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CHAO, Hsin Fa 이미지뷰어 새창

  • ISSUE NO. 43 NO. 3799 1951-02-19
    미분류 초등교육 남성
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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 3799　6 March 1951
FIELD REPORT (164 MISDI 1621)　27 February 1951

1. PERSONAL DETAILS:
PW NAME: CHAO, Hsin Fa (趙新■) (CCF)
ORGN: 4th Field Army, 50th Army, 148th Div ,442nd Regt, 1st Bn, HMG Co, 1st Plat, 1st Sqd
DUTIES: Asst Sqd Ldr
EDUCATION: 4 yr
AGE: 27
OCCUPATION: Store-owner
ADDRESS: KUANG HSI SHENG, KUEI LIN SHIH, CHING FENG CHIEH, #332 (廣西省 桂林市 淸風街 332号)
DATE & PLACE OF CAPTURE: 191830 I Feb 51 in the SONUTP’I (CS1651) area
INTERROGATOR: GNY

2. ASSESSMENT:
PW cooperative and talked freely. Grateful for the good treatment received thus far as a PW.
Information obtained seems reliable.

3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:
a. Personal and Unit History:
PW was inducted into CNA 60th Army, 182nd Div, 444th Regt, 1st Bn, HMG Co 5 May 46 at CHILIN (吉林).
4 Jul 48 60th Army defected to the CCF when it was trapped at CHANGCH’UN (長春). 5 Aug 48, 60th CNA Army redesignated as 50th CCF Army. Assigned to 148th Div, 442nd Regt, 1st Bn, HMG Co, 1st Plat, 1st Sqd as an Ass’t Sqd Ldr.
148th Div then underwent political and advance infantry training for approximately eight months. 10 Apr 49, departed by rail with 50th Army to HUPEI SHENG (湖北省), arriving there o/a 25 Apr 49. 50th Army detrained, and conducted a “mopping up” operation of elements of the CNA still in the area.
2 Oct 50, departed by rail with 50th Army to PANSHIH (盤石), arriving o/a 22 Oct 50.
50th Army rested there for approximately 4 days, then departed by rail for CHIAN (輯安), arriving o/a 27 Oct 50. There, 50th Army detrained, and immediately crossed the YALU River, to support CCF 40th Army which was then engaging the UN forces at KANGGYE (BA 9738).
After a ten day battle, 40th Army proceeded southward, pursuing UN forces, while 50th Army moved in a southwest direction, arriving in the vicinity of KUSONG (XE 9328) after two weeks of marching. 50th Army again rested for approximately a week, then proceeded southward via mountain routes, arriving just N of KAESONG (BT 8515) 1 Jan 51. 50th Army again engaged UN forces, and crossed the 38th parallel 2 Jan 51, proceeded toward SEOUL.
50th Army had three battles with UN forces before reaching SEOUL o/a 10 Jan 51.
50th Army after remaining in SEOUL for two days, continued southward, arriving at SAMNI (CS 1932) 16 Jan 51. Then, for three weeks, they engaged UN forces in combat which subsequently led to their retreat to SEOUL o/a 10 Feb 51.
At SEOUL, four North Korean divisions replaced 50th Army of its defensive responsibility south of SEOUL.
1st Bn of 442nd Regt, 148th Div was then directed to support the N Korean divisions in the vicinity of SONUTP’I (CS1651).
19 Feb 51, while participating in combat with 1st Bn, PW was captured.

b. Location and Activities of Unit:
10 Feb 51, 50th Army was to regroup in SEOUL.
11 Feb 51, 1st Bn of 442nd Regt, 148th Div, which had suffered comparatively few casualties, was ordered to support the NK divisions in the vicinity of SONUTP’I (CS 1651). 1st Bn took up defensive positions on top of a small hill with an unknown North Korean division on each of its flanks. 19 Feb 51, hill was encircled by UN forces, and after a brief battle, approx 200 men escaped from this trap, while the others were either killed or captured.
Believes 50th Army is still in SEOUL, regrouping and possibly preparing for a new offensive.

c. T/O & E and Strength:
4th Field Army: 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th and 50th Armies.
50th Army (code: LIANGSHANPU)(梁山郡): 148th, 149th and 150th Divisions and other units.
148th Division (code: 1ST TA TUI - 一大隊): 442nd, 443rd and 444th Regiments and other units.
442nd Regiment (code: 1ST CHUNG TUI - 一中隊): 3 Inf Battalions and other units.
1st Battalion (code: 1ST FEN TUI - 一分隊): 3 Rifle Companies, HMG Co.
HMG Company: 3 Platoons.
1st Platoon: 3 Squads.
1st Platoon:Original(27 Oct 50)Present(19 Feb 51)
　　EM3210
　　Officers20
　Equipment & ammo:
　　HMG (Maxim)2 (6,000rd ea)0
　　M-1 Rifles (US)6 (50 rd ea)4 (50 rd ea)
　　SMG (US)1 (200 rd ea)1 (200 rd ea)
　　Grenades (CCF)3 per man3 per man
HMG Company:
　　EM12530
　　Officers92
　　Approximately 70% of the losses of men and equipment were the result of combat; others were transferred to component units of 148th Div as replacements.
1st Battalion:
　　EM & Officers500200
　　Losses of men of the 1st Bn were caused by combat in the SEOUL area.

d. Personalities:
LIU, Te Hsien (劉德先)(CCF), CO, HMG Co, 1st Bn, 442nd Regt, 148th Div. (Former officer of the CNA 182nd Div)

e. Replacements:
PW division (148th Div) had never received replacements since entering KOREA.

f. Food, Ammo and Other Supplies:
Food was obtained by each unit’s supply officer from local farmers with procurement slips.
No new supply of ammo had been received since division entered KOREA.

g. Armor, Artillery and Aircraft:
10 Feb 51, when 50th CCF Army retreated to SEOUL, PW observed 10 x 122mm howitzers, each drawn by a truck; lined along the main highway entering SEOUL. Believes that these guns belonged to an unknown NKA division, which was to relieve 50th Army. No further details.

h. Signal:
Battalion and higher echelon units used telephones, whereas, lower units used runners.

i. Morale:
Morale of the troops was low because of insufficient amount of food, clothing, and ammo.

j. Psychological Warfare:
PW was captured 19 Feb 51 in the vicinity of SONUTP’I (CS 1651). Observed many UN leaflets which urged him to surrender immediately for good treatment and food were to be awaiting him. Intended to surrender but was not able to do so because of the wariness of the officers for soldiers who had such notions.

4. GENERAL INFORMATION:
PW claimed that there was a rumor among the 50th Army troops that the 41st, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th and the 48th Armies of the 4th Field Army had not entered KOREA. These armies were to guard CHINA’s interior in event that the 3rd Field Army invaded FORMOSA. PW maintains that the 3rd Field Army is at present in the KWANGTUNG area, preparing for the FORMOSA invasion.

For the AC of S, G-2:

HONG

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