The first marine division suffered the first heavy blow in 200 years, forcing the enemy to start an unprecedented fiasco and escape. However, the volunteers suffered heavy casualties in the battle, and even 125 soldiers were frozen into sculptures. What kind of fierce battle is this? What kind of blood and tears have volunteers experienced?
In the battle of Changjin Lake, the volunteers completely defeated the well-equipped and well-armed American Marine Division by relying on flesh and blood. At that time, the enemy's courage cracked and he had to flee in horror! With the success of the battle of Changjin Lake, the volunteers not only successfully recovered the area north of the 38th parallel, but also completely repelled the mighty United Nations troops to the Qingchuan River south of the 38th parallel.
The great victory of the Battle of Changjin Lake not only saved the war situation on the Korean Peninsula, but also showed the world the iron will of the volunteers who risked their lives and the invincible real strength of China soldiers! Do you think the volunteers are brave and invincible? If you deeply agree, please leave the words "the volunteers are mighty and domineering" in the comment area!
But at this moment, the problem is coming again. Why did the volunteers fight the battle of Changjin Lake? In extremely harsh environment, and under the condition of backward equipment; How did the volunteers annihilate the American ace troops and what kind of nightmare did they leave for each other? In this video, Grassroots will lead many friends to review the tearful history and explore the hidden secrets behind the epic battle of Changjin Lake.
As we all know, after the conflict broke out on the Korean peninsula, the Korean People's Army won a winning streak with absolute strength and successfully captured Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It seems that the unification of the whole peninsula is just around the corner. Unexpectedly, the United States joined forces with Japan, Britain, Australia and other countries to form the 17 Allied Forces. After successfully landing in Incheon, it quickly changed the situation on the Korean battlefield. At the same time, the United States also attempted to spread the war to our borders.
The last straw, the great leader decisively sent more than 300,000 volunteers to fight in the DPRK, which greatly dealt a blow to the arrogance of the United Nations army. 1950, 1 1 In June, the first campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea came to an end. What achievements have we made? Volunteers forced the United Nations troops by thunder and had to flee from the Yalu River to the south of Qingchuan River. This foiled the enemy's attempt to fully occupy the Korean peninsula on the eve of Thanksgiving.
Will the U.N. troops headed by the U.S. military give up? This matter is naturally not that simple! The ambitious American army made a comeback again, so it made a more detailed general attack plan and tried to end the Korean War before Christmas. What kind of operational deployment does the enemy have? The U.S. military decided to send a small team of ground troops to carry out exploratory attacks on our defensive areas first.
Then he ordered the tenth and eighth armies to divide into two roads, and launch a general attack on the northern region along the eastern and western lines respectively. In the face of the fierce and stubborn enemy, the volunteers still maintained a calm attitude; We give full play to our advantages, adopt the strategy of luring the enemy in depth, and skillfully use the method of combining positional warfare, guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to smash the enemy one by one. However, the tactics of the volunteers are far more than that. We also used tactics such as perfect division and encirclement, weaving and circuitous, and total annihilation to delay the enemy on the battlefield for a long time.
It lays the foundation for the follow-up troops to carry out circuitous and interspersed operations and realize a comprehensive encirclement of the enemy. Among them, in the western battlefield, the No.1 13 Corps of the Volunteers fought bravely and successfully defeated all the United Nations troops with six armies. The Corps responsible for the task of the Eastern Front is the Third Corps of the Ninth Corps led by Song.
Since the defeat in the first battle, MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the United Nations Army, has been hard to let go, so he quickly launched the second battle. He always believed that his army could defeat Kun in World War I and then go back to his hometown happily for Christmas! With the failure of the western front, MacArthur pinned his hopes on the eastern front.
In order to confuse the enemy, the 42 nd Army of the Volunteers not only voluntarily abandoned the area south of Changjin Lake, but also deliberately reduced the results on a large scale, showing a gesture of fear of war. Sure enough, MacArthur, who has always been conceited, is even more complacent; He thinks that the volunteers are really exaggerating, and the previous attack was only a symbolic attack! Based on this situation, the United Nations Headquarters urged the eastern army to speed up its advance.
165438+1On October 24th, the U.S. Army 10 launched an attack northward along Xianxing and Changjin Lake highways. What is the origin of the American Tenth Army? It should be pointed out that the 10 Army consists of the 1 Marine Division, that is, the 1 Marine Division, and the 3rd and 7th Infantry Divisions. During the Second World War, the Third Infantry Division participated in the European and North African Campaign, the landing war in southern France and the landing war in Sicily, and had quite rich combat experience.
