A July 28 , 1950 , order by General Lee Yong Ho , commander of the KPA 3rd Division , was intercepted by UN intelligence . The document was signed by Kim Chaek , Commander-in-Chief , and Choi Yong-kun , commander of the KPA Advanced General Headquarters , and stated that killing prisoners of war was " strictly prohibited " . Lee directed individual units ' Cultural Sections to inform the division 's troops of the rule . The higher-profile Hill 303 massacre the next month prompted KPA division commanders to issue sterner orders on the treatment of prisoners of war
Hill 303 massacre
Hill 303 massacre
Chaplain–Medic massacre