Zhenbao Island self-defense counterattack

Zhenbao Island Self-Defense Counterattack

Today I will tell you about the introduction of Zhenbao Island Self-Defense Counterattack and the story of Zhenbao Island Self-Defense Counterattack. The battle to repel the invasion of Soviet troops on Zhenbao Island. In March 1969, the Soviet army carried out armed invasions on Zhenbao Island on the Chinese side of the center line of the main channel of the Ussuli River in Heilongjiang Province on several occasions, and shelled deep areas on the Chinese shore. The Chinese border guards were forced to counterattack in self-defense.

In this incident, the Soviet government claimed that Zhenbao Island belonged to the Soviet Union, falsely accused the Chinese border guards of invading the Soviet Union, and published a "note of protest" from the Soviet government to the Chinese government. A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out: Zhenbao Island is undisputedly Chinese territory, and has long been under China's jurisdiction and patrolled by Chinese border guards. The Soviet Union's so-called "note of protest" is a gangster logic that promotes the social-imperialist policy of aggression.

Zhenbao Island is located on the Chinese side of the center line of the main channel of the Wusuli River in Heilongjiang Province. It covers an area of ??0.74 square kilometers and has always been Chinese territory. Local residents have been engaged in production activities here for generations, and Chinese border guards have also been here. Perform patrol duties.

The Zhenbao Island incident refers to the armed conflict that occurred on the island in 1969 between the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union over the ownership of Zhenbao Island. In the end, the Chinese army won.

From 1967 to early 1969, patrols clashed constantly between the two sides at several places on the border, such as Qiliqin Island and Zhenbao Island on the Ussuri River, ranging from scolding to pushing and fighting with sticks. . Beginning in 1968, China prepared to conduct armed operations on the eastern border between China and the Soviet Union. In 1969, with the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong, Chen Xilian, commander of the Shenyang Military Region, deployed the "Zhenbao Island Counterattack" on Zhenbao Island in March to prepare for the 9th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in April. The conference sets the tone.

On March 2, 1969, the Soviet army discovered that someone from China was on the island, so they sent a border patrol team to the island to expel them. They were ambushed by the Chinese, killing and injuring dozens of people. On March 15 and 17, the border defense forces of China and the Soviet Union had another armed conflict here. The Soviet army used tanks, armored vehicles, aircraft and the "secret weapon" "Hail" rocket launchers at the time. The People's Liberation Army used small weapons such as anti-tank guns, recoilless rifles, 40-mm rocket launchers, and deep artillery fire from the shore. Both sides claimed that the other side was a deliberate provocation and fired first.

Then China repelled the opponent's attack, and after the battle, China controlled the entire island. The Chinese side suffered fewer casualties than the other side. This battle was called the "Zhenbao Island Defense Battle" or the "Zhenbao Island Self-Defense Counterattack".

In the battle on March 15, 1969, a tank of the Soviet army had invaded Chinese territory. The Soviet army's main tank T-62 tank traveling on the frozen river was destroyed, forcing it to The occupants abandoned the vehicle. In the fighting on that day, the Soviet commander, Colonel Leonov Demokrat Vladimirovich, the commander of the border guard, was killed.

On March 17, 1969, in order to compete for the tank, the two sides shelled each other, but neither side was able to pull the tank back.

On March 21, 1969, the Soviet Union was unwilling to let China obtain this relatively advanced tank at the time, so it sent a demolition team to try to blow up the tank but was repelled. Afterwards, the Soviet army used artillery fire to break the ice under the tank, and the tank sank into the Ussuri River.

In April, China sent naval divers to salvage the tank. The tank was then placed in the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution in Beijing and used as a prototype for China’s self-made tanks.

In the conflict on Zhenbao Island, both sides used regular troops, especially the Soviet side, which even used powerful "Hail" muzzle arrow devices. The Soviet side claimed that the Chinese launched an attack but were repelled by the Soviet defenders.

In August 1969, China built a barracks on the island and stationed 1 to 4 officers and soldiers to guard it year-round.

After the incident, China and the Soviet Union tried to resume the 1964 border negotiations, but the grievances between the two sides were too deep to make progress in the negotiations. The Soviet Union issued a threat in newspapers that it was preparing to attack China's nuclear facilities. In August of the same year, the Soviet army carried out a retaliatory attack on China at Tirekti, the western border between China and the Soviet Union (today's China-Kazakhstan border), and armed conflict broke out again between the two sides. conflict. This series of events is known in history as the "Sino-Soviet Border Conflict."

On September 11, 1969, Kosygin, Chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers, passed by Beijing after attending the funeral of Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and met with Zhou Enlai and others. The situation later eased. In 1990, the issue of the ownership of Zhenbao Island was resolved, and in 1991, Russia recognized that Zhenbao Island belonged to China.

In 2004, China and Russia also reached an agreement on Heixiazi Island. According to the "Supplementary Agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation on the Eastern Section of the Sino-Russian Border" signed by China and Russia, Russia will occupy all of Yinlong Island, part of Heixiazi Island, and Ergun On the river, near Abagai Tuzhouzhu in Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, it was returned to China.

In April 2005, the Russian government approved this supplementary agreement. The previous month, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of our country also passed a decision on approving the "Supplementary Agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation on the Eastern Sector of the Sino-Russian Boundary." At this point, not only has the territorial dispute over Heixiazi Island been settled, but the 4,300-kilometer-long border between China and Russia has also been confirmed. In October 2008, the Chinese and Russian governments held an unveiling ceremony for the eastern section of the China-Russia border on Heixiazi Island.