Chosin Lake: After the 9th Corps returned home, where did the three armies under its jurisdiction go? The Northern Theater of Operations has its bloodline
The most exciting part of the movie "Chosin Lake" is the song shilun gaoquan played by Zhang Hanyu:
Go north, resist the United States and aid Korea, and defend the family and the country!
Subsequently, Song Shilun led the 9th Corps (under the jurisdiction of the 20th, 26th, and 27th Armies) into the Korean War. People who are not familiar with Modern and Contemporary Chinese History may not understand the sentiment behind this line.
Picture | stills of the Song Shi chakra from "Chosin Lake"
From the Opium War in 1840 to the founding of New China, foreign wars of aggression against China were carried out on the mainland of China. The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was very different, with the Volunteer Army preemptively blocking the "United Nations Army" headed by the US military from the country, and this was the first time in China's modern history.
Picture | stills of "Chosin Lake"
The 9th Corps did not fail in its mission, as tragic as it was in "Chosin Lake". The 9th Corps is a nickname, a microcosm of history, and an eternal monument in the minds of hundreds of millions of people. So, after the 9th Corps returned home, where did the three armies under its jurisdiction go?
First of all, I will popularize the history of the 9th Corps. In February 1949, the Central Military Commission formed the Headquarters of the 9th Corps on the basis of one unit each of the Shandong Corps of the East China Field Army and the Organs of the Northern Jiangsu Corps, with four corps under its jurisdiction, the 20th, 27th, 30th and 33rd Armies, and the battle sequence was as follows:
Figure | the sequence of battles at the beginning of the formation of the 9th Corps
In April, the 9th Corps participated in the Battle of the River Crossing. Entering 1950, the 9th Corps changed frequently:
In January, the East China Military Region prepared to build a navy, the 30th Army was transferred to the Navy, and the 88th, 89th, and 90th Divisions under its jurisdiction were assigned to the 26th, 20th, and 27th Armies, and the 30th Army was abolished. At the same time, in order to enrich the 9th Corps, it was transferred to the 26th Army of the 8th Corps.
In May, the 23rd Army transferred the battle sequence of the 9th Corps to participate in the Battle of Zhoushan Islands and the suppression of bandits in eastern Zhejiang.
In November, the 33rd Army was abolished, and the 97th, 98th, and 99th Divisions under its jurisdiction were successively changed to the 14th, 15th, and 16th Divisions of the East China Public Security Army. The 9th Corps was renamed the 9th Corps of the Volunteer Army for the purpose of going north to resist the United States and aid Korea, and the sequence of battles was shown in the following figure:
Corps Headquarters of the 9th Corps
Pictured| 9th Corps Headquarters
20th Army
Figure | the sequence of battle of the 20th Army
26th Army
Figure | the sequence of battle of the 26th Army
27th Army
The | the sequence of battles of the 27th Army
After the 9th Corps entered Korea, it participated in the second campaign, responsible for blocking the US 1st Marine Division and the 7th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front. The 9th Corps adopted the tactic of "roundabout cut-off, encirclement and annihilation", splitting the enemy into 5 sections, and the deployment of troops was shown in the following figure:
Figure | the main map of the Battle of Chosin Lake
The movie "Chosin Lake" truly reflects this history, and it is not easy to fight. At that time, the Chosin Lake area was freezing cold, and the temperature was as low as minus 40 degrees. Since our logistical support was suppressed and harassed by the US Air Force, it was not easy for a volunteer soldier to guarantee a potato with a single soldier's rations.
In contrast, the US military has experienced the baptism of World War II and has extremely rich experience in actual combat. The most crucial thing is that the logistics support of the US military is so rich that it does not have to worry about eating and drinking at all. Even when surrounded by the 9th Corps, the US 1st Marine Division was still able to rely on the airstrip to transport the wounded and resupply ammunition.
Pictured | the Battle of Chosin Lake
Despite this, the 9th Corps still planted a big heel for the U.S. army, carried out the farthest retreat in history, and turned the tide of the Korean War in one fell swoop. However, the 9th Corps also paid a heavy price: 19,202 casualties, 28,954 frostbite, and more than 4,000 people.
In September 1952, the 9th Corps returned home. Song Shi took turns to the Yalu River, specially ordered the guards to stop, and saluted with their hats off in the direction of Chosin Lake, and burst into tears... In April 1955, the 9th Corps was officially abolished, and the directions of the various armies under its jurisdiction were as follows:
20th Army (abolished)
In October 1952, the 20th Army returned to China and was stationed in Huzhou, Zhejiang. In May 1955, the East China Military Region was abolished, and the 20th Army was transferred to the Nanjing Military Region. In August 1967, the 20th Army was ordered to move to Hangzhou. In July 1975, the 20th Army took over the defense of Kaifeng, the garrison of the 1st Army, and transferred it to the Wuhan Military Region.
Figure | a certain unit of the former 20th Group Army
In June 1985, the Wuhan Military Region was withdrawn, and the 20th Army was transferred to the Jinan Military Region for the reorganization of the group army. In February 2016, the Jinan Military Region was withdrawn and the 20th Group Army was transferred to the Central Theater Army. In April 2017, the 20th Army was abolished and merged into fraternal units.
26th Army (now 80th Army group of the Northern Theater Army)
In June 1952, the 26th Army returned to China and moved to the Shandong Peninsula, and the military headquarters was located in Laiyang. In June 1985, the 26th Army was reorganized. In 1998, the 67th Group Army of the Jinan Military Region was abolished, the 199th Division and the 8th Armored Division were assigned to the 26th Group Army, and the military headquarters was moved to Weifang.
Pictured | Northern Theater Armband
In February 2016, after the withdrawal of the 26th Group Army from the Jinan Military Region, it was transferred to the Northern Theater Army. In April 2017, the 26th Army was discontinued and the new 80th Army was activated, which was the only bloodline of the 9th Corps.
27th Army (redesigned)
In October 1952, the 27th Army returned to China and garrisoned Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. In March 1969, after the Zhenbao Island self-defense counterattack began, the Central Military Commission, in order to strengthen the capital defense force, the 27th Army moved to Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, and transferred to the Beijing Military Region.
Figure | a certain unit of the former 27th Army
In June 1985, the 27th Army was reorganized into the 27th Army Group, and later participated in the Battle of the Two Mountains. In February 2016, with the end of the era of the Grand Military District, the 27th Group Army was transferred to the Central Theater Army. In April 2017, the 27th Army was abolished and its unit was incorporated into fraternal units.