CHINESE COMMUNIST 61 ARMY

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CIA-RDP82-00457R008100540005-2
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 14, 2016
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December 14, 2000
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5
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Publication Date: 
August 24, 1951
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For ReLeasei2,0041Q3/46MCIARDP82-004517EN10811305 COUNTRY KoroatiChina INFORMATieTki FPOT co I-40. CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT Chinese Cemmunist 61 Army PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. 25X1 A , 25X1 A DATE DISTR? it.ug 51 NO. OF PAGES NO, OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. 1, We commander of the Cluislese Ccagnnist 61 Am* is WE1:4:;illeh 50 yeaes old, a Lative of Shansi Province and a member of the Commimie. Partoe, He waeorleinaly with the 8 Route Ar17, whore he became well 'mownu an az- tactief'an ard a etrotel leader , The 61 Army composed o about 20,000 men, leas formorly a part of tie 1 Field Nrmy but in Ju1y 1950 it vas incorporated into the 4 Field Lrmy,L.t left Chengtu in December 195C. passed through Madero, and arrived In Ant"Ang, on i5 March 1951, Sixty percent of it men were new recruits, On 21 Ilareh, the army passed through Slnuiju and crossod the mountain region,,, reaching Naechon C125-54 39-42) on 28 IlErch It was seheduled to continae aeo,ancing and te arrive at Ichon (125-53, 38-30) en 20 ATT110 3, About half of the veterans in the army were former Nationalist sol&ers. The new recruits had received only to months preliminary training, Ihe soldiers averaced about 18 miles march daily from 1800 until 0400 hours, Alhouch a large number of so101ers suffered from foot trouble durteg the march, there were no medical facilities to treat them, Hunger, fright, and forced partic- ipation in the uar contributed greatly to low morale, especially among the new reoruits, 44,-# STATE ARMYAIR The foliouing is a table of organization for the 181 Division, 61 Army. The arpy is cumpoeed of the 181. 182, and 183 Divisions/ Regiments/ 541. 542. 543,1, and an artillery regiment, Attached to each regiment ore a guard company, 'reconnaissance company, signal cvmpany, medical unit sergice office, political office and staff office, b, Battalions,' Each regiment has three num'oered battalions and an artillery battalion compoeed or an antiaircraft machine gan company, a 120ma mertsT company and a light artillery (anti-tank) company? Attached to met talion are a reconnaissance unit, a signal platoon, a medical unit sczovic,:e CO FIDENTIALT CLASSIFICATION SEP USRB 1 1 DI f133 _ L_CTlir, This document is hereby regraded to CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the letter of 16 October 19713 from the Director of Central Intelligence to the Archivist of the United Staes. NeAPPRKveritfcifikelease 20 -- MBUTtON 1117,AtFp CaLlt- F ra AY_FF:11` 11514:7PICE 41,C(2171TIT., C gcpAdegr /03/06 : CI lhatift Ho nen rtnst., kital4 1 1006140 5? 25X1A Approved For Release 2001/03/06 005- T)OJJCWL "??,1T, _A,141:ENCE 1..14C1 ' sim5 ..:,taff office, ---cipanies: Each battalion has three numbered counan::?.e.a and a I:Tchine gun. 'Platoonsa Each comnany has three numbered platoons ania a flAm 7,,latova, Souado Each platoon had three equads as follryusl A nach:ime 11:.n sound u5th light: machine guns and eight men; two rifle squado comTesed 12 men each*KwL aria_timr, regf,ment attached to the division has fiftf)on moInta:7_n ru.7f,. nrtillory battalion attacheld to the regiment lus*5x 320r.11 mortra, .1-.'63.-aircraft machine gun compamr in each regiment has 9 anZd-qivcrtfi; ulohine Each irfamry b-tttalion hu aix heavy machlao gyms ;.ind r 22jccnert,1-1 ;.-so',.1 infantry coRanJ has six Licht machine guns l'ith W 1-cwids o. ammrtiol, gUrto Elesides these a_us, the divisionri service office has 15 t7noka and each 5Aontal service office four horse carts. During tho movant into Ifkrea fo ';rucks uere lost 25X1A 4 25X1A 4 ,75 "oroent, As of 14 AlT)r3.1, the 63. Army was sent% of lzuro.-1,...7.(125 :omment In 1y 1949, WET Chieh vas commander of the 12 l'IngT of 2 _lold Armya In December 19499 he was reported as conladok of the 3 Amy Groups as well as the 12 Army? 25X1A-- 41111111 Canmeut, According to information available to this offiea, ,, 'WA,' or.,, ulri 1M-the 181 Division was subordinate to the 60 Aruy, 25X1A'* Comment, According to available infornation, the T/0 calls for 5 MBA to a platoon. Approved For Release 2001/03/06 : CIA-RDP82-00457R008100540005-2