ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3476 21 February 1951
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS Sp. Rpt 025) 16 February 1951
| PW NAME: | HSIA, Shu Shen (夏樹深) |
| PW NUMBER: | 63 NK 700401 |
| RANK: | Pvt (戰士) |
| AGE: | 23 |
| DUTY: | Ass’t Gunner |
| UNIT: | CCF 4th Field Army, 11th Army Group, 40th Army, 119th Div, Arty Bn, 2nd Btry, 1st Plat, 1st Sqd |
| EDUCATION: | None |
| OCCUPATION: | Farmer |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | SUWON (水原) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 15 Jan 51 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | CHINA, HUPEI-SHENG, HSUANZN-HSIEN, CHIAOYUEH-SHTANG, IPAO, ICHIA #14 (湖北省 宣思縣 膠岳鄕 一保一甲十田号) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | SFC LEONG (ATIS) |
Average intelligence, fairly cooperative. Reliability - Fair.
PW unit arrived in ANTUNG (安東), MANCHURIA sometime in Jul 50. Remained there for about fifty days before moving to LIENSHANKUAN (陸山關), a small town approximately 80 miles northwest of ANTUNG (安東). This move was made so as to avoid air attacks which had been frequent near the ANTUNG area. (SIC)
Following arrival in LIENSHANKUAN (陸山關), PW saw trains loaded with tanks arrive at the station at irregular intervals. PW believed these to be Russian tanks. He was more of these together with other types of armored vehicles during the next two days. All these trains were moving in the direction of ANTUNG.
PW made his observation in front of the house in which he was quartered, located approximately 20m from the RR tracks. PW also observed these trains from the training ground which was on the other side of the tracks, diagonally across from his house. The distance between the training ground and the tracks was about 20m; that between the training ground and the station building was about 50m. On several occasions, PW walked to within a distance of approximately 12m from the trains.
Each flat car was loaded with two armored vehicles which were secured onto the flat car by steel cables.
One guard armed with a SMG was seen with half of his body out of the turret of each tank; one guard was seen on every third armored car.
PW believed them to be Russian guards. This was later confirmed by PW company political officer who said that these were Russian troops and that these armored vehicles were on their way to KOREA, and these armored vehicles came from DAIREN (大連).
These trains usually stopped at the station for not more than 20 minutes. Sometimes they waited for oncoming trains to pass by first, since the railroad in this area was single-tracked, except for a 600m section of siding in front of the station. (IN: Attempts were made to have the PW sketch the Soviet vehicles he had seen, but was unsuccessful since the PW could not make any drawing reasonable enough to be accepted for reference. The only recourse for the interrogator was to have the PW give a verbal description, as detailed as possible.)
PW described a large tank with smooth curved front, one part and with small bogey wheels and return idlers. (In presumably JS-1). The type of armored cars observed was similar to the Russian BA-64.
On the second day, the PW saw 10 jeeps on a train together with some tanks. PW stated that these jeeps closely resemble the US jeep.
On the third day, the PW saw five trucks on a train which was loaded with armored cars. These trucks were similar to the Russian GAZ-51. Tanks and armored cars were painted with the same color but in a lighter shade. PW did not notice any insignia on these vehicles except the red star which was seen on all vehicles.
Following is a schedule of trains observed by the PW during the three days. (Observation from 0800 to 1700 each day)
First day: 8 trains - 50 tanks to each train
Second day: 2 trains - 40 tanks and 10 jeeps to each train
4 trains - 50 armored cars to each train
Third day: 6 trains - 50 armored cars to each train.
1 train - 50 armored cars and 2 jeeps.
1 train - 40 armored cars and 5 trucks.
Total: 480 tanks, 590 armored cars, 5 trucks, and 22 jeeps.
For the Commanding Officer:
ROBINSON
