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by Kim Sung
01 Oct 2009, 10:59
Forum: China at War 1895-1949
Topic: Chinese and Korean Participation in the Russian Civil War
Replies: 53
Views: 13597

Chinese and Korean Participation in the Russian Civil War

Besides, what do you mean by "they fought in the former Chinese territory" ? :) Before the Aigun Treaty (1858) and the Beijing Treaty (1860), the so-called Russian Far East was the Chinese territory. When the Chinese government was forced to cede the territory east of the Ussuri river to Russia in ...
by Kim Sung
29 Sep 2009, 11:23
Forum: WW2 in Eastern Europe
Topic: Heroic Defense of the Adzhimushkai Quarry in 1942
Replies: 140
Views: 33559

Heroic Defense of the Adzhimushkai Quarry in 1942

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU8J8M5dV60 I've found a footage of Natalya Troshchenko's 1986 movie, 'Derailed from the Skies' (Сошедшие с небес). From 0:42 to 0:53 of the footage, you can imagine what defenders' life in the underground garrison was like. The background song 'If it hadn't been for ...
by Kim Sung
29 Sep 2009, 10:46
Forum: China at War 1895-1949
Topic: Chinese and Korean Participation in the Russian Civil War
Replies: 53
Views: 13597

Chinese and Korean Participation in the Russian Civil War

Beiyang government in Beijing decided to join Allied forces in 1918. There were around 2000 men sent to the Far-East of Russia. Mainly in Ussuriisk (Nikolskoe), Vladivostok, Khabarovsk. 33th regiment of 9th inf. stationed in Ussuriisk, light cruiser Hai Yung (海容 Hai Rong) was in Vladivostok. Here i...
by Kim Sung
19 Sep 2009, 15:16
Forum: Movies, games & other fiction
Topic: Actors who fought during wartime
Replies: 246
Views: 189099

Actors who fought during wartime

My impression is that this thread is excessively focused on English-speaking actors This is understandable if unfortunate, since it follows from the audiences' exposure to non-English-language film and the marketing of the latter of course. Yes, it's understandable, considering that the majority of...
by Kim Sung
16 Sep 2009, 17:12
Forum: Movies, games & other fiction
Topic: Actors who fought during wartime
Replies: 246
Views: 189099

Actors who fought during wartime

According to this Russian link , renowned Soviet director and actor Sergei Bondarchuk ( Сергей Бондарчук ) served in the Red Army during the Great Patiotic War. ...В 1942 году меня призвали в армию, и до конца войны я был солдатом. Участвовал в обороне Северного Кавказа. А после войны еще год послуж...
by Kim Sung
13 Sep 2009, 19:40
Forum: Movies, games & other fiction
Topic: Actors who fought during wartime
Replies: 246
Views: 189099

Actors who fought during wartime

Korean-born actor Kim Yum ( 김염 , 金焰 Jin Yan in Chinese pronunciation) fought against Japanese invading forces during the January 28 Incident (상하이 사변, 一·二八事变 ), and also cared for wounded Chinese soldiers and civilains. He was born in Seoul in 1911, as a son of an ardent Korean independence activist....
by Kim Sung
11 Sep 2009, 16:08
Forum: Other eras
Topic: Taiwan's 60s plan to take back mainland
Replies: 13
Views: 1197

Taiwan's 60s plan to take back mainland

...In 1965, the plans were ready. Soldiers and officers drew up their wills, while the top brass were trying to choose the most suitable "D-Day" to deploy their troops, according to the archives. But Beijing had discovered the plan. On 6 August 1965, two Taiwanese naval vessels assigned to transpor...
by Kim Sung
11 Sep 2009, 15:49
Forum: Other eras
Topic: Taiwan's 60s plan to take back mainland
Replies: 13
Views: 1197

Taiwan's 60s plan to take back mainland

Some documents on Operational Plans of 'Project National Glory' (國光計劃)
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by Kim Sung
11 Sep 2009, 04:23
Forum: Other eras
Topic: Taiwan's 60s plan to take back mainland
Replies: 13
Views: 1197

Taiwan's 60s plan to take back mainland

When the Chinese communist forces entered the Korean War, Chang Chieh-Shih requested that the United States allow KMT forces participate in the Korean War. However, his request was turned down by the US authorities for the fear of expanding the Korean War into the East Asian Great War. But, a specia...
by Kim Sung
08 Sep 2009, 18:15
Forum: Movies, games & other fiction
Topic: Actors who fought during wartime
Replies: 246
Views: 189099

Actors who fought during wartime

My impression is that this thread is excessively focused on English-speaking actors. Japanese actor Kato Daisuke ( 加東大介 ) who is noted for his role as Shichirōji (七郎次) in Kurosawa Akira( 黒澤明 )'s legendary movie 'Seven Samurai' ( 七人の侍 , Shichinin no samurai ) fought in New Guinea during the Pacific W...
by Kim Sung
07 Sep 2009, 18:42
Forum: Movies, games & other fiction
Topic: Actors who fought during wartime
Replies: 246
Views: 189099

Actors who fought during wartime

Korean actor Choi Kil-Ho ( 최길호 , September 24, 1936 ~ September 1, 2007) fought in the Korean War as a student soldier. He is noted for his role as a corrupt local governor in a 1971 movie 'Chunhyang-jeon' (춘향전) based on the most famous folk tale in the Korean history. Later he worked as chairman of...
by Kim Sung
04 Sep 2009, 06:13
Forum: Other eras
Topic: Color Photos of the Korean War
Replies: 29
Views: 9269

Color Photos of the Korean War

A P-51 Mustang crashed near Chungju (충주) in April 1951

* Image Source: 네이버 군사무기 까페
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by Kim Sung
04 Sep 2009, 06:00
Forum: Other eras
Topic: Turkish Brigade in Korean War
Replies: 193
Views: 67731

Turkish Brigade in Korean War

All the photos in the link below (including a few famous photos already posted in this thread) were taken in Suwon (수원 a frontline city at that time) on February 2, 1952.

http://blog.naver.com/kidong2/150051858185

Turkish soldiers caring for Korean civilians
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by Kim Sung
31 Aug 2009, 18:53
Forum: Movies, games & other fiction
Topic: Chinese War Movies
Replies: 16
Views: 6669

Chinese War Movies

A 1986 movie 'The Bloody Battle of Tai'erzhuang' ( 血战台儿庄 , Xuè Zhàn Tái' Er Zhūang) dipicts the first major victory of the Chinese KMT forces in the Sino-Japanese War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJumBbhsu5w * It is interesting for communist China to make a movie commemorating a Nationalist victor...
by Kim Sung
12 Aug 2009, 06:28
Forum: Movies, games & other fiction
Topic: Chinese War Movies
Replies: 16
Views: 6669

Chinese War Movies

The Everlasting Glory is an older movie, but still very good. Not sure what the title is in Chinese, though. God bless. Jeff Chu 'The Everlasting Glory' ( 英烈千秋 , Yīng Liè Qiān Qiū) is a 1974 Taiwanese movie which was made to eulogize Chang Chih-Chung ( 張自忠 ), the highest-ranking Allied officer kill...

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