During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the Eighth Route Army129th Division, led by Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, was ordered to cross the Yellow River eastward, advance into Taihang Mountain and enter Shexian County, and fought hard with the Japanese invaders.
He has made outstanding contributions to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, forged deep feelings with the people of Handan, and formed the "129 th Division Spirit" of "not afraid of difficulties, not afraid of sacrifice, being brave in taking responsibility and being brave in winning". This is a vivid portrayal of the lofty spirit of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries and a valuable political wealth of our party.
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The Eighth Route Army 129 Division was called the Eighth Route Army 129 Division of the National Revolutionary Army, and later changed to the 18th Army 129 Division of the National Revolutionary Army. It is led by the China Producer Party and is one of the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army. On August 25th, 1937 was organized by the 4th and 36547th divisions of the Fourth Army of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants.
The 29th and 30th armies of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi were reorganized into independent 1, 2, 3 and 4 regiments, and 15 Legion Cavalry Regiment, with 385th and 386th brigades, training regiments and five directly affiliated battalions under its jurisdiction.
In War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in eight years, the129th Division annihilated more than 420,000 Japanese puppet troops and liberated more than 80 county towns. With the cooperation of 1 15 division, the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Liberated Area was established, which starts from Jinpu Railway in the east, reaches Tongpu Railway in the west, crosses Longhai Railway in the south and reaches Deshi and Zheng Tai Railways in the north, with an area of/kloc-0.8 million square kilometers and a population of more than 24 million. The number of troops has grown to nearly 300,000, which has made great contributions to the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
Baidu Encyclopedia-129 A Division of the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China