ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1968 23 October 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 1156) 15 October 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | LEE, Ch’un Su (李春洙) (이춘수) |
| RANK: | Lt (中尉) |
| AGE: | 22 |
| DUTY: | Co CO |
| UNIT: | 39th Inf Brig, 5th Bn, 82mm Mortar Co |
| EDUCATION: | Primary School (6 yrs), RR school (3 yrs) |
| OCCUPATION: | RR employee |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 2 km N of CHOCH’IWON (鳥政院) (1020-1520) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 26 Sep 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | HAMGYONG-PUK-TO, KYONG HUNG-GUN, UNGGI-MYON, UNG GI-DONG, #114 (咸鏡北道慶興郡雄基洞一一四) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | HAMGYONG-PUK-TO, NAJIN-GUN, NAJIN-MYON, ANHWA-RI #10 (咸鏡北道羅津郡羅津面安和里一0) |
| INTERROGATOR: | HONDA (FEAF) |
He was cooperative, appeared to be intelligent, and his memory was excellent. Information is believed to be reliable.
3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:Chronology:
27 Jun 48 - Drafted into the NKA at SINUIJU (新義州) and assigned to 1st Sqd, Recon plt, 1st Arty Regt, 1st Div; later he served as a gunner of 76mm Field gun in the 1st Arty Regt.
10 Sep 50 - Transferred to 82mm Mortar Co, 5th Bn, 39th Inf Brig located 8 km N of TAEJON (大田). Promoted to Lt (中尉) and assigned as a Co CO. Prior to arriving at TAEJON, he was with 1st Div on TABU-DONG front.
16 Sep 50 - 22 Sep 50 - Rear defense position of the Mortar Co was established 8 km N of TAEJON.
22 Sep 50 - Entire Brig left TAEJON.
26 Sep 50 - 39th Inf Brig arrive at CHOCH’IWON (鳥政院) which was being occupied by the ROK Forces and US troops. 39th Inf Brig decided to scatter. Prior to the retreat all S Koreans whose homes were South of TAEJON were ordered to go to their respective homes. He surrendered 2 km N of CHOCH’IWON when the US troops moved in.
All troops in the 1st Div were originally North Koreans with at least two years of service. As of 9 Sep 1950 the 1st Div was reinforced with 5100 replacements who were all South Koreans, and who had less than one month of infantry training.
Strength: (39th Inf Brig)
The 39th Inf Brig was activated at TAEJON on 10 Sep 1950. All enlisted men in the Brig were untrained SK’s. The total strength was estimated to be 3800 in which 3000 were believed to be captured by the UN Troops.
Equipment:
There was no equipment left in the Brig as of 26 Sep 1950.
NKA Permanent Training Centers:
NAJIN (羅津) - Observed last in June 48LOCATION - 2 km S of the RR station
HOE RYONG (弇寧) - Observed last in Jun 48 LOCATION - 3 km E of RR station
NANAM (羅南) - Observed last in Jun 48
LOCATION - 2 km NE of the RR station
Following are NK OCS:
SADONG (寺洞) - LOCATION - 2 km E of the RR station. SADONG was located 2 km E of P’YONGYANG City.
P’YONGYANG (平壞) - LOCATION - 2 km E of the RR station
HOERYONG (會寧) - LOCATION - 2 km E of the RR station
WONSAN (元山) - LOCATION - Unk - Navy OCS.
NAJIN (羅津) - LOCATION - 6 km E of the RR station.
Personalities: (NKA GHQ)
Supreme Commander of NKA - CHO, Yong Gun (趙龍根), Rank - General (大將), Age - 45 REMARKS - Formerly with KIM Il Song in MANCHURIA.
C/S, NKA Gen Staff - KANG, Kun (姜根), Rank - Lt gen (中將) Age - 27 REMARKS - 2nd Div Co between 1946 - 1948.
Chief of Arty - MU, Chong (武亭), Rank - Lt Gen (中將), Age - 47.
Commander in Chief of NKA Political Section - KIM Il (舍曰), Rank - Lt Gen (中將), Age - 40.
1st Division Personalities - Div Co, CH’OE, Kwang (崔光), Rank - Maj Gen (少將), Age 42 REMARKS - Formerly from MANCHURIA (hearsay)
Div C/S - HAN, Kyong (轉慶), Rank - Sr/Col (總佐), Age - 45, REMARKS - Came from MANCHURIA in 1946.
Div Arty Regt CO - HYON, Hak Pong (玄䳽鳳), Rank - Col (大佐), Age - 27
Ass’t CO of Arty Regt - KIM, Kun Sik (金根植), Rank - Lt Col (中佐), Age - 28
3rd Bn CO, Arty Regt - PAK, Hwa Yun (朴花澖), Rank - Maj (少佐), Age - 27
1st Bn CO Arty Regt - NAM, Kyu Myong (南奎明), Rank - Maj (少佐), Age - 31
For the Commanding Officer:
WEELDREYER
Executive
