ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1730 9 October 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 1028) 4 October 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | PAK, Kyu Il (朴奎一) (박규일) |
| RANK: | Jr Lt (少尉) |
| AGE: | 23 |
| DUTY: | Liaison Officer |
| UNIT: | Ⅰ Corps Hq, Rear Command (第一軍園後方指揮所) |
| EDUCATION: | Middle School - 4 years |
| OCCUPATION: | Purchasing Agent - Consumer's Co-operative |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | MUNUI (文義), 15 km S of CHONGJU (淸州) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 28 1200 K Sep 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | HAMGYONG-PUKTO, CHONGSONG-Gun, NAMSAN-Myon, SAMBONG-Ni (咸鏡北道 鍾城郡 南山面 三峯里) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | HAMGYONG-PUKTO, CHONGSONG-Gun, P'UNGGONG-Myon, UNAM-Ni #822 (咸鏡北道 鍾城郡 豊谷面 雲岩里 八二二番地) |
| INTERROGATOR: | Sgt HAMASAKA (ATIS) |
PW was cooperative and appeared to be intelligent. Considered reliable.
3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:Chronology:
14 Jul 50 - Conscripted into NKPA, P'YONGYANG. PW and 5 others left P'YONGYANG, by truck, same day.
15 Jul 50 - Arrived SEOUL. Promoted to Jr Lt (少尉).
16 Jul 50 - Assigned to Ⅰ Corps Hq, SONGHWAN (成歡). Left SEOUL. Arrived SONGHWAN same day. Assigned as Liaison Officer, Rear Command, Ⅰ Corps Hq.
19 Jul 50 - Moved to CHONDONG (全東), 12 km N of CHOCH'IWON.
31 Jul 50 - Moved to TAEJON (大田).
19 Aug 50 - Moved to HWANGGAN (黃澗). Located within 720 meters for RR tunnel which was used as Hq. Under heavy air attack.
20 Aug 50 - Withdrew to YONGDONG (永同) as result of constant air interdiction.
25 Aug 50 - Returned to HWANGGAN, occupying same tunnel (19 Aug).
30 Aug 50 - Evacuated tunnel, HWANGGN. NKPA Field GHQ, SANGJU (尙州) to occupy tunnel (hearsay from fellow officers). Moved to "CHIKCHISA" Temple (直指山), 8 km E of KUMCH'ON (金泉).
5 Sep 50 - Moved to "HWAJUK"TONG (花竹同) 12 km SW of SONGJU (星州).
10 Sep 50 - Moved to "CHIKCHISA" (reason: CHIKCHISA was rail terminus for through rail transportation of supplies from SEOUL. CHIKCHISA-HWANGGAN RR unserviceable as result of air interdiction.
24 Sep 50 - Withdrew to TAEJON for tactical reasons. US Army units approaching KUMCH'ON (hearsay).
27 Sep 50 - Withdrew to CHOCH'IWON via KUMCH'ON YONGDONG, TAEJON. Ⅰ Corps Hq ordered dissolved. Hq and Service Group personnel instructed to return to respective homes, N. KOREA, in groups of 5 or less to avoid detection.
(Note: Believes Hq high ranking officers, including CG, fled in northeast direction, on foot, towards T'AEBAEK (太白) mountain range extending N to S. Believes, further, they will attempt to escape north along the crest or slopes of this mountain range.)
PW discarded uniform for civilian clothes.
28 1200 K Sep 50 - Captured in MUNUI, 15 km S of CHONGJU by ROK Army unit.
Personalities:
CG, NKPA Field GHQ - KIM, Ch'aek (金策) (김책)
Remarks: Formerly Deputy Prime Minister, KOREA Democratic People's Republic. Assumed command o/a 26 Jun 50.
Chief of Staff - KIM, Um (金雄), Rank, Lt Gen (中將); Age 40 (?).
Remarks: Military education un USSR. Formerly CG Ⅰ Corps. Assumed present duty Aug 50.
CG Ⅰ Corps - CH'OE (fnu) (崔?) (최?); Lt Gen (中將); Age 40 (?).
Remarks: Formerly Chief military procurement section, Ministry of Civil Defense, KOREA Democratic People's Republic.
