The Eight Route Army is abbreviation, full name is national revolution army the Eight Route Army, but actually, the name of the Eight Route Army uses time extremely short, the use time that is the 18th a group army instead is very long, nevertheless everybody was used to the appellation of the Eight Route Army, did not mend his ways all the time come.
On July 7, 1937, after emergency of Lu channel bridge, the War of Resistance Against Japan erupts in the round. On August 22, 1937, country in all two parties come to an agreement, council of national government military affairs announces army of Red Army brunt is adapted for national revolution army the Eight Route Army, agree to create department of commander in chief, subject countryman revolution army action series.
On August 25, 1937, the Central Military Commission of Central Committee of Communist Party of China issues an order, announce Red Army of Chinese workers and peasants the first, the 2nd, the ministry such as the fourth front army and northwest Red Army is adapted for national revolution army the Eight Route Army, instead of ministry of Red Army frontline commander-in-chief commander in chief of the Eight Route Army ministry, zhu De holds the post of commander in chief, peng Dehuai holds the post of assistant general director, xie Jianying holds the post of chief of staff.On September 11, 1937, national revolution army the Eight Route Army changes call national revolution army the 18th a group army, commander-in-chief of instead of ministry of commander in chief ministry, zhu De holds the post of commander-in-chief, peng Dehuai holds the post of deputy commander in chief.
Such looking, the title of the Eight Route Army was used only be less than a month, changed the 18th a group army, but as a result of the Eight Route Army this title is concise able to read aloud fluently, had travelled extensively in various armed forces and common people, the title because of this the Eight Route Army by all the time continue to use arrives war of liberation. Later the promotion as work of movie and TV, the title of the Eight Route Army is firmly development popular feeling more, change hard.I am the Di Fei Jing of dedicated history culture, the welcome pays close attention to me!
