抗日战争爆发后,甘肃的战略位置日益重要。为了推动甘肃抗日民族统一战线的形成和发展,中国共产党在兰州设立了八路军驻甘办事处和党的地下斗争领导组织--中共甘肃工委。从此,甘肃的抗日救亡运动在中国共产党的领导下蓬勃发展。以兰州为中心的群众性抗日救亡团体纷纷成立,组织发展遍布甘肃各地;各种抗日报刊书籍如雨后春笋,展现在甘肃城乡各个角落;宣传抗日的文艺团体在甘肃大地上演出了一场场激情澎湃、斗志昂扬的抗日剧目,获得了群众的喝彩。抗日救亡运动的兴起,极大地激发了广大人民群众的爱国热情和对侵略者的仇恨。甘肃人民自觉自愿地投入到这场反侵略的正义战争中,积极参加各种抗日活动,大量优秀青年奔赴抗战前线,与敌人血肉相搏,有的战死沙场。人民群众从人力、物力、财力上给抗战以极大的支援。在甘肃广大共产党员和人民群众齐心协力的共同苦斗 After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the strategic position of Gansu is increasingly important. In order to promote the formation and development of the anti-Japanese national united front in Gansu, the CPC established the Eighth Route Army Office in Lanzhou and the party’s underground struggle leading organization, Gansu’s Work Committee. Since then, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Movement in Gansu flourished under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. Various mass anti-Japanese salvation groups centered around Lanzhou have been established and organizations have been developed throughout Gansu; various anti-Japanese newspapers and magazines have mushroomed in every corner of the urban and rural areas of Gansu; and cultural and literary groups that propagandize the anti-Japanese show have performed a passionate surrender in the Gansu land , Fighting high spirits of anti-Japanese repertoire, won the applause of the masses. The rise of the anti-Japanese national salvation movement has greatly aroused the patriotic fervor of the broad masses of people and its hatred of the aggressors. The Gansu people conscientiously and voluntarily devoted themselves to this anti-aggression war of justice and took an active part in various anti-Japanese activities. A large number of outstanding young people went to the front line of the war of resistance against Japan and fought the enemy’s flesh and blood and some died in battle. The people provide tremendous support to the war of resistance from manpower, material and financial resources. The common struggle among the communists in Gansu and the people together