The Battle Site of Qishierdaodingzi

The Battle Site of Qishierdaodingzi

The Battle Site of Qishierdaodingzi is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Battle Site of Qishierdaodingzi is located at the border between Wanbaowan Forest Farm and Wangqing County in Jilin Province, approximately 80 kilometers from Dongning. On May 8, 1945, under the leadership of Stalin, the Soviet people defeated fascist Germany, leading to major changes in the global situation. Especially in China, the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, under the wise leadership of the Communist Party of China, entered a strategic stage. The Japanese army was surrounded by the People's Liberation Army, suffering defeats on the Pacific battlefield and facing a comprehensive domestic crisis—all of which contributed to the inevitable downfall of the Japanese forces. After the Yalta Conference, the Soviet Union began transporting weapons and combat supplies to the Far East. On the afternoon of August 8, Soviet air forces launched airstrikes on Dongning Town and Miao'gou Japanese troops from the Dongning direction, followed by artillery bombardment in the evening. On August 10, they captured Dongning. On the same day at 17:00, the 17th Army of the 5th Army Group was ordered to come under the command of the 25th Army Group. The main forces of the two armies advanced toward Laoheshan, after which the 10th Mechanized Army followed the 17th and 39th Armies along a highway into the Laoheshan area. South of Wanbaowan, the forces split into two routes: the 17th Army and the 10th Mechanized Army advanced along Qishierdaodingzi, Luozigou, and Daxinggou toward Wangqing. On August 11, they engaged in a fierce one-day battle with the Kwantung Army at Qishierdaodingzi. On August 12, they fought the Japanese 128th Division at Dongdalazi. After two days of intense fighting, they annihilated 2,300 Kwantung Army soldiers (including capturing one major general and 1,000 other soldiers), while the Soviet forces suffered over 2,100 casualties.