John Rabe Constellation _ John Rabe was born

1950 65438+1On the evening of October 5th, a Nazi businessman named john rabe died in desolation and loneliness. His life is full of legends. His tombstone is not engraved with any words about his life, but simply says "a good man, an unyielding man"!

1997, his tombstone was moved from Berlin to Nanjing. On the day of his arrival, countless Nanjing citizens rushed to meet his "arrival", including many old people. Because he once risked his life to save 250,000 people in China when Nanjing was plunged into endless darkness, and he saved some of the people who came to meet him at that time.

As far as China is concerned, he is more than a good man and an unyielding man? His name should be written not only in the history of China, but also in the hearts of the people of China!

1937 65438+February 12 In the case of being outnumbered, the Kuomintang troops who held out for 12 days lost ground and sacrificed countless times, so they had to order the defenders to retreat-Nanjing fell.

The next day, the city seemed to have never seen the light, and fell into the "opaque" darkness. Those Japanese troops seem to be crazy, taking pleasure in killing people, running amok in Nanjing, burning, killing and looting, and committing all kinds of evils.

The bones gradually became a river of blood. Nowadays, literature alone can make us feel scared. It's really hard to imagine how desperate the compatriots living in Nanjing at that time were!

Therefore, at this time, if international friends dare to face the brutal Japanese army and risk their lives to lend a helping hand to the people of China, it is like someone has pulled a foot on them and crossed the line of death. At this moment, John Bella appeared.

John rabe, born in1882165438+1October 23rd, was born in Hamburg. 1908 went to Beijing on business and fell in love with China. Then his wife came to China and the wedding was held in Beijing. After work, Rabe often goes out with his wife, stops, visits many places, collects many photos and albums, and makes one record after another.

19 1 1 year, Rabe found a new job as an accountant and clerk of Siemens ag in Beijing, Germany. Life is getting better and better, everything is so beautiful. During this period, he also left China, but in the end, he chose to return to China, because he has regarded China as his second hometown.

193 1 Rabe was attracted by the rich cultural heritage of Nanjing for the first time, so he agreed to the arrangement of the branch manager and chose to work in Nanjing. From then on, he also recorded the bits and pieces of his life in the form of a diary, and there was the Rabe Diary. In the future, it will become a powerful evidence that the Japanese invaders slaughtered the people of China in Nanking.

Many Germans came with them, most of whom came to China with their children. Rabe thought about the education of children. It is unrealistic to send children to school directly in China. After all, children can hardly speak Chinese. So Rabe began to plan to set up a German school in Nanjing. However, due to lack of funds, he had to ask the embassy for help.

The answer given by the embassy is simple. It is not difficult to help, as long as Rabeken joins the "Nazi Party Organization" as the school president. Rabe, who has lived in China for more than ten or twenty years, actually knows very little about the ever-changing German politics, so he only wanted to go to school at that time and joined the party without thinking too much, and soon got the funds.

At this point, Rabe's fate has also changed unconsciously.

From 1934, Rabe moved to 10 Xiaotaoyuan (now Xiaofen Bridge, Guangzhou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 1) and has lived there ever since. Because of work reasons, my wife and daughter have been in Peiping for a long time (Beijing was changed to Peiping in 17 years of the Republic of China and renamed Beijing at the same time when New China was founded), and only occasionally came to Nanjing and Rabe to live for a period of time, so Rabe often went to Peiping to visit his wife and daughter regularly.

1In August, 937, Rabe set off for Peiping with great happiness to meet his wife and daughter. Unexpectedly, on August 16, I saw in the Morning Post that Nanjing was bombed by Japanese planes. On reflection, he made an amazing choice: to return to Nanking and help the people of China as a Nazi.

He traveled many times from Beidaihe to Nanjing. The time difference between the first two days was more than enough, but this time it took him a whole day 10. Because after Nanjing was bombed, there were refugees along the way, which was extremely chaotic.

Finally arrived in Xiaotaoyuan, Rabe saw the "evacuation" document sent by the embassy as soon as he entered the office. German workers who came to China with one of them have packed their bags and are waiting for the embassy to take them out of Nanjing. But Rabe never took any action. Instead, he began to build a bomb shelter in his yard.

In fact, after Germany and Japan signed the Anti-Communist International Agreement, German fighter planes did not set foot in China, but in any case they were not "friendly relations". So it is inappropriate for Rabe, a German and a Nazi, to do these things in China.

On September 20th, the German Embassy has rented a ship and stopped at the port to evacuate German citizens. Rabe has received the final notice from the embassy, and it is difficult to leave here without evacuation. In order to take him away, friends even thought about knocking him out and forcibly taking him on board.

