian government issued a statement, starting from 00: 00 on the 22nd, our army ceased fire on the entire border between China and India. Since 65438+February 1, Chinese border guards have retreated 20 kilometers from the actual control line between China and India in June1959165438+1October 7. The picture shows China's army on the East Highway 1962 1 1 in June.

1March, 969, the Sino-Soviet treasure island campaign started. 15, 17 On March 2, China and the Soviet Union had three large-scale armed conflicts in Zhenbao Island. Treasure Island is located on the Chinese side of the main channel in the middle reaches of Wusuli River, only 0.7 square kilometers. At the end of 1968, Soviet border guards landed on the island many times, intercepted Chinese border patrol personnel on the island, beat patrol personnel, and even shot and provoked.

The picture shows 1970 a frontier defense detachment that won the first class collective merit in the self-defense counterattack of Zhenbao Island. Photography | Tang Mengzong

At the beginning of 1969, China decided to fight back in self-defense. On March 2nd, in the face of the Soviet armed intervention that intercepted the Chinese border patrol on the island, the detachment on standby on the China side of Zhenbao Island went into battle. The fighting lasted more than 30 minutes, with dozens of casualties on both sides. The picture shows 1970 a frontier defense detachment that won the first class collective merit in the self-defense counterattack of Zhenbao Island.

The picture shows the officers and men of a navy boat who won the collective second-class merit in the Xisha self-defense counterattack are training to attack submarines. Photography | Wu Zhenchao

1974 65438+1October19 and 20, a small-scale maritime battle took place between the PLA and the South Vietnamese army in the waters of Yongle Islands west of Xisha Islands in the South China Sea of China, which we called "Xisha Islands self-defense counterattack". The picture shows the officers and men of a navy boat who won the collective second-class merit in the Xisha self-defense counterattack are training to attack submarines.

The picture shows the officers and men of an amphibious reconnaissance team who won the collective second-class merit in the Xisha self-defense counterattack. Photography | Wu Zhenchao

1In September, 1973, despite the strong protest of the China government, Vietnamese Nguyen Van Shao Group sent warships to occupy some islands in Xisha, killing and injuring many fishermen and militia in China, and at the same time attacking ships patrolling normally in China. The picture shows the officers and men of an amphibious reconnaissance team who won the collective second-class merit in the Xisha self-defense counterattack.