The Eighth Route Army, formerly known as the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, was later renamed the Eighteenth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, which was subordinate to the battle sequence of the National Revolutionary Army. It is an anti-Japanese force led by China Producers' Party and one of the predecessors of China People's Liberation Army.
Southbound cadres refer to party and government cadres who work from the north to the south (south of the Yangtze River). Because in the war of liberation, the northern part of our country was liberated first. With the battle of crossing the river and the liberation of the south, a large number of cadres were needed to enrich the place, so the party and government cadres transferred from all parts of the north to the south were called "cadres going south"
The old Red Army refers to the Red Army when it joined the army. 1937 after the Xi incident, the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. During the War of Liberation, the army was renamed China People's Liberation Army.
1927 The Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army was the first * * * production party unit, and all the former * * * production party units in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression were called the Red Army. Therefore, the old Eighth Route Army of the old Red Army should be calculated on the basis that War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression joined the regular army of the * * * production party before and after.
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1927, 1 In August, the "Nanchang Uprising" led by China's * * * Production Party broke out. ?
1in April, 928, the Nanchang Uprising Team led by Zhu De arrived in Jinggangshan and joined forces with the Autumn Harvest Uprising Team led by Mao Zedong to form the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Revolutionary Army.
1in August, 935, during the seventh international congress of China * * *, the * * production party published a letter to all compatriots for resisting Japan and saving the nation, which is the famous "August 1st Declaration". Advocate stopping the civil war and uniting with the outside world. The August 1st Declaration is an important document to promote the second national cooperation, which means the end of China's closed-door policy and the beginning of the implementation of the anti-Japanese national united front strategy.
Since 1936, the two sides have held many talks on the second cooperation, but no substantive progress has been made. 193665438+February 12 Xi incident broke out. Under the mediation of China's * * * production party, the Xi 'an incident was settled peacefully, and Chiang Kai-shek agreed to stop the civil war. After the Xi incident, the two sides accelerated the negotiation progress of the second cooperation.
1949 On New Year's Day, Xinhua News Agency published a New Year message "Carry the Revolution to the End", which declared the firm confidence and heroism of the People's Liberation Army in crossing the river south and liberating all China.
It is under this historical background that the Central East China Central Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the East China Bureau) deployed a large number of cadres to form the "Southern East China Cadre Column" according to the strategic deployment of the Central Committee, and went south with the People's Liberation Army to take over the political power of Jiangnan New Area, which made great historical contributions to the political power construction of new China.
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