But in any case, Rabe refused to leave and has been busy with the construction of the bomb shelter. In order to prevent the house from being bombed, he found a huge piece of cloth, drew the symbol of "ten thousand words" and supported it in the yard. It is intended to tell the Japanese: Germans live here!

In fact, what he thought at first was that a small yard, which can accommodate more than a dozen people, was good enough. But on the day of the disaster, people found that Rabe was the only life-saving straw, and everyone rushed into it desperately, hiding under the canvas with a huge "swastika" symbol on it.

As big as a city, the small courtyard can't accommodate more people, but he still can't stand knocking at the door to plead, so he opened both doors. These are the original words he wrote in his diary.

So he joined the board of directors of Nanjing Jinling University and began to form an "international security zone". Based on his "Nazi" status, he was recommended as the "Chairman of the International Committee" of the Safe Zone.

Thinking that he got his identity as easy as blowing off dust, and he could protect more people as an "umbrella", Rabe undoubtedly agreed. So under his leadership, the American Embassy, Jinling University, hospitals and many other places have been changed into "shelters", including 25 residences, which accommodate at least 250,000 China people.

From 12 to 13, the Japanese army who entered the city almost "killed everyone" and one day broke into Rabe's yard. Seeing the Japanese army with bayonets and long guns and short guns, the refugees were too scared to make any unnecessary moves. At this time, Rabe immediately stood in front of everyone and directly cursed the Japanese army.

Fortunately, everything is near misses. Although the Japanese soldiers were desperate at this time, they dared not provoke the Germans. In this way, Rabe seemed to be the only light in the dark city of Nanjing during that time.

1938 on the first day of the new year, the refugees hiding in Rabe's yard lined up and bowed to Rabe San very solemnly, and attached a piece of red silk with the words "You are a living Buddha with hundreds of thousands of people"!

What Rabe saw and heard in Nanjing was written into his diary one after another, including the bombing of Nanjing City and the massacre of Nanjing people. So in April of the same year, because Rabe's behavior in China was known by Germany, he was recalled by Siemens under pressure. He compiled the information of the Nanjing Massacre into a book and submitted it to Hitler, then the head of Germany.

However, these reports have not been made public. As for the reason, historians basically believe that it was based on the alliance between Germany and Japan at that time, and the German authorities deliberately kept these materials from being known to the world.

After returning to China, Rabe continued to work in Siemens. After so many things, life seems to have never had a trace of influence. Until the end of World War II, after the once-high Nazi Party became a street rat shouted by everyone, Rabe was expelled from Siemens and his life plummeted. Even because of this identity, he was arrested by the Soviet Union and Britain.

It was not until June of 1946 that he was released after being proved innocent.

Although I later returned to work in Siemens, I could only work as a small clerk with low income and a hard life. This kind of life lasted until 1948, and a family was already in the dilemma of starvation. It seems that it is only a matter of time before you starve to death!

At that time, communication was underdeveloped, and it was not until 1948 that China learned about Rabe's experience, and everyone was very sad. Once you risked your life to save 250,000 people in China, but now you are suffering in your later years, which is absolutely unbearable for China people. Therefore, after learning this news, the people of Nanjing immediately began to raise funds and handed over 654.38 billion yuan to Yi Shen, then the mayor of Nanjing, as quickly as possible. Through his hand, change it into dollars and remit it to Rabe.

Because the grain control in Germany became very strict after the defeat, money may not buy food. So Yi Shen entrusted people, mobilized many people, found Swiss friends, and bought a lot of food to send to Rabe. In addition, Yi Shen sent an invitation to Rabe on behalf of all Nanjing people, telling him that he can come to China and enjoy his old age in Nanjing if he wants!

I think Rabe, who also loves Nanjing deeply, also felt the sincerity of Nanjing people, but finally refused the invitation. Because I am old, I don't want to run around anymore, I want to have a good rest. But later, he also returned to China in another way.

1950 65438+1On October 5th, Rabe left. 1997, Rabe's burial place was expropriated by the Berlin government. With the consent of the family, the granddaughter sent Rabe's tombstone to Nanjing, and there was the scene at the beginning of the article.

20 13 12, Rabe cemetery was renovated, and the Nanjing municipal government paid the cemetery rent for 40 years in one lump sum. Since then, Rabe's grave is no longer desolate, and people often come to see him and convey their thanks to him! I think these sounds will reach Rabe's ears through special time and space! I also hope that Rabe's sufferings in China in this life will turn into happiness in the afterlife and stay with him.