Shigeo Tsutsui

Shigeo Tsutsui (11 October 1920 – 2014)[1] was a Japanese soldier who joined the Chinese Eighth Route Army.

## Biography

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Tsutsui was born in Gunma Prefecture on 11 October 1920. He joined the Imperial Japanese Army and was stationed in Nanjing in an aviation unit. In January 1945, he was captured by the Eighth Route Army.[2] He joined the Japanese People's Emancipation League.[2] Tsutsui stayed in China. He helped found the Chinese People's Liberation Army's first flying school.

Tsutsui returned to Japan in 1958, and became a farmer.[2] He is survived by his son Kenji Tsutsui.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Foreigners who helped China fight against aggression". China Daily. 3 September 2015.
2. ^ a b c "Interview: My father is my hero, says son of Japanese anti-war veteran". Xinhua. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015.
3. ^ "U.S. "Flying Tigers" back China's V-Day parade". Xinhua. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.

## External links

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* "China-V-Day Parade/Japanese Guest". China Central Television. 2 September 2015.