ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2473 1 December 1950
FIELD REPORT (164 - MISDI - 1201) 10 November 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | LIU, Piao-wu (劉彪武) (Chinese) |
| RANK & DUTIES: | Ass't Plat Office (付排級) |
| ORGANIZATION: | Chinese Peoples Libreration Army (中國人民解放軍), 4th Field Army (第四野戰軍), 38th Army (38軍), 112th Div (112師), 335th Regt (335团) 2nd Bn (2營), 4th Co Hg (4連). |
| EDUCATION: | 8yrs |
| AGE: | 23 |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| ADDRESS: | CHINA, YUNNAN SHENG HSIANGYUN HSIEN, WEIHSIN-chieh (中國雲南省祥雲懸濰新街) |
| DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 090900 1 Nov 50, at PINO SAN (BV 0301) |
| INTERROGATOR: | G.W.A. |
Cooperative. PW seemed to be in good physical condition. PW's responsibility was to teach Chinese characters to men in each platoon of the 4th Co, 33tth Regt. During combat he acted as a litter-bearer. Therefore his title of Ass't Plat Officer is misleading. Chinese writing instructors in the CCF are given the title of Ass't Plat Officer until they have proved themselves capable of handling their job efficiently. Thereafter they are given the title of Plat Officer. This title is not to be confused with that of Plat Ldr., who is the troop leader at platoon level.
Information appears to be reliable and is quite detailed.
Recommended for further interrogation.
3. T/O & E AND STRENGTH OF UNITS: (as of 9 Nov 50).4th Field Army compsed of the 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st, and 52nd Armies.
38th Army (code No. 54th Unit) is composed of the 112th, 113th, and 114th Divisions.
112th Div composed of the 334th, 335th, and 336th Regiments.
Each Regiment composed of 3 Bns.
Each Bn composed of 3 Rifle Companies and a Heavy Weapons Co.
Each Rifle Co composed of 3 Rifle Platoons and one 60mm Mortar Plat with 3 sqds in each rifle platoon and 3 Sqds in the 60mm Mortar Platoon. Each rifle sqd has 11 men and each Mortar Sqd has 12 men.
Each Heavy Wpns Co composed of 4 Platoons with 3 sqds in each platoon and 12 men in each squad.
4th Rifle Co, 2nd Bn, 335th Regt, 112th Div:
a. Personnel:
13 Officers and 147 EM
b. Equipment & ammo:
| HMG | 30 (1,000 rds ea) |
| US Cal .45 "Grease gun" | 18 (80 rds ea) |
| Jap model 38 rifle | 45 (80 rds ea) |
| Handgrenade | 4 per man |
| Mauser Pistol | 32 (50 rds ea) |
| 60mm Mortar | 9 ( 8 rds ea) |
| Chinese AT Mines | 9 |
| Signal Flare Pistol | 5 |
| Semaphore Signal Flags | 3 pairs |
| Bugle | 1 |
| Whistle | 1 |
| Shovels & picks | 80 |
Heavy Wpns Co, 2nd Bn 335th Regt:
a. Personnel:
13 Officers and 159 EM
b. Equipment & ammo:
| Us Cal .30 IMG | 9 (1,600 rds per) |
| 81mm Mortar | 12 (8 rds per) |
| Handgrenade | Approx 20 |
| Jap model 44 carbine | 4 (80 rds per) |
| Mauser Pistol | 8 (50 rds per) |
| Horses | 10 |
| Semaphore Signal Flags | 3 pairs |
| Bugle | 1 |
| Whistle | 1 |
| Shovels & picks | 85 |
2nd Bn, 335th Regt, 112th Div:
a. Personnel: Approx 700
335th Regt, 112th Div:
a. Personnel: Approx 3,000
112th Div 38th Army:
a. Personnel: Estimated 12,000
38th Army:
a. Personnel: Estimated 50,000
b. The 38th Army has approx 20 x 2 ton trucks and 200 horses.
Approx 200 Koreans who serve as interpreters joined the 38th Army at SHENYANG (MUKDEN) 18 Oct 50.
PW knows of no Japanese of Russians being in or attached to the 38th Army.
PW does not believe that any CCF Units have Soviet equipment.
4. LOCATIONS & ACTIVITIES OF UNITS: (as of 9 Nov 50)The 38th Army was stationed at SHENYANG prior to coming to Korea.
The 113th Div, 38th Army departed from SHENYANG for Korea 14 Oct 50.
The 114th Div, 38th Army departed from SHENYANG for Korea 16 Oct 50.
The 112th Div and the 38th Army Hq departed from SHENYANG 18 Oct 50 and arrived at MANPOJIN (Korea) 20 Oct 50.
PW believes that the entire 38th Army came to Korea intact and that all units are under the same chain of command that they were in Manchuria.
The 38th Army was not redesignated upon coming to Korea, but it was given the code name of "54th Unit" for security reasons.
PW heard that the 49th Army has arrived in Korea and set up its Ho at SINUIJU.
PW knows of no CCF units other than the 38th & 40th Armies being in Korea.
Objective of the 38th Army was unknown.
5. PERSONAL & UNIT HITSTORY:Inducted into the Chinese Nationalist Army 16 Sep 45 in YUNNAN SHENG.
Captured by the CCF (38th Army) at CHANGCHUN (MANCHURIA) 15 Oct 48.
