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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 659　21 August 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - FEAF LN TEAM - 0158)　15 August 1950

(Ref to ATIS Rpt No. 534)

November 1945 to October 1946 source was at the Yon Kil Shi (延吉市) Manchuria Military Government School. Because of his background as a teacher, he was instructed to take an examination for the above school by the Chinese 8th Route Army. Upon graduation he was to become a civil government official, in the sense of governing the Korean populace in YON KIL SHI. However, this school was taken over by the Chinese 8th Route Army on the 6th month after its establishment. He was promoted to Captain upon graduation and was assigned to the Chinese 8th Route Army Independent Artillery Regiment in YON KIL SHI. He was assigned as an instructor in cultural class of the officer candidate artillery school (Hohei Kanbu Gakko). It was supervised by the Independent Artillery Regiment. Students received the rack of 2nd or 1st Lt upon graduation, depending on their scholastic standing. The commander of the school was a Chinese Colonel, CHU KWAN (朱光), he was acting Major General then. At present his rank is believed to be equivalent to that of a full General. Prisoner heard that the General was Moscow educated and had about twenty years in the Military Service. There was a k Korean 1st Lt (probably by the name of CHOI HYON PUK (崔元福), who is an ex-Japanese Military Secret Policeman in MANCHURIA at this school as instructor. He was believed to be a South Korean agent. This agent escaped to South KOREA just prior to the outbreak of the Korean War. Prisoner said he and the 1st Lt were very good friends. This Lt came to the North to influence the Korean people but his mission was in vain because the Chinese Reds had already taken a big load in communistic indoctrination. Before the Lt escaped, he told the prisoner to come with him, but that was impossible because the prisoner had his family there and it would be suspicious if they evacuated together. Prisoner is waiting for the day he can again moot this Lt to confirm his story.

November 1948. Prisoner was a Major at the time of his transfer to the 166th Division (at Present the 6th) at HOTEN, MANCHURIA. At this time he delivered a letter of introduction from General CHU KWAN to Lt General MU CHONG (武亭) Commanding Officer of the 166th Division. General MU CHONG was educated in the Chinese Artillery Command School. He was the Commanding General of North Korean Army until he was replaced by General KIM IL SUNG, a Moscow trained militarist. The reason for replacement was that General MU was a pacific and on the other hand General KIM was aggressive and Moscow indoctrinated. Prisoner said, General MU is an understanding gentleman and an outstanding General with 25 years of service. Prisoner was appointed against his will as a member of the cultural planning board where he served for six months. At this time he was demoted to a Captain. The 166th Division was transferred to SINUIJU, KOREA and became the 6th Division on the 25th of July 1949. The 6th Division departed from SINUIJU on February 1950 and established headquarters at SARIWON. Departed SARIWON and arrived at KUMCHOM on the 19th of June by truck. Then they proceeded southward by foot and bivouacked in a mountain located 6 km north of KAESONG on the 21st of June, then on the 25 of June they marched into the city of KAESONG. After two days of rest they proceeded southward to the confluence of the HAN AND IMJIN River. Immediately preparation was made to transport troops and equipment across by using A-3 pneumatic floats for troops transportation and NLP pontoon bridges and bridge rafts for trucks and other equipment transportation. On the 29th of June, unit arrived in KUMPO and proceeded to YONGDNGPO arriving on the 30th of June, without rest continued to INCHON and returned to YONGDUNGPO on the same day. The 6th Division marched to SUWON, arriving on the 10th of July. The 14th Regiment (659th) (2nd Regiment) and the 15th Regiment (661th) (3rd Regiment) separated from the 13th Regiment (657th) (1st Regiment) and proceeded toward KONGJU and the 13th Regiment proceeded to KUNSAN via YESAN, HONGSONG, and SUDONG-NI. To transport troops and equipment across the KUM River form SUDONG-NI to KUNSAN a pontoon bridge was built by joining several small fishing boats together and pulled by motor boats (pom pom). This tack took five days to complete.

