ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 759 26 August 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS) 20 August 1950
(Ref to ATIS Rpt No. 796)
| Name: | AN SONG KYUN (安善均) |
| Address: | PYONGAN NAMDO MENG SAN GUN OK CHONMYON NONG DONG LI |
| Age: | 25 years |
| Rank: | Lt |
| Duty: | Cultural Officer of the 7th Regiment Headquarters |
| Education: | Graduated Primary School, six years. PYONGYANG Military college, 3 months. |
| Previous Occupation: | Farmer |
| Length of Service: | 5th of May 1949 to the 15th of August 1950 |
| Military Unit: | 3rd Division (No 365), 7th Regiment (No 389), Culture Section |
| Date of Capture: | 15 August 1950 |
| Interrogator: | KOGA (FEAF) (Rpt No. 167) |
Prisoner was left behind with four attendants since the 9th of August, just after crossing the NAKTONG River, due to illness. They traveled six days in the mountain area locking for their unit. On the morning of the 15th of August 1950, they were awakened and captured by the United Stated troops, while sleeping in a cave located three miles west of WAEGWAN.
Commanding Officers:3rd Division LEE YONG HO (李永浩) Major General (Hearsay: He served with the Chinese 8th Route Army for 10 years.)
7th Regiment HAN CHANG BONG (韓昌鳳) Lt Colonel (Hearsay: He served with the Chinese 8th Route Army.)
Table of Organization and Equipment:Authorized
| Personnel | (No.) | Weapons | (No. - type) |
| Division | 10000 | unknown 18 | 76 mm M1939 gun 45 mm M1942 A-T Gun |
| Regiment | 2300 | 4 6 4 50 | 120 mm M1938 45 mm M1942 A-T Gun 76 mm M1927 PPSH M1941 tommy gun |
| Battalion | 600 | 9 6 2 | 82 mm M1937 mortar HMG M1910 45 mm M1942 A-T Gun |
| Company | 150 | 2 9 100 15 | HMG M1910 DP LMG M1851/30 PPSH M1941 |
The main subjects taught at the Pyong Yang Military Academy were: World Geography, History of Korea, History of Russia, History of the Soviet Communist Party and also of the present world conditions. It was a three months compulsory course for officers.
Movement:| Arrived (date) | Place | Departure (date) |
| Unknown | CHORWON | 24 June 1950 |
| 27 June 1950 | UIJONGBU | 27 June 1950 |
| 29 June 1950 | SEOUL | 29 June 1950 |
| 3 July 1950 | PYONGTAEK | 3 July 1950 |
| 20 July 1950 | TAEJON | 20 July 1950 |
| 30 July 1950 | YONGDONG | 30 July 1950 |
| 8 August 1950 | WAEGWAN | 8 August 1950 |
| 9 August 1950 | NAKTONG River |
The 7th Regiment’s Headquarters was located on a hill just west of the Waegwan Bridge.
The 3rd Division’s Headquarters was located approximately seven miles north of the 7th Regiment’s Headquarters.
The 4th Division’s was on the right flank of the 3rd Division and was to be advanced toward NASAN.
The 6th Division’s was on the left flank of the 3rd Division and was believed to be advancing southward by passing through CHINCHON.
Capability of the Unit:Fifty per cent of the personnel of the 3rd Division had two or more years of training. Twenty-five per cent had less than a year and twenty-five per cent had less than sis months. The morale of the troops dropped considerable since the time fo the first heavy UNITED STATES aircraft attack in the vicinity of the NAKTONG River.
Soviet Advisors:One Russian advisor was observed at Division Headquarters in CHORWON.
Artillery:Three 82 mm howitzers were observed located on a hill just east of the Waegwan Bridge. Prisoner heard that a 45 mm Anti-Tank gun company of the 7th Regiment was located on a hill three miles west of the WAEGWAN River.
Anti-Aircraft:Three 12.7 mm DSHK M1938 were observed located six miles north of the town of DUMCHON at the foot of a mountain.
Source of Equipment:1. The majority of the North Korean Army uniforms were manufactured at the Sariwon Spinning Company.
2. Underwear was made at PYONGYANG.
3. Leather shoes and rubber shoes were manufactured in North KOREA. (location and name of factory unknown). Helmets, shovels and other metal equipment was of Russian make.
Opinions:1. The prisoner believed the Soviet Heavy Machine Gun was a wonderful weapon because of its accuracy and dependability.
2. The main reason RUSSIA is not helping N KOREA is that RUSSIA is keeping her promise at the MOSCOW and PYONGYANG Conferences held in 1947, pertaining to the five year Trusteeship program for KOREA.
Signed: TARKENTON/WALKER
