1931年九一八事变以后,东北沦陷初期,部分东北军旧部和爱国民众自发组成抗日义勇军,人数最多时曾达30万人上下,活动地区几乎遍于东北全境。义勇军的兴起,有力地打击了日本帝国主义的侵略野心,激发了全国人民的抗日意志。当年为谋生活而闯关东的山东人,在国家和民族危亡之际投入到抗日的最前沿。在义勇军英烈簿上,山东籍的烈士比比皆 After the September 18, 1931 Incident, in the early days of the occupation of Northeast China, some of the old soldiers of the Northeast Army and the patriotic people volunteered to form the anti-Japanese volunteer army. When the number was up to 300,000, the area of ​​activity almost traveled throughout the Northeast. The rise of the volunteer army effectively cracked down on the aggressive ambitions of the Japanese imperialists and aroused the anti-Japanese will of the entire people. Shandong people who tried to seek a living in the eastern part of the country in the past were at the forefront of resisting Japan when the country and the nation were in peril. Volunteers in the Volunteers, Shandong martyrs abound