We know that the Korean War broke out in late June 1950, and it can be said that at the beginning of the war, both the "host" South Korean troops and the "off-site support" Americans were beaten on the battlefield by the North Korean People's Army that "fought away".
From the torrential rain in the early morning of June 25, the KPA had 7 divisions, 2 brigades, and 2 regiments with a total of 90,000 troops, waiting in a position north of the "38th Line" in a tight position. At this point, no one would have imagined that this force would fight only 8% of the Korean Peninsula by the world's number one power, the United States, and his loyal "partner" South Koreans, so what did Kim Il Sung, who had no battalion-size command experience, do it?
Could it be that Kim Il Sung really had a high-ranking person to help him in the early days of the war? Or is he really destined?
First: the Russian adviser
It can be said that Kim Il Sung does have a high person behind the guidance, and one of the most important characters is Trenty. Steve, the Soviet ambassador to North Korea, was a general with extensive combat experience who had been tempered by the flames of war in World War II. He was also the commander of the Soviet occupation forces, so Kim Il Sung received instructions on the battlefield from this man every week.
At the same time, when the Soviet army withdrew from Korea at the end of 1948, there were still 3,000 Soviet soldiers left, who became instructors of the KPA to train and supervise new recruits. Many of these men also became advisers to the Korean Army, and more than 15 Soviet officers in each infantry division became advisers, and these people were veterans of World War II and had a lot of practical combat experience, so they played an important role in training and warfare.
This was a "life-saving straw" for Kim Il Sung, who had no battalion-sized command experience, so he had to rely on these Soviet advisers to help him get ideas, or directly command the KPA.
Second: the surprise of the KPA
When the war broke out, the North Korean army quickly broke through the Rok-rok defense line by means of a surprise attack, and only compressed the U.S. and Rok-Rok troops near Busan before the Americans landed in large numbers, and for Kim Il-sung, a quick battle was the most effective way to end the war. For the United States and south Korea, they resist and buy time, and when the US military is transferred into the peninsula in large quantities, that is, when the KPA is unable to resist. Therefore, surprise and quick decision are the results that the "North" wants.
Third: There are many veterans within the KPA
Of the nearly 100,000 combat troops of the People's Army at that time, one-third of the officers and men returned to Korea from our country, these were Korean soldiers who had grown up from the period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, who were well-trained and experienced in combat, and were veritable veterans. At that time, the South Korean troops were all new recruits, their training level was insufficient, and their enthusiasm for war was not active, so veterans naturally won victories in fighting new recruits.
Fourth: the equipment varies greatly
It has to be said that the quality of the equipment and the nature of the equipment also determine the outcome of a war, when the KPA began to attack, they used 150 Soviet T-34 tanks, 122 mm howitzers, 76 mm cannons and numerous self-propelled guns, which were offensive weapons provided by the Soviets.
The South Koreans only have light weapons and some defensive weapons left by the United States, which cannot be compared with the military equipment of the KPA, so it is not surprising that the RoKN army cannot resist the attack of the KPA.
Therefore, in the early days of the war, Kim Il Sung beat the US and South Korean troops badly, and even though he had no battalion-sized command experience, he still achieved a temporary victory in a short period of time. However, he did not drive the Americans into the sea after all, and when the American troops slowed down, they began to land on the peninsula in large numbers and organize "United Nations troops" to land at Inchon.
In the end, the Korean People's Army was attacked by the US Eighth Army on the south side of the peninsula and the "United Nations Army" that landed in Incheon, and the Korean People's Army suffered a major defeat, with more than 40,000 people trapped in the encirclement, and only more than 30,000 remnants of the defeated soldiers fled back to the south of the "38th Line", which means that if there is no other force to help North Korea, then what awaits them is only a complete defeat.
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