The Ice Sculpture Company of the Battle of Changjin Lake
The Ice Sculpture Company of the Battle of Changjin Lake. Changjin Lake is recognized as one of the most brutal battles in the history of human war. The Chinese People’s Volunteers fought in the extremely cold and severe Under the harsh environment, they stood firm and fought bravely to kill the enemy. The "Ice Sculpture Company" in this battle became an eternal spiritual monument. Ice Sculpture Company in the Battle of Changjin Lake. Ice Sculpture Company 1 in the Battle of Changjin Lake
In the Battle of Changjin Lake, when the 6th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 239th Regiment of the 80th Division was attacking the enemy in Xingxingli, they were suppressed by enemy fire and fell down on the ice. When they finally cleaned up the battlefield , it was found that except for one straggler soldier and one correspondent, more than 200 cadres and soldiers in the company were in combat formation. They all froze to death on the position. After careful inspection of the bodies, there were no wounds or blood stains... This is the "Ice Sculpture Company" that awes the US military. "!
There is not just one such "Ice Sculpture Company", there are three, namely: 6th Company of the 177th Regiment of the 59th Division of the 20th Army, 2nd Company of the 180th Regiment of the 60th Division of the 20th Army, and 242nd Company of the 80th Division of the 27th Army The 5th company of the regiment, the entire company structure was frozen into an "eternal monument", and they maintained a fighting state until death!
After the war, people found a thin note in the pocket of a soldier of the Ice Sculpture Company. This soldier's name is Song Amao, from Shanghai. He wrote on the note: "I am a glorious volunteer soldier, ice and snow! I will never succumb to you, even if I freeze to death, I will stand proudly on my position!" (People's Liberation Army Daily) Ice Sculpture Company 2 of the Battle of Changjin Lake
The Battle of Jinhu lasted 28 days and is recognized as one of the most brutal battles in the history of human warfare. In October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers went to North Korea to fight alongside the Korean People's Army at North Korea's request. At that time, the war was urgent. In order to set up an ambush at Changjin Lake before the U.S. military arrived, hundreds of thousands of the 9th Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteers wearing thin cotton-padded clothes from the south were urgently ordered to enter the DPRK. Under unimaginable extreme hardships, they fought with the world of weapons and equipment. The top-notch 10th U.S. Army with outstanding military exploits launched a desperate showdown in the Changjin Lake area. According to a later battle briefing record, “Due to the haste of our army’s entry into North Korea, each unit did not have food for three days, and ammunition could not be supplied in time. In addition, winter supplies could not be replenished. They fought on the snowy and frozen ground at minus 20 degrees Celsius, and the battle against us was extremely difficult. The force had a great impact, reducing the combat effectiveness of the participating troops by 50%. "Under the adverse conditions of lack of food and clothing, the volunteers had to go head-to-head with the well-equipped U.S. military.
From the launch of the attack at dusk on November 27, 1950 to the early morning of the next day, the Volunteer Army completed the separation and encirclement of the U.S. Army in the Changjin Lake area, encircling part of the 1st Marine Division and the 7th Infantry Division. Yudam-ri, Xingxing-ri, Hagaryu-ri and other places cut off the connections between the US military. By daytime on the 28th, the U.S. military began to counterattack. For several days, the US military used heavy weapons to attack during the day in an attempt to break out; at night, the volunteers took advantage of the night to regain the lost positions. The battle was extremely fierce, and the US military's three-dimensional fire attack caused heavy casualties to the volunteers. Xiajieyuli is the center for the U.S. military to withdraw southward and obtain supplies.
It was during this period that the martyr Yang Gensi repelled eight U.S. military attacks and then picked up the explosive pack and died with the enemy. In Xingxingli, the "Polar Bear Regiment" of the 7th Division of the US Army, which had never been defeated, was wiped out by the entire regiment of the Volunteer Army. This war directly led to the change of strategic goals of the U.S. Tenth Army and gave the Western Front Volunteer Army the opportunity to launch a general offensive. According to U.S. military data, in the Battle of Changjin Lake, the U.S. 1st Marine Division and the U.S. 7th Infantry Division were killed, wounded, and missing, resulting in a total loss of approximately 14,000 personnel. The 9th Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army suffered a combat loss of 14,000 people and a frostbite loss of 30,732 people. In addition to the heroes who died heroically, a large number of soldiers died of frostbite, and only two of the three "Ice Sculpture Companies" survived.