Slogans that affect prisoners of war

195 1 after the first battle to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, the Political Department of the Volunteers sent special personnel to start preparations for the establishment of a prison camp to centrally manage prisoners of war. Unlike the prisoner-of-war camp with high walls, iron nets and sentries, Bitong Volunteer Camp has no sentries and no volunteers to patrol and guard everywhere.

Panoramic photo of Bitong volunteer camp

Here, the staff strictly implements the policy of preferential treatment for prisoners and makes every effort to improve the basic living conditions of "United Nations Army" prisoners of war and make their lives more colorful.

Daily entertainment activities of prisoners of war wearing volunteer cotton-padded clothes

At that time, there was also a special "Winter Olympics"-Chinese people's Volunteer Army Bitong Prison Camp Olympic Games.

1In June, 952, the Political Department of the Volunteers held the second meeting of the Volunteers in Bitong. At the meeting, according to the advice of prisoners of war, a "sports and entertainment Committee" was newly established. In September of the same year, the "Sports and Recreation Committee" proposed to hold a sports meeting on the scale of a prison camp. After discussion, the Volunteer Captive Control Office agreed that this will not only play an anti-war role, but also be an important opportunity to show the world that our army gives preferential treatment to prisoners of war.

After a month's preparation, the prison administration selected more than 500 athletes from 1 000 prisoners of war, and held the Olympic Games from 1 952 1 654 38+0.5 to 1 654 38+0.26 in Bitong prison camp in Chinese people's Volunteer Army. The reason why it is named after "Olympics" is that its "peace" implication is becoming more and more precious in the battlefield of gunfire.

165438+ 10 15, a grand opening ceremony was held in the main venue. Athletes wear uniforms specially made by volunteers and enter through the temporary "Arc de Triomphe".

The athletes entered the stadium.

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in the prison camp

Wang, director of the Volunteer Prison Administration, served as the chairman of the Presidium of the Games and delivered a speech: "Peace is necessary and the most basic for the development of sports and a happy and safe environment, and the future will eventually belong to peace."

There are more than 20 events including track and field, ball games, gymnastics and boxing in this sports meeting.

Olympic football match in prison camp

Olympic basketball match in prison camp

Prisoner of war volleyball match

Tug of war for prisoners of war

Prisoner of war high jump competition

Although the contestants are all prisoners of war, their competitive level is not low.

It is worth mentioning that in the 100-meter race, American prisoner of war Thomas ran an excellent result of 10.6 seconds, only 0.4 seconds slower than the world record of 10.2 seconds at that time.

Thomas won the sprint.

After winning all the medals in the 3000-meter long-distance race, the North Korean prisoners of war were ecstatic.

After 12 days of intense competition, the fifth group of prisoners of war won the first place in the total score of the group, the first group of prisoners of war won the second place and the third group of prisoners of war won the third place.

There is a competition and there is a prize. Although there was no gold medal, the prizes were carefully prepared by the prison camp managers. They are all cloisonne vases, silk umbrellas, sandalwood fans, jade necklaces, scarves, handkerchiefs and other exquisite handicrafts purchased from Beijing, Shanghai and Shenyang.

Norman Crawford (American, champion of sack race) and his friend George E. Green (Englishman, champion of1500m race) won the parasol award.

During the whole sports meeting, the stadium was very lively and pleasant. It is hard for anyone to think that this is a sports meeting attended by prisoners of war who have come down from the tense battlefield.

Even Li Qiwei had to admit in his memoirs, "In some ways, they are more civilized enemies. Many times, they give prisoners the only food and treat them kindly. "

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At the closing ceremony, Comton, an American prisoner of war who won the first place in the high jump, recited a poem for everyone:

Why is the war still going on,

People are still losing their lives

Why can't peace become the main theme of today's world?

Here, sports competitions are so interesting;

But there,

The competition with death continues!

The significance of this sports meeting is undoubtedly far-reaching.

The mental outlook of prisoners of war has taken on a new look, and some of them even began to think: "Why should we take part in such a meaningless war?"

1On July 27th, 953, the warring parties on the Korean battlefield formally signed an armistice agreement, and the two sides exchanged prisoners of war according to the principle of voluntary repatriation. Unexpectedly, in the final stage of repatriating prisoners of war, 20 American prisoners of war and/kloc-0 British prisoners of war in the volunteer camp suddenly submitted applications to refuse repatriation and settle in China.

Sports has never been divided into national boundaries, races and ideologies. Since its birth, the Olympic Movement has been born for peace and prospered because of peace. Chinese people's Volunteer Army Bitong Prisoner of War Camp Olympic Games is "the light of new China's national character, the light of China people's personality and the light of justice to resist US aggression and aid Korea", as the slogan of the Olympic Games shows: "The Olympic Games is the road of friendship, and peace is everyone's goal".