The Jinchaji Border Region War Resistance Martyrs' Memorial (晋察冀边区抗战烈士纪念塔), after being destroyed by the Japanese, Tang County (唐县), Hebei Province

Collection

Identifier

ML06-d105

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Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: ML06-d105. The war memorial, built by the Eighth Route Army, was completed in August 1941, and destroyed on 15 October 1941. See an account of this in 'Dragon Fangs' by Claire and William Band (George Allen & Unwin, 1947) on pages 130-131. 'Dragon Fangs' was republished in USA as 'Two Years with the Chinese Communists' (Yale University Press, 1948). The Jinchaji Border Region War Resistance Martyrs' Memorial (晋察冀边区抗战烈士纪念塔) was near Dr Norman Bethune (白求恩)'s grave and memorial. See ML03-d018, ML03-d019, ML03-d020 and ML03-d021.

Caption on photograph

The war memorial after the Japs had smashed it.

Location

Hebei

Estimated Date

1941-1945

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph