In the Battle of Changjin Lake, the enemy and us totaled **880,000 people. Among them, the 9th Corps of our Volunteer Army fought in this battle **520,000 people, "united**" aspect**360,000 people (including 2 U.S. troops.)40,000 people), and Walker, commander of the U.S. 8th Army, was also killed in a car accident during the retreat.
The ace of the U.S. Army, the 1st Marine Division, suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Changjin Lake, with combat attrition reaching about 18,000 people, accounting for 50%!Among them, more than 1,000 people died, more than 4,800 people went missing, more than 4,500 people were injured, and more than 7,300 people lost frostbite.
Due to the emergency entry of the 9th Corps from the southeast coast, the 9th Corps of the Volunteer Army was not equipped with enough winter clothes to protect against the cold, and in addition to the extremely cold weather in the local area, the total attrition in the entire campaign reached 52,000 people, accounting for 1 3 of the total number of the 3 armies of the 9th Corps, which is equivalent to the loss of 1 corps!Among them, more than 7,000 people were killed in the battle, and more than 14,000 were wounded, while more than 30,000 frostbite wounded were not attrition, accounting for 3.5 percent of the total attrition
The touching image of the "Ice Sculpture Company" was produced in the 9th Corps in the Battle of Changjin Lake, and there was not only one company, but a total of three companies!
The numbers of these three companies are: 6th Company of the 177th Regiment of the 59th Division of the 20th Army of the 9th Corps, 2nd Company of the 180th Regiment of the 60th Division, and 5th Company of the 242nd Regiment of the 80th Division of the 27th Army!
The three companies received the task of this battle to block the 1st Division of the US Army fleeing southward, and the blocking site was at the Dead Eagle Ridge south of Changjin Lake - the eagles had to freeze to death if they flew over here!Three companies lay in ambush at different locations on Death Eagle Ridge, quietly waiting for the enemy to arrive.
At that time, the Changjin Lake area encountered extremely cold weather that had not been seen in a century, and the temperature was even lower to a terrible minus 60 degrees.
In this way, the soldiers of the three companies lay in ambush in the ice and snow for a day and a night. Early the next morning, when the headquarters of the 1st Division of the US Army retreated to this place, all of them became eternal ice sculptures!
Seeing the "ice sculptures" that maintained a fighting posture at any time, the officers of the First Division of the US Army were dumbfounded, and finally said something like this: "Fortunately, our troops have not fought the Yalu River, otherwise the Chinese people would definitely let us all go to see God!."After that, he took off his hat and bowed deeply to the "Ice Sculpture Company" in front of him!
There is a soldier from Shanghai named Song Amao in the "Ice Sculpture Company", and when he was sorting out his relics, he found a note in his pocket with a crooked writing on it
I love my relatives and the motherland, I love my honor even more, I am a glorious volunteer soldier, ice and snow, I will never give in to you, even if I freeze to death, I will stand proudly on my position!
This is the unyielding oath of the loveliest man of the Republic in the face of the bitter cold before freezing to death!
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Battle of Changjin Lake