The 7th Infantry Division has fought against the Japanese army in the Pacific battlefield for many times, which is famous for its accuracy and reliability, and is known as the "dripping division" by the world. However, the US 10 Group Army has the strongest fighting capacity, which is undoubtedly the trump card in the American trump card. The success of the first marine division in World War I also originated from the Pacific battlefield.
The army fought fiercely with the Japanese troops who stubbornly adhered to Guadalcanal Island, Peleliu Island and Okinawa Island, which seriously dampened the spirit of the Japanese army. It is relying on heroic performance and fearless spirit that the First Division of the Marine Corps won three commendation orders from the President. After the end of World War II, the First Marine Division also went to North China to help Kuomintang troops capture cities, and it was not until September 1947 that they all left our country.
Generally speaking, the First Marine Division witnessed the fighting capacity of the Japanese and other countries' armies on the battlefield. In view of this, they didn't seem to notice the volunteers in front. However, before long, this army will soon be severely taught by the volunteers at the peak of light infantry in history. How will our army resist the powerful offensive of the American No.1 10 Army? In order to smash the enemy's attack completely, the Ninth Corps of Volunteers will wage a fierce battle with the US military near Changjin Lake!
Before describing this battle, it is necessary to know the general situation of Changjin Lake. Changjin Lake is located in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula and belongs to an artificial lake located in the upper reaches of Changjin River. The average altitude of the location of Changjin Lake is quite high, reaching at least one kilometer. This area is mountainous and covered with vast forest vegetation, and the roads that can pass are very limited.
What's even more frightening is that when the winter of 1950 comes, Changjin Lake has ushered in the coldest weather in history; And suffered a cold current that has not happened in 50 years, so that the lowest temperature can reach MINUS 40 degrees. In such a harsh environment, even a normal life is difficult; The volunteers are about to launch a fierce battle with the US military here, and the difficulties they face can be imagined. However, in the vast snowfield, there are nearly150,000 people in the three armies under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Corps, and they have been quietly waiting for the appearance of hunting targets.
It's a narrow escape that the Ninth Corps of Volunteers can lurk here smoothly. Why do you describe it like this? In the context of the shortage of cold-proof materials, we have to set foot on the journey ahead of time in order to take the initiative on the battlefield. In the first week of entering the Korean peninsula, the weather of the Ninth Corps was so cold that more than 900 soldiers were buried here forever.
But in the eyes of heroic volunteers, even if there are mountains and rivers ahead, there is no reason to retreat and fear; In this way, our soldiers, with indomitable faith, just climbed over one snow mountain after another with two legs. In order to avoid being discovered by the enemy reconnaissance plane, the volunteers insisted on not making a fire or cooking during the March; When you are really hungry, you can only eat frozen potato pieces or snowflake fried noodles every day.
Being in an extremely cold environment, even the well-equipped American troops are complaining. However, in the face of the test of life and death, volunteers have always maintained a speed of 30 kilometers per day; After ten days in a row, they finally quietly gathered near Changjin Lake under the nose of the tenth US Army.
When hundreds of thousands of our troops advanced into the eastern front, the American army was unaware of it. This textbook-level military action of our army was highly praised by the world afterwards and was hailed as a great miracle in the history of contemporary war! When the Ninth Corps arrived at the scheduled combat position in Changjin Lake, it made a preliminary understanding of the enemy's deployment after careful investigation. When everything is ready, we can attack the first marine division of the United States.
165438+1Late at night on October 27th 10, our army dispatched 8 divisions of the 20th and 27th armies under the 9th Corps to engage in a fierce exchange of fire with the 10 army of the US Army. Smith, the division commander of the first marine division, looked at the volunteers from all over the mountains, and it was difficult to accept the fact for a moment. He racked his brains and couldn't figure out how the volunteers marched in secret and then fell from the sky.
When the American army was in chaos, our army decided to seize the fighter plane in time and implement the tactics of dividing and encircling the enemy. After a fierce attack overnight, the first division and the seventh infantry division of the US Marine Corps were gradually divided into five parts by our army. At that time, the tenth army of the United States had not yet found out the battlefield situation and was completely trapped in the encirclement of the volunteers.
