Commanders of the veteran CCF
42nd Army 124th Div, prepare to attack X Corps in
east Lin-Chiang Hyesanjin area, late October
1950
The CCF 124th division was the
only major Chinese force to meet defeat in their
First Phase Campaign. The 124th did roll back a
ROK regiment, but then ran into the 7th Marines
of 1stMarDiv. They took a terrible beating, which
led to the CCF leaders deciding to destroy all of
1stMarDiv as a keystone of their next, or Second
Phase, Campaign.
They didn't succeed with that
plan, either.