At HADONG source observed approximately 50 United States PsW marching toward SUNCHON. They were guarded by three or four guards walking along side of the column of GIs. Their hands were not tied, only they were striped to the waist. They seemed to be very calm. Prisoner and a Captain were interned at YONSAN for five days on suspicion of trying to desert, with two American soldiers. On the 1st day there were five GIs, but as soon as he and the Captain were put in their cell, three GIs were taken out. He heard they were went to 6th Division Headquarters located in CHUNGAN-NI. he also heard that officers and raking NCOs were first taken to Division Headquarters, then sent to PYONGYANG; enlisted personnel were went directly to PYONGYANG whenever transportation was available. The two GIs seemed to be happy, every day they sang jassy songs, sometimes whistled and boat the floor as the they were keeping rhythm. If not singing, they talked and laughed, probably at their jokes or some funny stories. Through a North Korean interpreter, he learned that one of the GIs was twenty-three years old and went as far as the 6th grade. This soldier had blond hair, smooth complexion and was handsome, his eyes were blue, he was medium built, about 5'8" tall with no identification marks on his face. The other soldier was about thirty-five years old, never went to school, he had no teeth, long face with beard, light complexion, medium built, 6 feet tall and blond hair. These two GIs were crew of a tank. They were stationed in OKINAWA, then JAPAN before coming to KOREA. GIs told the story that they were captured by a group of North Korean Army men at the bank of a river where a bridge was destroyed recently (name and location forgotten). At that time three tanks were on their mission toward CHINJU. When the GIs discovered that the bridge was destroyed and they were trapped, all the crew from the three tanks dismounted and were just about to destroy their tanks when they were stormed by the enemy and taken prisoner. The GIs said that nine members of the tank crew were probably captured. There were three casualties among their group. All the GIs were do-tags, some had two tags and two tags and some only had one.

The 6th Division began to retreat to CHINJU. While being taken to CHINJU from YONSAN, prisoner escaped and managed to surrender to the UN forces.

Commanding Officer of the 6th Division - Major General PANG HO SUNG, age: 45 (방호산).

Chief of Staff of the 6th Division - Senior Colonel NOH CHUNG LYON (로천용) Age: 45

Cultural Officer also Assistant Division Commanding Officer - Colonel HONG MIN (홍림) Age: 45

Artillery Commanding Officer - Colonel SHIM CHUNG (심청) Age: 45

Commanding Officer of the 13th Regiment (657) - Colonel HANG IL HE (항일해) Age: 40

Commanding Officer of the 15th Regiment (661) - Colonel LEE BONG NAM (리방남) Age: 40

Commanding Officer of the 663rd Artillery Regiment - Colonel CHUNG U CHIL (장우칠) Age: 40

Commanding Officer of the 13th Regiment, 120 mm Company - Captain LEE SUNG CHONG (리순종) Age: 40

Table of Organization Strength (see sketch)

Strength at Present:

Prisoner estimated the 6th Division’s battle losses from KAESONG to HAMAN as follows:

KAESONG:

(a) Casualties (personnel):

380 men killed and wounded.

(b) Trucks:

Total of ten trucks.

(c) Wagons:

30 horse-drawn wagons destroyed.

(d) Rifles:

380 rifles.

(e) Artillery:

4, 76 mm guns.

KUMPO and YONGDUNGPO:

(a) Casualties:

400 men killed and wounded.

(b) Artillery:

Two, 76 mm guns, one, 45 mm gun.

(c) Trucks:

17 trucks.

(d) Horses:

30 horses killed.

(e) Rifles:

400 rifles.

SUWON:

(a) Casualties:

200 men killed and wounded.

(b) Artillery:

Six, 45 mm Anti-Tank guns.

One, 120 mm mortar.

One 76 mm mortar.

(c) Rifles:

200 rifles.

CHONAN and KONGJU:

(a) Casualties:

400 men killed and wounded.

(b) Trucks:

Ten trucks.

(c) Artillery:

Two, 76 mm guns.

(d) Rifles:

400 rifles.

HONGSAN and KUNSAN:

(a) Casualties:

250 men killed and wounded.

(b) Trucks:

8 trucks.

(c) Artillery:

Four, 76 mm mortars.

(d) Rifles:

250 rifles.

HADONG:

(a) Casualties:

300 men killed and wounded.

(b) Artillery:

Three 45 mm Anti-Tank guns.

(c) Trucks:

Ten trucks.

(d) Tanks:

Three T-4 (76) medium tanks destroyed.

(e) Rifles:

300 rifles.

(f) Armored Cars:

Two SU- 76 mm type.

HAMAN:

(a) Casualties:

500 men killed and wounded.

(b) Artillery:

One 120 mm mortar

Four 76 mm guns.

(c) Trucks:

Six trucks.

(d) Rifles:

500 rifles.

The estimated total loss of the 6th Division in percent;

Personnel Casualties - 40%

Artillery - 20%

Trucks - 30%

Rifles - 40%

Horses were of Mongolian pony bread.

The 6th Division’s mission was to capture PUSAN from the west by first taking YOSU then, MASAN. On the 15th of August 1950, the 6th Division and 1st Division were to move into PUSAN and guard the area along the coastline to stop United States Forces from bringing in supplies to the South Korean Army.

1. Prisoner heard that 62 mm mortar and 105 mm howitzer were being manufactured at somewhere in HOTEN, MANCHURIA. He also heard M-3’s and PPSH tommy guns were being manufactured at HARBIN, MANCHURIA and PYONGYANG.

2. The 10th and the 11th Divisions are probably training in WONSAN.

3. The 18th Division probably is located in PYONGYANG.

4. Prisoner heard two now Divisions, the 16th and 17th were activated by drafting high school college students. Details unknown.

6th Divison