Dong Cunrui
{{Short description|Chinese suicide bomber (1929–1948)}}
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| name = Dong Cunrui
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|董存瑞}}}}
| image = Dong Cunrui.jpg
| caption = Photo of Dong Cunrui
| birth_date = 1929
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1948|5|25|1929|df=yes}}
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| birth_place = Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China
| death_place = Longhua County, Chengde, Hebei province, China
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| allegiance = {{CCP flag}}
| branch = {{army|China}}
| serviceyears = 1945–1948
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| battles = Chinese Civil War
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| awards = Order of Mao Zedong
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Dong Cunrui ({{zh|c=董存瑞|p=Dǒng Cúnruì}}; 1929 - May 25, 1948) was a Chinese Communist soldier in the People's Liberation Army during the Chinese Civil War who blew himself up in order to destroy a Kuomintang bunker guarding an approach to an important bridge in Longhua County.{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-01/17/content_694421.htm |title=董存瑞 |accessdate=2011-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816223853/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-01/17/content_694421.htm |archivedate=2011-08-16 }}
Death
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Under heavy fire, he reached the bunker, but there was no place to effectively position the explosives. Reportedly shouting "For a new China!", he detonated the explosives he carried, killing himself and the defenders within the bunker. He was posthumously awarded three "Bravery Medals" and one "Mao Zedong Medal", and his squad was titled "Dong Cunrui Training Model Squad".{{cn|date=August 2024}}
His sacrifice was heavily publicized by the Chinese Communist Party, who called him a "hero" and "model communist", and he remains well known in China. He was depicted in a 1955 film Dong Cunrui directed by Guo Wei, and a 2009 TV miniseries titled For a new China, forward. His story was also published in national elementary Chinese textbooks.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
See also
- Lei Feng, another PLA soldier frequently depicted in Chinese government propaganda
- Zhang Side
- Huang Jiguang
- Qiu Shaoyun
- Zuo Quan
References
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External links
- [http://chineseposters.net/themes/dongcunrui.php Dong Cunrui]
- [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/pla2010/2010-07/29/content_11069486.htm PLA honored models: Dong Cunrui]
- [http://www.morningsun.org/living/movies/dong_cunrui.html 1955 Film Dong Cunrui]
- [http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/3182211.html 人民網對董存瑞的介紹] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402183455/http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/3182211.html |date=2020-04-02 }}{{in lang|zh}}
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Category:People from Zhangjiakou