When France first met the volunteers on the Korean battlefield, it faced obvious casualties and losses. It was also after the armistice of the Korean War that countries talked about volunteers, and the French side believed that the combat strength of volunteers exceeded that of the German army. General Hill, who personally experienced the Korean War, said: Because I saw horror in the eyes of the soldiers.
General Hill's assessment
General Hill was very impressed by the Korean War, when he was the commander-in-chief of the French army in the Korean battlefield, and he led the French army in many battles against the Chinese volunteers. After several confrontations, General Hill admired the volunteers from the bottom of his heart, and he was impressed by the strong combat power and iron will of the volunteers.
Many Western countries now portray the Korean War as ambiguous as if they are unwilling to accept real history.
General Hill objected to this, and although the French army lost to the Chinese volunteers in the Korean battlefield, this did not prevent General Hill from often mentioning the real situation of the Korean War on various occasions and praising the volunteers.
He has said that the Korean War that many people now portray is too glorified by Western countries and is completely fabricated. These people simply do not know how strong our opponent volunteer army is.
In General Hill's recollections, during the Korean War, the French army was repeatedly repulsed by the Chinese Volunteers and suffered heavy losses. As a result, the French soldiers did not see the slightest bit of courage to continue the battle in their eyes, and their eyes showed only deep fear.
Volunteer combat power VS German combat strength
Even in the mouths of many French soldiers, the combat strength of the Chinese volunteers surpassed that of Germany, what is the reason for their opinion?
If we want to compare the combat strength of these two armies, we need to find a reference, the US army meets the conditions for a frontal conflict with both the volunteer army and the German army, and we can use the American army to compare the strength of the Chinese and German army.
Germany fought undeclared war in World War II and quickly defeated many countries in Europe. At that time, Germany could do this, firstly, because the German army's weapons and equipment were generally advanced, and secondly, Germany made a lot of preparations for starting a war, coupled with its always surprise attacks, and some countries in Europe were not prepared for the German army.
However, because a large number of resources were directed to the front line, and the German army moved too quickly, Germany was prone to logistical problems with supply.
In Dunkirk, for example, one of the reasons why the Germans did not take advantage of the victory to pursue the Anglo-French forces was that the logistical supplies of the German soldiers could not keep up with the speed of the army.
After the United States entered World War II, Germany's disadvantage became even more obvious. The long-term economic development of the United States has made a lot of money for arms trafficking to the countries participating in the war. And the United States attaches great importance to the development of military forces, and the overall strength of the American army is better than that of the German army, so in the end the German army failed.
Compared with the German army, the equipment and weapons and logistics supplies of the Chinese volunteers are very backward, obviously the volunteers do not have many chances of defeating the United States, but the volunteers still won the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the main reasons are as follows:
First of all Chinese the People's Volunteers have a correct understanding of themselves and the enemy, and the large gap in equipment is made up by tactics.
The volunteers could not face the United Nations during the day, but at night it was their home field. Every night, they launch attacks on United Nations camps.
Towards the end of the war, most of the United Nations soldiers were all soldiers, unable to sleep at night, fearing that the volunteers would sneak in and kill them with one blow.
In addition, the PVA also used roundabout tactics to attack weakly defended areas of the United Nations Army, sometimes with several roundabouts and raids. Surprise tactics often leave the U.S. military scratching their heads, and they have repeatedly failed in war.
Second, the volunteers all have an iron will and lofty patriotic feelings. In the face of a formidable enemy, the fighters are always able to lead the way, some bravely block the muzzle, some hold explosive packs aloft, some stand alone in the position...
Almost all volunteers adhered to the belief that they would fight until the last minute and would not back down until the last moment of the war.
The volunteer army can be so strong not because they are really not afraid of death, but they understand in their hearts that it is the responsibility of every Chinese son and daughter to protect their home and defend the country, and they sacrifice their lives for the country.
In the end, MacArthur underestimated the enemy on the Korean battlefield. After the volunteers first entered the battlefield, MacArthur did not think so, he felt that the volunteers were only here to "give heads", so he blindly and proudly commanded the troops according to his own ideas, did not think carefully from reality, and in the end it seemed that he could only lose battles repeatedly.
Over time, MacArthur became afraid of volunteers. But at this time, the "United Nations Army" had already been beaten by the volunteers to a low morale, and they did not want to continue fighting with the volunteers at all, but only wanted to return to their respective homelands as soon as possible.
In the end, the situation on the battlefield developed, and the "United Nations Army" had no choice but to choose a truce, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was declared victorious. The American army, which could defeat the German army, is no wonder that foreign countries think that the combat strength of the volunteers exceeds that of the German army.
The evaluation of the volunteers by the generals of the "United Nations Army"
For such a heroic force, in addition to General Hill, there are many generals of the "United Nations Army", who have expressed high praise for the volunteers.
Max Taylor, commander of the US Eighth Army, once said:
Ridgway, who succeeded MacArthur in command of the "United Nations Force," also said:
The British commander-in-chief of Holyck was even more direct:
And these affirmations from the enemy fully proved the strength of the volunteers.