Re: Book review: Red Wings Over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union and the Ai...

["Harold Stockton" <snolep@texas.net>]

Dan,

 

One can read the accounts of how French pilots were treated after capture in Indochina to see how they were treated by the Vietminh. Legionnaires were hated the most and fared very badly after capture, with few surviving. Treatment of captured prisoners varied from war to war, and from different periods. On the whole, the best case was not to be captured at all.

 

Harold

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Love Shack

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Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 5:58 PM

Subject: Re: Book review: Red Wings Over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union and the Ai...

I thought the Chinese were more respectful of captured UN/USA
pilots and infantry then the Koreans.
OR were the Chinese just as cruel to their prisoners.

Did the Russians interogate with the Chinese?

Dan
 

AMPSOne@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 7/20/2003 7:28:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Home@DanSources.com writes:
 

I wonder if the Russians employed that level of Trap for the US Pilots in Korea?

No, there is no evidence whatsoever of that. They usually note they didn't know who was who until they were shot down. Once he was shot down, they were highly respectful of Walker "Bud" Mahurin as that was a Ukrainian name, but that deference also wound up having him accused of collaboration with the Soviets after the war.

George Davis' shootdown was a bonus for them, but to this day both the Chinese and Soviets claim they shot him down so the real victor is unknown.

At least one ace was not announced until after his return, as the USAF was afraid if the Chinese knew he was an ace his treatment would be much worse.

Cookie Sewell
AMPS