The most famous battle of Shangganling in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea took place in 5979 Highlands and 5377. The nameless highland (i.e., North Mountain) on the north side of the 7th Highland is about 3The 7-square-kilometer position lasted 43 days, starting on October 14 and ending on November 25, 1952. The 15th Army and the 31st Division and the 102nd Regiment of the 34th Division of the 12th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers, relying on the fortified positions with tunnel fortifications as the backbone, waged repeated fierce battles with the enemy.
In order to win this battle, the enemy made a lot of money and successively mobilized the 7th Division of the US Army, the 2nd Division of the ROK Army, and the 9th Division of the ROK Army, with a total strength of 60,000 troops; 324 large-caliber artillery pieces of more than 105 mm, 118 tanks, and more than 3,000 aircraft sorties participated in the battle. During the 43 days of repeated battles, the enemy fired a total of 1.97 million rounds of artillery shells of various calibres of 81 mm calibre or more, and this kind of firepower projection regardless of the cost, the fierce shelling regardless of the limit, that is, the famous Van Vliet shelling volume, and more than 10,000 aerial bombs of various kinds dropped by aircraft. In the position of our army in Shangganling, in terms of time, an average of more than 40,000 rounds of ammunition were dropped every day; In terms of area, the average number of rounds dropped per square kilometer was nearly 500,000.
Under such fierce artillery fire from the enemy, how many troops did the volunteers invest in order to hold their positions, thwart the enemy's attack, and win the battle?
Before the war, it was the troops of the 15th Division of the 45th Army who were on defensive duty in the Shangganling area. 597.9 heights are 1 platoon of 135 regiments, 9 companies and 8 companies, and reinforced with 82 mortars, 2 recoilless guns, and 4 heavy machine guns; 537.7 Heights North Mountain is 1 company, and reinforced with 82 mortars, 1 recoilless gun, and 3 heavy machine guns.
After the start of the operation, the scale became larger and longer, and the battle developed into a campaign, and the volunteer army invested more and more troops, reaching more than 42,000 people, including: all of the 45th Division of the 15th Army, the 86th Regiment of the 29th Division (owed 1 company, 1 battalion and 2 companies, 1 company of the 85th Regiment, and 2 platoons of the Army Guard Company; All of the 92nd Regiment of the 31st Division of the 12th Army, all of the 93rd Regiment, 1 battalion and 2 companies of the 91st Regiment, 1 battalion and 2 companies of the 102nd Regiment of the 34th Division, a total of 1 whole division, 3 whole regiments, 3 whole battalions, and 7 companies.
Artillery: 1 battalion of the 9th Regiment of the 15th Army Artillery, 1 battalion of the 28th Regiment of the 2nd Artillery Division, 1 battalion of the 29th Regiment, 4 companies of the 30th Regiment, 2 battalions of the 20th Regiment of the 7th Artillery Division, 1 battalion of the 11th Regiment, all of the 209th Rocket Artillery Regiment, 2 companies of the 601st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, and 3 companies of the 610th Regiment, a total of 133 mountain, field and howitzers, 24 rocket artillery, 49 anti-aircraft guns, and 292 mortars.
In 43 days of brutal fighting, the volunteer army totaled 11,529 people. According to the stage, it is 3,275 people in the first stage, 2,005 people in the second stage, and 6,249 people in the third stage; According to classified statistics, there are 3,436 people in counterattack operations, 5,117 people in blocking operations, 1,260 people in movement, and 1,716 people in transportation.
In terms of attrition, 74 artillery pieces of various types and 3,024 guns of various types were scrapped; 164 artillery pieces and 842 guns of various types can be repaired; consumed 112566 rounds of large-caliber shells, 242805 rounds of small-caliber shells, and 59,059 rounds of anti-aircraft shells, totaling 414,430 rounds; 4102061 rounds of rifle machine gun rounds, submachine gun rounds, anti-aircraft machine gun rounds; 213642 grenades of various types, 5,236 blasting canisters, and 2,917 kg of explosives.
Shangganling is not only a contest of steel, but also a wrestling of will. Behind these figures, is the high degree of patriotism and revolutionary heroism of the volunteers, is the tenacious fighting style of fighting bravely and not afraid of sacrifice, they use their blood and lives to prove to the world that the current China, the current squadron, has been able to fight against the most powerful enemy, and won the battle!
General Qin Jiwei, the commander of the campaign, once said: "The Battle of Shangganling not only defeated the enemy's offensive militarily, but also displayed our army's command art, fighting style, and spirit of unity. It has played the prestige of the country and the army. Later, it was said that Americans really knew the Chinese from Shangganling. ”