Research on the Evolution of Double Support Practice and the Formation of Military-Civilian Coordination Pattern in Taihang Base Area during the Anti-Japanese War
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Taihang Base Area, Double Support Movement, Military-Civilian Collaboration, War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border RegionAbstract
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Taihang Base Area, as the core area of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region, carried out systematic Double Support work under the leadership of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters. This article reviews the evolution of military-government-civilian relations in the Taihang region from 1937 to 1945, and restores the complete process of the Double Support practice from spontaneous mutual assistance to institutional construction. Historical records indicate that the Taihang Double Support Work roughly went through three stages: in the initial stage, it won the support of the masses through reasonable burden, rent and interest reduction; the difficult stage focused on policy adjustments to resolve military-government-civilian tensions; after 1943, a standardized preferential treatment system was formed. According to authoritative historical records, in 1944, the Taihang Military Region opened up 120042 acres of land, with a production income equivalent to 9,709,276 jin (≈4,854,638 kg) of millet, achieving self-sufficiency in all office expenses. From October 1937 to October 1944, the main force of the 129th Division fought 19777 times, killing and injuring 120241 Japanese and puppet soldiers; the militia self-defense forces fought 33716 times, killing, injuring, and capturing 11409 people. This mutual commitment between the military, government, and civilians has established a stable pattern of military-civilian coordination, making the Taihang region a strategic pivot for the resistance against Japan in North China. This historical record shows that military-government-civilian unity was essential to sustaining the behind-enemy-line Anti-Japanese War, and offers practical insights for Double Support work in the present day.
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