Can the us military still break through at this time? As the elite of the American elite, the First Marine Division can't talk to itself. The slow-moving American army quickly stabilized its position and was unwilling to sit still; So they relied on tanks to organize three circular positions, and under the cover of various light and heavy machine guns and howitzers, they relied on a dense and powerful crossfire network to stop the attack of volunteers.
After a short respite, the commander of the US Tenth Army made a decisive decision and ordered all teams to break through the southern gap as soon as possible to achieve a perfect retreat. Can our army effectively prevent the enemy from escaping? It should be noted that if the US military wants to complete its retreat, it must cross Dead Eagle Ridge.
As the only way for Changjin Lake to connect with the outside world, there is a spacious highway line at the bottom of Dead Eagle Ridge, which can meet the transportation and driving of large mechanized equipment. 1 65438+1In the early morning of October 28th, the1Marine Division of the United States moved around Dead Eagle Ridge. Under the attack of the enemy's super-strong artillery, the volunteer soldiers withstood wave after wave of attacks. Seeing that it was impossible to break through, the US military used air power to bombard our positions.
The war developed to a white-hot stage, and the bombing time of American warplanes continued to grow; At that time, the position of Siyingling had already been annihilated in the raging fire. Under the destruction of countless shells and petrol bombs, every piece of land has already turned into black scorched earth; Even the thick ice layer frozen at tens of degrees below zero quickly melted and sublimated under the impact of artillery fire.
But unfortunately, after five days of defending the Dead Eagle Ridge position, only more than 60 volunteers remained; Dai, the division commander of the 59th Division of the 20th Army, knew that his position could not be maintained, so he made special final arrangements. He ordered the soldiers of regiment 1 17, battalion 1 and company 6 to form a circle on a high ground behind Dead Eagle Ridge and ambush the fleeing enemy. For volunteers, it is difficult to go to South Korea to fight; The gap between the enemy and himself in many aspects is really too big. What are the specific points?
First, the heavy weapons of the volunteers are too backward; Take the First Marine Division of the United States as an example. The Army has three Marine Corps regiments, two of which are actually equipped with five tanks and 24 artillery pieces. The other is an artillery regiment with 72 100 mm heavy guns. The impact radius of howitzer shock wave is 100 m, and the effective killing radius can reach 50 m.
Not only that, the First Marine Division also has more than 70 tanks to form a tank battalion; On the other hand, the artillery division of the ninth corps of our army has only one mountain artillery battalion; Only a dozen mountain guns, old-fashioned rocket launchers and mortars were equipped; How can such crude equipment break through tank armor protection?
Second, the individual firepower of the volunteers is too weak; The US military is equipped with the M 1 Garland rifle, which can hold eight bullets at a time, and it only takes four seconds to fire all of them. Volunteers have only one submachine gun in each class and one light machine gun in each platoon; Most of the weapons in the hands of ordinary soldiers are China official rifles and 38 sets; And some soldiers are still using Hanyang guns made in the late Qing Dynasty.
Third, the information communication of volunteers is difficult; The US infantry division is equipped with more than 1600 radio stations, which can be accurate to every platoon and class. Our army has only a dozen radio stations, and troops below battalion level can only communicate by bugles and whistles, which has delayed many fighters. Fourth, the logistics support of volunteers is difficult; The U.S. Tenth Army owns more than 4,000 cars and 400 armored vehicles. And we not only have hundreds of cars, but also are often bombed by enemy planes, and most of the time we rely on manpower to transport them.
Fifth, volunteers are seriously short of warm materials; Due to the emergency of the ninth corps, most of the soldiers fought in thin cotton-padded clothes; In contrast, the US military not only has complete warm clothes, but also cold clothes, duck down sleeping bags and so on. Perhaps the US military knows the difficulties faced by the volunteers, so it has been trying to get through the cut-off positions. How will the volunteers who are more courageous respond?
Song, commander of the ninth corps, of course, would not give the enemy a chance to breathe, so he ordered all ministries to concentrate their superior forces and annihilate the enemy one by one. In this process, the 79th Division of the 27th Army was responsible for containing the 1 Division of the US Marine Corps in Liutanli. The 80th Division and the 80th Regiment attacked the eastern section of Changjin Lake, annihilating the American Seventh Normal University which was besieged in Xinxing Lane. As we all know, the main force of this division is 3 1 regiment; This group participated in the war against Russia and was awarded the title of "Polar Bear Group" by the President for its excellent record.
