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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3424　19 February 1951

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS 1348)　14 February 1951

Intelligent, cooperative. Reliability, good.

26 Nov 46: Volunteered for the RR Guard Headquarters at P’YONGYANG.

8 Feb 48: RR Guard Headquarters was made part of the NKA.

18 Aug 48: Moved to HAMHUNG (咸興). 3rd Div was organized and PW assigned to 3rd Div, 9th Regt.

20 Oct 48: Promoted to Corporal.

2 Jul 49: Moved to KIMHWA (金化) with his unit, 9th Regt.

27 Feb 50: 12 men of 9th Regt were ordered to go to PYONGYANG and appear before a board. These 12 men passed and were commissioned Jr Lt, and attached to 10th Div.

2 Mar 50: Went to SUKCHON (肅川) where 10th Div was being organized.

5 Jul 50: PW unit, 25th Regt moved to CHAERYONG (載寧).

Early Sep 50: Arrived HYONPUNG (玄風) on foot, via CHONAN (天安) and TAEJON (大田). After 20 days, started to retreat.

End of Oct 50: Arrived YANGGU (楊口).

22 Jan 51: Moved to ANDONG (安東).

27 Jan 51: Arrived IPAM (立岩) SE of ANDONG (安東). Engaged US troops, 8 men killed, 20 men wounded.

2 Feb 51: Surrendered to ROK Police.

Equipment of 25th Regt:

2 x 82 mm Mortars

4 x 14.5 mm AT Rifles

4 x 60 mm Mortars (US made)

7 x 7.62 HMG

5 HMG (US made)

8 x 7.62 LMG per Bn

3 LMG per Bn

No artillery in Arty Regt

10th Div was organized at SUKCH’ON (肅川) in Spring of 50. It consisted of 25th, 27th, and 29th Regt and an Arty Regt, a total of about 15,000 troops. In engagement at HYONPUNG (玄風) Sep 50, 10th Div lost 75% of its troops. At KORYONG (高靈), it received about 1,200 recruits who came from North KOREA. In Dec 50, at YANGGU (楊口), it received about 500 men more. Its present strength is a little more than 6,000 (sic).

LEE, Pang Nam (李방남), Maj Gen (小將), 40, CG, 10th Div. Served with the 8th Route Army in MANCHURIA. He was formerly (Aug 50) CO of 6th Regt, 2nd Div. Tall man with round face.

YUN (fnu) (尹)(윤), Sr Col (總佐), 33, C/S, 10th Div, served with the 8th Route Army in MANCHURIA. He was formerly (Mar 50) ass’t director of the First Military College of North KOREA. Tall man with long face.

KIM, Tae Hong (金대홍), Sr Col, Over 40, former CG, 10th Div (see remarks), served with the 8th Route Army in MANCHURIA. Until 30 Aug 50, he was CG, 10th Div as a Maj Gen. He was demoted to Sr Col and assigned as C/S, in another Div. He is quite tall.

KIM, Chon Man (金千萬)(김천만), Col (大佐), over 30, CO, 25th Regt, 10th Div, served with the 8th Route Army in MANCHURIA. He was formerly (Feb 50) Bn CO. Small man with round face. Over the right eye, there was a 4 cm long scar where he was cut by the Japanese.

Battalion: Field phones (3 or 4 in Bn CP)

Regiment: Many field phones in Sig Co, two wireless sets (US).

Division: About 15 wireless sets in Div CP (Russian made, mode unk).

When last observed (2 Feb 51) 10th Div was 12 km W of CHONGSONG (靑松) perimeter with 25th Regt and Arty Regt. 27th and 29th Regt were in the vicinity of the ANDONG (安東) perimeter.

10th Div was ordered to cut the supply routes of UN Forces.

Each man carried 4 days rations and 60 rounds of ammo for rifles.

Artillery fire.

a. 10th Div:

(1) CG Advisor - Col

(2) Political asst CG advisor - Lt Col

(3) Military asst CG advisor - Lt Col

(4) 4 other officers and 3 sergeants in Div CP

b. Each Regt: (25th, 27th and 29th and Arty Regt)

(1) Regt CO advisor - Maj

(2) Political asst CO advisor - Maj

(3) Military asst CO advisor - Maj

PW saw above mentioned Russian Advisors at SUKCH’ON (肅川). These advisors stayed with PW Div until 4 Jul 50, when 10th Div departed SUKCH’ON (肅川).

c. Duties of Advisors:

(1) Supervision of Russian type training.

(2) Advise on Communist political training.

For the Commanding Officer: