The touching history of fishermen from Dongji Island rescuing 384 British prisoners of war

About the historical events of Dongji Island, it has finally begun to attract attention in the UK with the upcoming release of the movie. Knowing history, one would know that during the war, Britain was defeated by Japan, and 1800 British prisoners of war were loaded onto ships to be sent back to Japan. However, on their way, they reached near Dongji Island, where they were sunk by an American battleship using torpedoes. Just as the 1800 British prisoners of war were about to drown, fishermen from the nearby Dongji Island took decisive action.

They drove fishing boats to rescue the drowning British prisoners, eventually saving 384 people. The rest of the British prisoners died by drowning. Some of our fishermen were also injured, risking their lives to save the prisoners at Dongji Island. Later, these 384 British prisoners were captured again by the Japanese army. Only three were hidden by the fishermen and managed to escape China, returning to Europe. The remaining 381 British prisoners were sent to Japan, where they were forced to work in concentration camps until the end of World War II, when they were returned to Britain.

However, this piece of history proves the greatness and selflessness of the fishermen from Dongji Island. They risked their lives to save the British prisoners. In addition, in 1942, the Chinese expeditionary forces in Myanmar also achieved the great victory of Yenangyaung, rescuing more than 7,000 British soldiers and journalists, another remarkable rescue operation.

We still talk about the event of the rescue at Dongji Island. With the continued screening of the movie, the British have begun to learn about this history and discovered the bravery of Chinese fishermen, who saved 384 British prisoners from death. Otherwise, all of them would have drowned and been submerged in the sea. Saving 384 British prisoners is already extremely lucky.

Unfortunately, the British are not willing to publicize this history, and the Japanese are even less so. Therefore, they have never promoted it, considering it not a good memory or unwilling to accept the fact that they were rescued by Chinese fishermen. But reality hopes that the British will face the facts and not always be defeated by various ideas. With the release of the movie, it will eventually be widely noticed!

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