After the outbreak of the Korean War, it was not only for the Korean people that a heavy scar was left on their hearts, but also a trauma for our people. At that time, we extended a helping hand to Korea, and Chinese volunteers came to the Korean battlefield to help them resist foreign enemies. However, after the outbreak of this war, the evaluations made by the parties involved in the war were different. In the case of South Korea's military, it is logically one of the protagonists, but when it comes to the Korean War, many people have set their sights on the Chinese Volunteer Army, as well as the United States army. And many people think that south Korean army soldiers are still relatively weak, or even just a supporting role, if this is too narrow to think. Because in the later stages of the war, the strength of the Korean army should not be underestimated. Just like the volunteer army made a very real evaluation of the soldiers in the Korean army. I believe that many people will sigh after reading it, which is simply subverting the stereotype formed by the South Korean army.
The Rokka army was modeled on the Japanese army in the process of formation. Just like the South Korean Army in the late stages of the war, the number of soldiers in the army was particularly large, with a total of 15 divisions, and among the enemies attacked by the volunteer army at that time, the most important unit was the Korean Army. From this sentence, it can be seen that the evaluation is still very fair, and at the same time, it can be seen that the strength of the South Korean army is still relatively strong, and their combat ability does not seem to be inferior at all. In order to boost morale and to be able to play a corresponding shocking role, the South Korean army has given each division a title, for example, the name of the Tiger Unit is particularly large, and the soldiers and officers who can be divided into this unit have excellent skills. In the early days of the war, this force mainly engaged the Korean army. In the process of dividing the two sides, the evaluation given by the volunteer army to this army is that it is particularly good at fighting protracted battles.
The First Division of Korea was given the title of White Bone Unit by them, and just by this name you can imagine how cruel it was in the process of marching and fighting, and this is also a main force for them, because the number of encounters with the volunteer army is particularly large and frequent, so the volunteer army still knows the strength of this army relatively well. The evaluation given is particularly fair and straightforward, and the white bone troops are particularly flexible and cunning in their way of fighting, and indeed slightly superior in terms of roundabout tactics.
The South Korean Second Division was called the Nutao Unit, and each name had a specific meaning, just like the battle against the Volunteers, after the battle of Shangganling. The strategy adopted by the volunteer army was the appropriate retreat, and because of this, this unit still won more victories at that time, but for the volunteer army, the evaluation of Lu Tao's troops was not particularly high, because in the process of fighting between the two sides, the combat effectiveness was not particularly prominent, and the frequency of defeat was still relatively high.
The Korean Fifth Division, on the other hand, seems to have a slightly ingenious name, was called the Key Unit. This force is inseparable from the former president of South Korea and is his concubine unit, so it still occupies a relatively high position in south Korea's overall army. Because of their different identities, they were hyped up by people, but after the volunteers had fought with each other, they clearly stated that their combat effectiveness was only average, and they were not invincible at all, nor were they particularly powerful troops.
However, what made the volunteers more admirable was the Sixth Division of the Korean Army, which was particularly powerful in combat, and the Volunteers had also suffered the losses of this ace unit, and they still received more victory results. In the process of fighting with the volunteer army, the volunteer army was defeated more than once, so the volunteer army was still jealous of the strength of this knowledge group.
It is not difficult to see that such an evaluation is still relatively fair, and at the same time, it also shows that the combat effectiveness of the South Korean army is not as weak as we think, at the same time, with the development of the war, based on the perspective of the timeline, the combat effectiveness of the Korean army in different periods is also completely different.
Just like in the beginning, their ability to resist was still relatively weak. This is because the United States, after the beginning of the war, did not pay special attention to the defense capabilities of south Korea. The North Korean troops also targeted this loophole, so they launched a rapid counterattack. However, by the middle and late stages of the war, the resistance of the Korean army was constantly increasing, and when the Seoul Campaign broke out, the reaction of the Korean soldiers was the most powerful illustration. In order to be able to hold this city to the death, everyone fought bloodily, and finally directly killed more than 6,000 soldiers of the North Korean army.