Inducted into the CCF (38th Army) 1 Jan 49 in CHILIN SHENG (MANCHURIA).
Departed from CHILIN SHENG 21 Jul 49, by train with the entire 38th Army, and arrived in HOPEI SHENG 10 Aug 49.
Departed from HOPEI SHENG 22 Aug 49 by with the entire 38th Army by ships & boats, arrived in HUNAN SHENG o/a 27 Aug 49.
Departed from HUNAN SHENG 25 Feb 50, by train with the entire 38th Army, and arrived HONAN SHENG 10 March 50.
Departed from HONAN SHENG 2 June 50 by train with the entire 38th Army, and arrived SHENYANG (MUKDEN) 10 Jul 50.
Departed from SHENYANG on 18 Oct 50, by train with the 112th Div of the 38th Army, arrived at CHI-AN 20 Oct 50.
Departed from CHI-AN at 201800 1 Oct 50, marched with the 112th Div and crossed over a wooden bridge into MANPOJIN (KOREA) 201900 1 Oct 50.
Departed from MANPOJIN during the night of 20 Oct 50 and continued marching south (traveling at night only), arriving at PINO-SAN 5 Nov 50.
At 0802200 1 Nov 50, PW went into a deserted farmer's house (in the vicinity of PINO-SAN) and fell asleep. He was awakened at 090900 1 Nov 50 by a ROK soldier to whom he immediately surrendered. PW stated that the 112th Div apparently moved elsewhere during the night of 8 Nov 50 as he saw no CCF personnel on 9 Nov 50 in the village where he had slept.
6. PERSONALITIES:LIANG, Hsing-ohu (梁興初), CG (軍長), 38th Army
CHANG, Ying-hui (張英會), C/S (參謀長), 38th Army
YANG, Ta-I (楊大義), CG (師团長). 112th Army
YUAN, Tien-shao (苑天曉), C.O. (团長), 335th Regt, 112th Div
CHEN, Yuan-choon (陳元俊), C.O. (營長), 2nd Bn, 335th Regt, 112th Div.
WANG, Hsueh-hsiang (王學祥), C.O. (連長), 4th Co, 2nd Bn, 335th Regt, 112th Div.
HSIEH, Ying-en (謝英恩), Plat Ldr (排長), 2nd Plat, 4th Co, 2nd Bn, 335th Regt, 112th Div
LI, Chao-tung (李兆同), Plat Ldr (排長), 3rd Plat, 4th Co, 2nd Bn, 335th Regt
MAO, Tze Tung (毛澤東), Premier, Chinese New Democratic Peoples Republic
LIU, Shao Chi (劉少奇), Vice Premier, Chinese New Democratic Peoples Republic
CHU, Teh (朱德). Vice Premier & Army C/S, Chinese New Democratic Peoples Republic
*SOONG, Ching Ling (宋郬鈴), Vice Premier, Chinese New Democratic Peoples Republic
KAO, Kang (高崗), Vice Premier, Chinese New Democratic Peoples Republic
* SOONG, Ching Ling is the elder sister of Madam CHIANG, Kai Shek
7. REPLACEMENTS:Approx 50% of the 38th Army is composed of former CNA personnel who where captured by and inducted into the CCF during the last year.
8. FOOD AND AMMO SUPPLIES:When the 112th Div departed for Korea from SHENYANG each soldier brought 6 days supply of rice and bread. When that was exhausted the soldiers subsisted by confiscating food from North Korea farmers. No other info.
9. ARMOR & ARTILLERY:Observed none. PW stated that the CCF has tanks attached to some units but has no tank units.
10. MORALE:Personnel in the 112th Div had low morale because they were hungry.
11. GENERAL INFORMATION:Received no gas training or equipment.
PW stated that each CCF soldier had a white patch inside his coat giving the designation of his unit but that these patches had been removed in PW's Co by order of the Company C.O. 18 Oct 50 (prior to the unit's departure from Korea).
PW was not a volunteer for Korean service and the 38th Army was not designated as a volunteer unit. PW received no instructions as to what to do or say in the event of his capture.
PW believes that no CCF units have been integrated into Korean units.
The 38th Army has never participated in amphibious operations or training.
PW never heard of the Iron & Steel Brigade.
PW knows of known Japanese units in the CCF.
The CCF has Peace Preservation (Police Constabulary) Units and Civil Guard Units in every city throughout CHINA. No other info.
| Rank & Duty | Pay per Month |
| Rifleman, Mortar Crewman, Arty-man & Sqd Ldr | 90,000 "Yuan" |
| Ass't Plat Officer, Plat Officer, Plat Ldr, Company C.O. | 140,000 "Yuan" |
| Battalion C.O. | 180,000 "Yuan" |
PW knows of no paratroops being in the CCF.
PW does not know whether the CCF is recruiting in MANCHURIA.
CNA personnel and equipment are integrated into the CCF Units capturing them.
The general line of propaganda instruction given to 112th Div troops was that since CHINA has been like a benevolent elder brother to Korea throughout history, CHINA (CCF) must protect Korea and liberate her from the American imperialists and their ROK puppets.
For the AC of S, G-2:
HONG
