中国海军军官的日记证实了他在1944年法国日军入侵和盟军战役中的作用,揭露了中国对二战欧洲剧场的贡献被忽视。
A Chinese naval officer’s diary confirms his role in the 1944 D-Day invasion and Allied campaigns in France, revealing overlooked Chinese contributions to WWII’s European theater.
中国海军军官林平宇(Lam Ping-yu)在被拆毁的香港住宅中发现的一本前所未闻的日记显示,他参与了1944年D日入侵和盟军在法国的活动。
A previously unknown diary from Chinese naval officer Lam Ping-yu, discovered in a demolished Hong Kong tenement, reveals his participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion and the Allied campaign in France.
Lam记录了诺曼底登陆情况, 包括大规模舰队移动和三艘鱼雷的逃航。
Serving aboard the British battleship HMS Ramillies, Lam documented the Normandy landings, including the massive fleet movement and the ship’s evasion of three torpedoes.
据英国海军记录证实,他的叙述显示,至少有14名中国军官通过七艘船参加了海王星行动。
His account, confirmed by British naval records, shows at least 14 Chinese officers took part in Operation Neptune across seven vessels.
Lam还参与了1944年8月对法国南部的入侵。
Lam also took part in the August 1944 invasion of southern France.
这本日记目前在法国展出, 突显了中国人员在欧洲戏剧中被忽略的角色, 在二战的关键时刻保留了罕见的非西方观点。
The diary, now on display in France, highlights the overlooked role of Chinese personnel in the European theater and preserves a rare non-Western perspective on a pivotal moment in World War II.