How tragic was the battle of Changjin Lake? Why are the generals of both sides unwilling to mention it after the war?

After the start of the battle 10 hour, the ninth corps of the volunteers was reduced by 10,000. The eightieth division of the 27th Army reduced its staff by two thirds, and only a few dozen people remained in some infantry regiments of the eightieth division.

Coupled with the sudden cold wave, it was MINUS 40 degrees Celsius for several days and nights, and the volunteers suffered great casualties. 172 regiment and a company, 129 soldiers dressed in light clothes stayed in the snow for a day and a night in order not to expose their targets, and finally all died on the ground, becoming eternal ice sculptures.

In the Battle of Changjin Lake, under difficult conditions, three armies of Chinese people's Volunteer Army's 9th Corps directly competed with the US military 10, which was world-class in weapons and equipment, in Changjin Lake area of North Korea from October 27th to February 24th, thus creating the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

This campaign recovered a vast area north of the 38th parallel. The volunteers won a great victory on the eastern and western fronts at the same time, which reversed the battlefield situation in one fell swoop and became a turning point in the Korean War, laying the foundation for the final armistice negotiations.

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165438+1On the evening of October 27th, the 65438+10,000-strong army of volunteers had been hidden in the vast mountains and jungles in northern Korea, and the 20th army was located on the west side of Changjin Lake. The 27th Army is located in the north and northeast of Changjin Lake. The two armies took two regiments, the Marine 1 Division and the 7 th Division 3 1 Regiment, as the main targets, and then besieged Xiajie, and then laid siege to a passage named "Changguan" from Xiajie to Nanxing.

165438+1On the night of October 27th, the northwest wind rolled cotton-ball-like snowflakes, which blinded people. The 1 division of the US Marine Corps and the 7th division of the US Infantry Division are marching along a mountain road, and the whole team forms a column, stretching for 50 kilometers. A US military reporter later said, "I always feel that someone is staring at us."

There is nothing wrong with this sentence. They are indeed closely watched by volunteer soldiers hiding in the mountains. Earth-shattering bugles and shouts suddenly came from the mountains. Song, commanding the 20 th Army and the 27 th Army stormed the US military, and 65,438+10,000 volunteers pounced on the US military with lightning speed. The American army was unexpectedly attacked without preparation.

The next morning, the 7th Division of the US Army and the 1 Division of the Marine Corps were divided into five parts by the 9th Corps.