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[Shinpachi]

Sorry for a trivia again.
Mongol Invasion of Japan (1281).
Most of them were Koreans as Mongol China had few warships.

 

[Milosh]

Nice. Quite the wake/wash those landing boats are making with only a few paddlers.

 

[Smokey Stover]

 

[Shinpachi]

Nice. Quite the wake/wash those landing boats are making with only a few paddlers.

Good point, Milosh

 

[Shinpachi]

PLA in the movie.

Source: 最雷的抗日神剧台词，中国抗日神剧还让拍吗_江都在线

Mao Tse-tung in the movie.

Source: 马英九批开罗宣言海报遭轰被网上公知耍了吗_两岸-多维新闻网

 

[Shinpachi]

Captured Japanese tank Type 97 Chi-ha in Manchuria.
As greatly contributed to the victory of Mao's China in 1949, renamed "功臣号(Gongchen-hao = Meritorious Retainer)".

Source:
经典再现：新中国14次国庆大阅兵-中新网
功臣号 - Wikipedia

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

IJAAF Major Yaichiro Hayashi (1911-1999).
One of the founders of modern Chinese Air Force.
He stayed in China as a flight instructor together with his 300 comrades in the postwar.
Also served as Chairman of Japan-China Friendship Association.


Hayashi (right) with Headmaster Wei jian (left).

The North East Flight School at early stage.

Hayashi(left) and Peng Zhen in 1985.

Source: 一个日本人竟成中国空军之父?

 

[at6]

The planes look absolutely terrible. What kind were they?

 

[Shinpachi]

The planes look absolutely terrible. What kind were they?

Looks like the Tachikawa Ki-55 advanced trainer.

Source:
中国 航空博物館 立川 九八式直協偵察機［キ36］ 三菱 零式艦上戦闘機［A6M2］川崎 九九式双軽爆撃機［キ48］ 立川 九八式直協偵察機［キ36］ 航空博物館 北京 九九式双軽爆撃機 九八式直協偵察機

View: https://twitter.com/rikugun_kokuki/status/777278357570359296

 

[Shinpachi]

Mao Xin-yu (1970- )
Grandson of Mao Tse-tung.
He was said having been involved and killed in a bus accident which happened in North Korea on April 22, 2018.
Seemed just a rumour.

Source 中国茉莉花革命: 毛太祖再登神坛 毛皇孙落选代表

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very fascinating!!

 

[michaelmaltby]

Shin ... you are on a roll ...

 

[Wurger]

 

[at6]

Looks like the Tachikawa Ki-55 advanced trainer.

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Source:
中国 航空博物館 立川 九八式直協偵察機［キ36］ 三菱 零式艦上戦闘機［A6M2］川崎 九九式双軽爆撃機［キ48］ 立川 九八式直協偵察機［キ36］ 航空博物館 北京 九九式双軽爆撃機 九八式直協偵察機

View: https://twitter.com/rikugun_kokuki/status/777278357570359296

Assembled in good condion the design is stunningly attractive.

 

[Smokey Stover]

(AP Photo/Frank Filan, File)

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff guys!

 

[Shinpachi]

Mao Tse-tung and his eldest son Mao An-ying(1922-1950) in the 1940s.
Mao An-ying is uncle of Mao Xin-yu of my last post.

Mao An-ying was killed by a US air raid in the North Korea in 1950.
Mao Xin-yu was said having been involved and killed in a bus accident because the tour was to visit the heroes cemetery of his uncle. Authority says he did not join the tour.

Source: http://jiaren.org/2012/11/24/maoanying/

 

[Shinpachi]

Masaru Hyuga (1921- )
Chinese name: Lin Sheng

He and his 47 Japanese artillery men were captured by the communists in China on March 4, 1944.
After the war was over, he and his 29 comrades stayed in China to contribute to the foundation of new PLA artillery unit till 1958.

Masaru Hyuga(center)

Source: 日向勝 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书

 

[fubar57]

Great articles