Even so, this ace force is still vulnerable; On February 2, 65438+, the volunteers raided the Polar Bear Corps, successfully killed Colonel McClane, the head of the Corps, and seized the flag of the Corps. It is worth mentioning that the war has achieved the brilliant record that our army wiped out the elite group of the US military for the only time on the Korean battlefield. The American army, whose morale has been seriously damaged, is still dying. Under the protection of the powerful firepower network, the First Marine Division finally broke through the layers of defense of the volunteers and fled to Xiaqiaoyuli area three days later.
From 65438+February 6, the US military began to retreat slowly in the direction of Gutuli. You know, it's only more than 20 kilometers from Xiajie to Gutuli, but the First Marine Division has to walk for more than 60 hours. Why? Adhering to the concept of adowa ace troops, the volunteers kept blocking the enemy's way forward along the way.
Even the top mechanized marine division takes about three hours per kilometer. From this point of view, the so-called elite troops have to pay a very heavy price for every meter they advance! Can the volunteers completely cut off the enemy's retreat? MacArthur, who was in a hurry, not only relied on tanks and armored vehicles to cover the accident, but also assigned hundreds of soldiers to escort him.
Because the volunteers did not have strong air support, there was a serious shortage of ammunition at that time, and they were desperately broken into the ancient soil area by the US military. Although the American army is out of the hellish road, it is still about nine kilometers away from its escape destination. Just as the enemy was preparing to run to the coastal area, he suddenly received a terrible news. What happened then?
The Watergate Bridge, from which the First Marine Division had to flee, had already been blown up by soldiers of the 20th Army. Shuimen Bridge is located in the south of Gutuli, with a total span of about nine meters. It is the main link connecting Xiajieyuli and Nanxing Port. However, the bridge was built in a strange location, and there were no other sections around it to bypass. However, there is a bottomless abyss at the bottom of the bridge.
Knowing that the Watergate Bridge was the only way to survive, the First Marine Division ordered engineers to use excavators and other infrastructure equipment to cut down nearby trees as materials. It took only ten hours to rebuild a wooden bridge. Volunteers who are unwilling to fail in their tasks cleverly avoid layers of obstacles; With the deafening crack, we blew up the Watergate Bridge again.
The first marine division's desire for survival is unparalleled. Soon after, the US military successfully built a strong bridge with steel frame structure with fully functional bridge-building tanks. How will volunteers choose at this moment? The irrepressible brave warrior resolutely adjusted his fighting posture, and finally secretly blasted the Watergate Bridge for the third time on the night of 65438+February 6.
Now, is the US military doomed? Desperate and angry, the first marine division seems doomed. However, after discussion, the United Nations Command actually ordered M2 Rattle Bridge components from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan. After a day and a night of uninterrupted construction, a Watergate Bridge, as hard as iron and capable of bearing more than 50 tons of weight, stands up again.
The volunteers lost all their ammunition and could only watch the enemy escape. The 1st Marine Division, which crossed the Watergate Bridge safely, did not hesitate to blow up the newly-built bridge for fear of being pursued by volunteers. Is the 1st Marine Division, which should be hanging by a thread, really safe? In fact, the 59th Division has sent six soldiers to guard the throat.
Afraid of being ambushed, American troops armed with grass and trees violently bombed the surrounding highlands, but found nothing unusual. When American scouts came forward to investigate, they were deeply shocked by what they saw! Volunteer soldiers present a scattered battle formation. They lay prone on the snow, clutching rifles with both hands, and looked at the enemy in front of them with a dignified look.
Why didn't the embattled volunteers attack? Soldiers, wearing thin clothes, have been silently waiting for the arrival of the enemy; Who knows that the volunteers who are full of blood are annihilated in the ice and snow, and the volunteers who are fighting to the death are frozen into an "ice sculpture company". In fact, one company has three ice sculptures, and the other two are two companies of the 60th Division of the 20th Army 180 Regiment, and five companies of the 242nd Regiment of the 80th Division of the 27th Army. With their flesh and blood, they built a great wall of steel that can deter all countries in the world.
65438+February 65438+February, the US Marine Corps 1 Division and the 3rd Division joined forces, and then continued to flee south; After the US Tenth Army arrived at Nanxing Port, it finally retreated under the cover of the carrier battle group, and the battle of Changjin Lake finally came to an end. In this battle, at least 4000 people were killed in the first division of the US Marine Corps, while the actual number of casualties exceeded 1 10,000.
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