포로신문
보/고/서

ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 759　26 August 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS)　20 August 1950

(Ref to ATIS Rpt No. 796)

Prisoner was left behind with four attendants since the 9th of August, just after crossing the NAKTONG River, due to illness. They traveled six days in the mountain area locking for their unit. On the morning of the 15th of August 1950, they were awakened and captured by the United Stated troops, while sleeping in a cave located three miles west of WAEGWAN.

3rd Division LEE YONG HO (李永浩) Major General (Hearsay: He served with the Chinese 8th Route Army for 10 years.)

7th Regiment HAN CHANG BONG (韓昌鳳) Lt Colonel (Hearsay: He served with the Chinese 8th Route Army.)

The main subjects taught at the Pyong Yang Military Academy were: World Geography, History of Korea, History of Russia, History of the Soviet Communist Party and also of the present world conditions. It was a three months compulsory course for officers.

The 7th Regiment’s Headquarters was located on a hill just west of the Waegwan Bridge.

The 3rd Division’s Headquarters was located approximately seven miles north of the 7th Regiment’s Headquarters.

The 4th Division’s was on the right flank of the 3rd Division and was to be advanced toward NASAN.

The 6th Division’s was on the left flank of the 3rd Division and was believed to be advancing southward by passing through CHINCHON.

Fifty per cent of the personnel of the 3rd Division had two or more years of training. Twenty-five per cent had less than a year and twenty-five per cent had less than sis months. The morale of the troops dropped considerable since the time fo the first heavy UNITED STATES aircraft attack in the vicinity of the NAKTONG River.

One Russian advisor was observed at Division Headquarters in CHORWON.

Three 82 mm howitzers were observed located on a hill just east of the Waegwan Bridge. Prisoner heard that a 45 mm Anti-Tank gun company of the 7th Regiment was located on a hill three miles west of the WAEGWAN River.

Three 12.7 mm DSHK M1938 were observed located six miles north of the town of DUMCHON at the foot of a mountain.

1. The majority of the North Korean Army uniforms were manufactured at the Sariwon Spinning Company.

2. Underwear was made at PYONGYANG.

3. Leather shoes and rubber shoes were manufactured in North KOREA. (location and name of factory unknown). Helmets, shovels and other metal equipment was of Russian make.

1. The prisoner believed the Soviet Heavy Machine Gun was a wonderful weapon because of its accuracy and dependability.

2. The main reason RUSSIA is not helping N KOREA is that RUSSIA is keeping her promise at the MOSCOW and PYONGYANG Conferences held in 1947, pertaining to the five year Trusteeship program for KOREA.