The old photos of Changsha in 1942, the images of Changsha at the end of the third Changsha Battle

Today, we released a group of old photos of Changsha in 1942. At that time, Changsha was in the midst of the Anti Japanese War in Changsha. The photographer was Harrison Forman

Harrison· Foreman (1904— 1978) was an American journalist who came to Hunan during the Anti Japanese War; Modern Marco Polo” The nickname of. He used to be a reporter of the New York Times, and was famous for his coverage of the Sino Japanese war, the German attack on Poland and other events. These photos were taken by him during the war of the third China Japan Changsha Meeting, and were originally collected in the University of Wisconsin Library. This university is Forman’s alma mater

In December 1941, Japan launched the third Changsha Battle. On January 16, 1942, Japan withdrew its troops and the war ended. The third Battle of Changsha ended in a crushing defeat by the Japanese. Over 56900 Japanese corpses were left in more than 20 days. More than 28000 Chinese military casualties. This campaign was the largest in the number of enemies annihilated in China’s frontal battlefield since the July 7th Incident

This group of photos is a record taken by Harrison Foreman in Changsha at the end of the war. This group is the first group of photos

福尔曼与中国军官

福尔曼与中国军官

赶驴的军人

赶驴的军人

公路上挑运邮件的工人

军人从东山镇码头渡河

抢修电讯设施的军人

停业的染坊

无家可归的难民

湘江边等待船只的难民

湘江上等待逃难的人群

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