Inscription for the Memorial Service for Zhang Zizhong[1]

(August 15, 1940)

Serve the country with utmost loyalty.

Mao Zedong

[1] On May 16, 1940, Zhang Zizhong died a heroic death in the Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang. People from all walks of life in Yan'an also held a solemn memorial service, and Mao Zedong wrote the inscription "Serve the country with utmost loyalty" for General Zhang Zizhong.

Inscription for the Memorial Service for Zhang Zizhong

Zhang Zizhong

Mao Zedong's inscription for Zhang Zizhong.