In 1945, the national army in Zhijiang, Hunan, received the exposure of the real old color photos of Japanese army heads. These photos were taken by Joseph·, an American Flying Tiger in those days; Photographed by Germany
Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County, subordinate to Huaihua City, Hunan Province, is located in the west of Hunan Province, at the southern foot of Wuling Mountain System, and in the eastern extension of Yunnan Guizhou Plateau. Zhijiang, ancient genus“ Wuxi Wild Land”, The Shang and Zhou Dynasties belonged to the central part of Chu and Guizhou, and the Qin Dynasty was the county of central Guizhou. Since the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), the county seat, Zhijiang Town, was the seat of the state government. In August 1945, the victory of China’s War of Resistance Against Japan was held in Zhijiang, which made Zhijiang famous and became a historic city in the war
The following is the real scene of Zhijiang’s surrender at that time. The main scenes include the process of the Japanese surrender representative landing and driving to the designated place in the vehicle with white flags, the foreign language newspaper where the American soldiers displayed the Japanese surrender, and the scene of the whole city celebrating the victory of the War of Resistance, reflecting the history of the Chinese people welcoming, celebrating and witnessing the victory
1945年8月21日芷江全城欢庆抗战胜利的场景
插着白旗的日本投降代表专用车
受降飞机
会场外的场景
1945年8月21日,为庆祝芷江作为接受日本投降的地点,在芷江南街建正义之塔,塔顶用树枝编织而成。
1945年8月21日芷江全城欢庆抗战胜利的场景
驻芷江的美军通讯兵约瑟夫在芷江南街钟表店前留影。