1950 10, Yang Gensi participated in Chinese people's Volunteer Army and went to fight with the volunteers in the DPRK. During the Korean War, Yang Gensi served as the company commander of the 3rd Company of the 58th Division172nd Regiment of the 20th Army of the Volunteers.

165438+1On October 25th, the Chinese and Korean armies launched the second battle, and Yang Gensi's troops were ordered to go to the East Changjin Lake area to divide and panic in the enemy.

165438+1On October 28th, Yang Gensi was ordered to stick to the southeast barrier of "107 1 highland", the commanding height of the lower boundary valley in Changjin County, South Hamgyong Province, and be responsible for cutting off the retreat of American troops fleeing south. 165438+1On October 29th, with the support of a large number of planes and artillery, they repelled the enemy's fierce attacks for eight consecutive times. On the way of reinforcements, the enemy launched the ninth attack and more than 40 enemies climbed into the position.

Yang Gensi, who had been wounded, resolutely picked up a 5 kg explosive charge, lit the fuse, pounced on the enemy group, killed the enemy who climbed into the position, completed the task of cutting off the enemy's retreat, and died heroically himself at the age of 28.

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Yang Gensi is a national fighting hero of China People's Liberation Army and a super-class fighting hero of Chinese people's Volunteer Army. Taixing county, Jiangsu province. He was born in a poor peasant family and worked as a child laborer. 1February, 944, joined the New Fourth Army. 1945 165438+ joined China in October. 1950 10 to participate in Chinese people's Volunteer Army.

He fought bravely and made many meritorious deeds, and was praised as "King of Blasting", "First Class Fighting Hero in East China", "Third Class People's Hero in East China" and "National Fighting Hero".

1950 10, participated in Chinese people's Volunteer Army's war in Korea. 1 1 In June, in the second campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea, Yang Gensi, then the company commander of a certain unit of the Volunteers, was ordered to take 1 platoon to guard the southeast ridge 107 1 highland in Xiajie, and was responsible for cutting off the retreat of the US troops south.

On the 29th, the US Marine Corps 1 Division, known as the "Ace" unit, began to attack Xiaogaoling. Most fortifications were destroyed by heavy artillery fire. He led the whole platoon to quickly repair fortifications and prepare for battle. When the American army approached only 30 meters, he led the whole platoon to shoot suddenly and quickly beat back the first attack of the American army.

Then, the US military organized two companies to attack again under the cover of eight tanks. He ordered the soldiers to bravely rush into the enemy group and fight with bayonets, gun butts and shovels. In the fierce battle, another batch of American troops rushed to the top of the mountain. He personally led the 7 th and 9 th classes to fight head-on, and commanded the 8 th class to insert into the enemy's rear from the mountainside and repel the US troops again.

The US military bombed Xiaogaoling with air and ground artillery, and then launched a collective charge. He led the whole platoon to fight tenaciously, and with the heroic spirit of "people in the position", he repelled the US military's eight attacks in a row.

When the Grenade was dropped, the last bullet was fired, leaving only him and two wounded people in the position, and more than 40 American troops climbed near the top of the mountain. At a critical juncture, he picked up the only bag of explosives, lit the fuse, jumped into the enemy group, and sacrificed heroically with the American troops who climbed into the position.

After the war, Chinese people's Volunteer Army's leading organs posthumously awarded Yang Gensi the title of "superhero" and named his company "Yang Gensi Company".

The Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea posthumously awarded him the title of "Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea", the Gold Star Medal and the First Class National Flag Medal. Peng, commander of Chinese people's Volunteer Army, wrote an inscription praising him as "an excellent son of the people of China, a great internationalist fighter and a model commander of the volunteers".

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