CHINESE COMMUNIST 61 ARMY

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 24, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY KoroatiChina
INFORMATieTki FPOT co I-40.
CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT Chinese Cemmunist 61 Army
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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,
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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
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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.
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---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,
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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
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"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?
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'WA,' or.,, ulri 1M-the 181 Division was subordinate to the 60 Aruy,
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for 5 MBA to a platoon.
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