Deputy CG - KWAK, Hi Mun (郭희문); Col (大佐); Age 30.
Remarks: Formerly Field Supply Surveillance Agent, Military Procurement Section, Ministry of Civil Defense.
Foreign Elements:
19 Jul - 19 Sep 50 - Four (4) Soviet Military Advisors (believed to be of field grade, Soviet Army) first observed at Ⅰ Corps Hq, CHONDONG (see Chronology), and on many other occasions, thereafter, riding in jeeps to and from NKPA Field GHQ and Ⅰ Corps Hq. Dressed in civilian suits. Unknown whether attached to Field GHQ or Ⅰ Corps Hq. Names unknown, however PW can identify faces of two (2) of the four (4).
19 Sep 50, Military Advisory Party left Ⅰ Corps Hq, CHIKCHISA, by jeep and did not return. Believes they returned to North KOREA.
Others - Soviet Military Advisors were also attached to Ⅱ Corps Hq (Location unknown), south of 38° parallel (hearsay from fellow officers).
Ⅰ Corps Composition:
2nd (?) Div
4th Div
6th Div
7th Div
10th Div
Vehicle T/E:
Ⅰ Corps Hq:
He Service Group - 3 x jeeps (captured US)
Road Maintenance Section - 1 x jeep (captured US)
Vehicle Maintenance Section - 1 x jeep (captured US), 1 x truck (Soviet 3/4 ton)
Weapons, Ammunition Supply Section - 2 x jeeps (captured US)
Rations, Clothing Supply Section - 1 x truck (Soviet 3/4 ton)
Road Repair Regt - 1 x jeep (captured US)
Transportation Bn - 30 x trucks (ZIS-151, (GAZ-51) 30
Remarks Above figures approximate.
Supplies:
27 Sep 50 - Following supplies and weapons abandoned in TAEJON during Ⅰ Corps Hq and Rear Command withdrawal from the city: 500 x M1891/30 Rifles (including some PPsh M1941 SMG (new). Small arms, artillery ammunition (quantity, unknown), 10 x 55 gallon drums gasoline, 60 tons rice.
Remarks: CHOCH'IWON, 27 Sep 50, 15 x trucks set afire to prevent capture by US Army.
Rations:
Rice rations were distributed to troops in two (2) categories:
Category Ⅰ - 800 grams. Infantry and administrative personnel.
Category Ⅱ - 1,000 grams. Armored, Engr and Arty personnel. In practice, however, only 600-700 grams were available for Category Ⅰ and 800-900 grams for Category Ⅱ Troops. In all cases rations were entirely dependent on rice supplies available. In most cases, Divisions within Ⅰ Corps Area were required to meet 70% fo rice needs through local procurements, Corps Supply furnishing remaining 30%. Rice shipped to Corps Supply via rail, thence distributed to Division by truck dispatched from respective units and/or Corps Transportation Bn.
Weapons:
Acute shortage of small arms. Only 20% of Div request filled. Delivered same day.
Ammunition:
Amount for Div distribution determined at Corps Hq. Quantity unknown, however general shortage of small arms ammunition evident.
Arms Manufacture:
1. PPsh M1941 SMG in production at arms factory in or around P'YONGYANG (hearsay from fellow officers, Sep 50, TAEJON).
Armor:
O/a 24-27 Sep 50 50 - 30 x T-34/85 medium tanks observed travelling singly and in pairs, over highway, through TAEJON in direction of CHOCH'IWON.
Medical:
1. Casualty Rate: In combat along NAKTONG River, Aug, Sep:
Dead - 20%
Wounded - 35%
Death rate among wounded - 12%
Remarks: Above figures hearsay from Medical Officer, Ⅰ Corps Hq.
2. Communicable Disease: Cholera outbreak in Ⅰ Corps unit or units along NAKTONG River. Area of units affected unknown, however outbreak localized. (hearsay from Medical Officer, Ⅰ Corps Hq, 30 Aug 50).
Finance:
Legal Currency Exchange Rate Jul 50, as follows:
North Korean one (1) WON (圓) - ROK eight (8) WON
Russian one (1) Ruble - North Korean fifteen (15) WON.
For the Commanding Officer:
WEELDREYER
Executive
