The Battle of Chosin Lake was hailed as one of the "most tragic battles in the history of human warfare", and the volunteer army and the US army mainly fought for 17 days in the area of Chosin Lake, which was mainly minus 40 degrees Celsius, and countless soldiers were stained with blood.
Stills from film and television works related to the Battle of Chosin Lake
Due to the cold weather, the non-combat attrition of the two sides was also very serious, especially the poorly equipped volunteer army, which was frozen into an "ice sculpture" in the process of ambushing the enemy.
In the Battle of Chosin Lake, our army had three "ice sculpture companies" that froze to death in a strong formation, and they maintained a fighting posture and queue.
Song Shilun, commander of the 9th Corps of the Volunteer Army, wrote in his report to Chairman Mao Zedong:
"After the battle began, none of the company stood up, and when they went to clean up the battlefield, they found that all the cadres and fighters of the company froze to death on the position in a combat formation, and the corpses were carefully examined without any wounds or blood."
Warrior in the snow and ice of Lake Chosin
1. The number of the 3 ice sculptures and the sequence of the establishment to which they belong
The three heroes of the "Ice Sculpture Company" belong to the following structures:
1. 6 companies of the 177th Regiment of the 59th Division of the 20th Army of the Chinese Volunteer Army, and the commander of the 59th Division is General Deklin.
2. The commander of the 60th Division of the Chinese Volunteer Army, 180th Regiment, 20th Army, was General Chen Ting.
3. 5 companies of the 242nd Regiment of the 80th Division of the 27th Army of the Chinese Volunteer Army, and the commander of the 80th Division is General Zhan Danan.
Frozen
Second, the number of the 3 ice sculpture companies and the title of the division commander of the subordinate formation sequence
1. Dai Kelin, commander of the 59th Division of the Heroic Ice Sculpture Company of the Chinese Volunteer Army, "6th Company of the 177th Regiment of the 59th Division of the 20th Army", is a native of Hong'an County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province, and was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955 and promoted to the rank of major general in 1964.
2. Chen Ting, a division commander of the 60th Division of the 60th Division of the Heroic Ice Sculpture Company of the Chinese Volunteer Army, was promoted to the rank of major general in 1955 and promoted to the rank of major general in 1961.
3. Zhan Danan, commander of the 80th Division of the Heroic Ice Sculpture Company of the Chinese Volunteer Army, who was located in the 80th Division of the 80th Regiment of the 80th Division of the 80th Army, was a native of Jinzhai County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province, and was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.
Zhan Danan
Lake Chosin: A bloody war that neither China nor the United States wants to mention
Although our army suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Chosin Lake, it completed its strategic tasks and laid the foundation for victory. It is also a very famous example of warfare in the history of the world army, and many famous combat units and individuals have emerged.
General Chi Haotian, who personally experienced the Battle of Chosin Lake, once sighed:
"Although more than 60 years have passed since the Battle of Chosin Lake, it still makes me unforgettable."
As the suicide note of the martyr Song Amao at the Battle of Chosin Lake said:
"I am a glorious volunteer soldier,
Ice and snow!
I will never succumb to you,
Even if it's freezing to death,
I will also stand proudly on my position! ”
The "Ice Sculpture Company" is undoubtedly a representative of the martyrs of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and its spirit of strict military discipline, taking into account the overall situation, and not being afraid of sacrifice is the "military soul" that will forever be recorded in the annals of history.
What other historical deeds did you learn about the "Ice Sculpture Company" that participated in the Battle of Chosin Lake? Did your county and city have heroes who fought in the Battle of Chosin Lake?
Veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
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