MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY INFORMATION, CHINESE COMMUNIST FORCES IN KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014700260004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 9, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
CD NO.
COUNTRY China/Korea
DATE DISTR. 9 November 1952
SUBJECT Miscellaneous Military Information, Chinese NO, OF PAGES 3
Communist Forces in Korea
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NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793.
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Western Front Command Headquarters
to In late June 1952 headquarters of the Western Front Command of the Chinese
Communist Volunteer Army was in an area 3 kilometers in circumference at
approximately 125-48, 38,25 (YCm448543)0 In the area were 32 office
buildings, each 14 meters long, 7 meters wide, and 2 meters above the ground;
these buildings were in three separate lines, 10 meters apart. About 70
meters northeast of the office buildings were eight caves, used for billeting
guards. The guard post was in a barracks 4 meters long, 2 meters wide, 1.8
meters high, about 40 meters northeast of the office buildings. About twenty
civilian houses in the guard post vicinity had been taken over by the
headquarters, and communicating trenches had been constructed around the
office buildings and guard post.
20 In late June, 1,500 men were at the headquartersffl Fourteen guards, each
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armed with an M .-l rifle, a Japanese-army rifle, a submachine gun, or a
Soviet rifle, surrounded the headquarters compound. Three Chinese Communist.,
military policemen checked passers-by at a point southwest of the compound.
In late June equipment at the headquarters included 7 Pov:iet antiaircraft
guns, 25 heavy machine guns, and 35 light machine gunsincluding 15 Japanese
light machine guns..
ilml un .tof the 91_ .Regiment
4m In late June, the Regimental Supply Unit of the 91 regiment, 31 Division, 12
Army comprised a headquarters of 10 men, a litter company with 104 men, a
transportation company with 106 men, and a labor 'team of 90 men. The head-
quarters was at approximately 127-37, 38-27 (CTm794573), and the litter
company at approximately 127=36, 3828 (CT-785580)
'he litter company transported wounded soldiers from the frori't lines to the
headquarters of the 91 Regiment, which was at approximately 127-38, 3827
(CT-807570). From there the wounded were moved to the division headquarters
by truck or litter and 'then to field hospitals.
6o Military supplies arrived at divisional headquarters from yangddok (126-38, 39-13)
(BU-9643). where they had arrived from Manchuria by way of Antung or
Manplojia (126-x.7, 41?09) (BA-7259). The supplies were transported from
divisional headquarters by train or truck to regimental headquarters, and
the.r.. -!,:he Transportation Company transported 'them 'to the front lines a
The labor team, which was established in early September 1951, constructed
supply storage units and during combat assisted the transportation company.
8. The daily food ration per person was 750 grams of grain, to which was added
soybean curd, dried bean curd, soybean buds,, seaweed, canned meat, peanuts,,
and dried shrimps.
27Army
9. In early June the 27 Army,, 9 Army Croup, was commanded by P'ENG Temch'ing
(1756/1795/3237), with TStEN Ju?ch'ing (2582/1172/3237) as political
commissar, Id.. Yuan (2621/0337) as chief of staff, SUN Tuan-fu (1327/4551/1133)
as commander of the 81 Division, and P'EtNC Hut (1756/6540) as deputy
commander of the 81 Division. The headquarters of the 27 Army was 5 kilometers
eat of liwanam-ni (127-00, 3916) (C'U-2748), and the headquarters of the 81
Division was at Kumdong-.ni (127-12, 39-16) (CUJ4547),2
10. In early June the total strength of the 27 Army was 45,000 men, 32,000 of
whom were combat personnel. Of the total strength, 7 percent were men between
the ages of 15 and 17; 75 percent were between the ages of 18 and 24; and
the remainder were between 24 and 40 years of age. Thirty-five percent of
the total number of men were affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party,
.thirty percent with the youth Corps, and the remainder with various other
groups.. Ninety percent of the men higher than platoon leaders in rank were
affiliqLted with the Chinese Communist Party. All commanders pnd key personnel
higher'than battalion commander in rank were regular members of 'the Chinese
Communist Party and were with the former Chinese Communist 8 route Army.
Former Nationalist soldiers comprised 35 percent of the total strength,
former 8 Route Army members comprised.15 percent, and the remainder were new
recruits who had received three to four months of training.
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 11. Since July 1951 heavy weapons units of the 27 Army hac been reinforced by 40
percent. In early June 1952 each artillery regiment 1 d the following heavy
weapons.- 13 guts in the field artillery battalion; 14`guns in the howitzer
battalion; and 18 guns in the anti-tank gun battalion, About 70 percent of
these weapons were made in the United States and had been captured from the
Nationalist Army and on the Korean front; the remainder were Soviet or
Japanese weapo p.
354 Regiment s 1,3.8 Division
12. In late July, the 354 Regiment, 118 Division, 40 Army, was at approximately
126-49, 338-00 (CT?071096). This infantry regiment had a strength of 3,100
men. Subordinate units of the 354 Regiment were three infantry battalions
and. an artillery battalion.
Each infantry battalion comprised three infantry companies, a heavy
weapons company, a managing office, and an independent communications
platoon.
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b. The artillery battalion comprised a heavy artillery company, a recoilless
artillery company, an anti-aircraft artillery company, an independent
stretcher company, and an independent communications company.
13. The artillery battalion was equipped with 6 anti-aircraft guns, 9 recoilless
guns, and 6 x l20-mm. mortars. In each heavy weapons company were 3 x 82-mm,
mortars, 2 recoilless guns, and 6 heavy machine guns. Each infantry company
was equipped with 2 x 60-mm, mortars and 2 x 90-mm. rocket launchers. In
each infantry battalion were 18 light machine guns.
14. In late June code names used were the 1 Company for the 1 Battalion; the 3
Battalion for the 354 Regiment; the 218 Unit for the 118 Division;.and the 50
Unit for the 40 Army,
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Chinese Communist 3017 Infantry Unit
15, In late May the Chinese Communist 3017 Infantry Unit, a well-organized
division with s. strength of approximately 10,000 men, was on both sides of
the Pukhan-gang about four kilometers southwest of Sinanjung-ni (127-43, 38-38)
(CT-8876). It had been there since late December 1951 when it had been
replaced on the central front.,
16. The 3017 Infant y Unit was equipped with 12 x 76-mm. flat-trajectory guns,
12 x 45-mm, flat-trajectory guns, 8 x 120-mm. mortars, more than 50 motor
vehicles, and ;mare than 100 horses and cartsp Each so],dierls daily ration
consisted of 50 grams of rice, 500 grams of miscellaneous grams, 100 grams
of soybean cake, 100 grams of soybean oil, and 200 grams of vegetables. The
soldiers were. fed pork occasionally and were adequately supplied with cigam
rettes9 Morale among the officers was high, and soldiers whose morale was
not so high received daily lectures from the officers.
Comment. observed only 1,500 men at the head-
quay,ers', h believed that possibly 3,500 men were stationed there.
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(127-00, 39-16) (CU-2748) in August.
OnTa ively accepted the 27 Army in the vicinity of Hwanam-ni
Comment. In early
according to FEC.
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August the aggregate.strength of the 27 Army was
Comment. 'eported 'the 27 Army in Korea in August, and FEC
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