NORTH KOREAN ARMY 4 DIVISION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013300360004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 18, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY Korea
25X1 SUBJECT North Korean Army 4 Division
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OFTITLE 18, SECTIONS 193
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
DATE DISTR. 18 Aug 1952
NO. OF PAGES 2
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO 25X1
REPORT NO.
The 4 Division, IV Corps, North Korean Army, has been assigned to guard the
coast line near Chinnamp?o (125-24,,38-44) (YC-0989) The 18 Regiment was the
strongest regiment in the 4 Division. In May 1952, the 4 Division was commanded
by Major General SONG Tok-nam (1345/1795/0589), who served with the Japanese
army during World War II and later joined the Communist Party in China.
2. In late April 1952, the North Korean 4 Infantry Division, numbering approximately
15,000 men,, was near Tajong-ni (125-25, 39-01) (YD-0921)0
3. In late April., a 4 Division engineer battalion., numbering approximately 600
men, was near Imch'on (125-36, 39-08) (YD-2534).
4. In late April, approximately 1,500 men of the 4 Division, armed with 27 light
machine guns,, were entrenched in the woods 50 meters northwest of Imch'on-ni
(125-39, 38-24) (YC-3153)4
50 In early May, the 4 Division., numbering approximately 3,000 men, was near
Yomjon-ni (125-25, 38-58) (YD.1516)o The 4 Division was equipped with 10 x 80-mm.
mortars,' 5 x 60t-mm, mortars, 4 x 85-mmo infantry guns, 5 x 65-mm. guns,
6 x 20-mm< infantry guns, 22 heavy machine guns, 18 light machine guns, and-
300 radio sets (Bic)..
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In early Maya 800 men of the 1. Division were near Yonggeng-gun (12521, 38-46)
(YC_o193)< They were egiipped with 7 x 80-mmb mortars.' 3 x 65-mm. infantry
guns (sic), fifteen heavy machine guns, and 300 radio sets (sic). Approximately
250 men of the 1 Battalion, 8 Regiment, 1 Division, were near Yo-nan
(126-10, 37-54) (BS-5198).1 They were equipped with 1 x 80-mma (sic) anti-
aircraft gun, 2 x 60-mmo mortars, 3 x 1+0-mm. guns, and 10 light machine guns.
1. Comments Possibly 81-mm, mortars..
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