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1)
Uijeongbu Battle (June 35~26, 1950)
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Munsan Battle (June 35~28, 1950) |
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Osan Battle (July 5,1950) |
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Dongrak-ri Battle (July 5~10, 1950) |
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The Incheon Landing Operation
(September 15~16, 1950) |
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Jeokseong Battle (April 22~25, 1951) |
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Gapyeong Battle (April 23~25, 1951)
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Yongmun Mt. Battle (May 18~21) |
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Sacheon River Battle |
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Bulmo Hill Battle (June 26 ~ October 1, 1952) |
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11)
Goyangdae Battle
(September 6 ~ December 13, 1952) |
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12)
Nevada Outpost Battle (March 28~30, 1953) |
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1)
Uijeongbu Battle (June 35~26, 1950) |
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Uijeongbu Battle
- The Monument of Lieutenant
Colonel Kim Pung-ik |
The battle of Uijeongbu was the battle
were the ROK 7th Infantry Division, defending the
division line, had to fight against the NKPA 1st
Corps (the 3rd & 4th Divisions) around Dongducheon,
Pocheon, and Chukseokryeong during the first two
days of Korean War. The NKPA forces infiltrated
the division line, backed up by the NKPA 105th Brigade.
At this battle, the ROK 7th Division came under
attack of the NKPA forces at June 25 and pulled
back to Pocheon and Dongducheon after losing its
position around the division line to the enemy.
Then the ROK 7th Division was in a hurry to establish
a defense line but have no choice but to withdraw
to Uijeongbu after hitting hard by the North Korean
tank units. The 7th Division launched a counterattack
on the North Korean forces with the support of the
ROK 2nd Division and the Capital Security Headquarters
but was forced to retreat to the Changdong line
in the afternoon of June 26, 1950.Uijeongbu, the
gateway to Seoul, fell into the hand of the KNPA
forces through this battle. So the ROK forces made
its utmost in order to seek a strong measure to
defend Seoul. The NKPA forces halted its offensive
in Uijeongbu and began guarding itself for the operation
for invading Seoul. |
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2)
Munsan Battle (June 35~28, 1950)
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| The ROK 1st Infantry Division fought a defensive
battle with the support of the two attachment infantry
units against the 1st & 6th NPA Divisions which
were backed by a T-34 tank regiment around Gaesung,
Munsan, Papyeong Mt., and Bongil-cheon(stream) for
four days.In this battle, the 1st ROK Division deterred
the KNPA forces from advancing south by using natural
obstacles from the Imjin river and Gokryeungcheon
but had to retreat to Siheung, crossing the Han
river, because the withdrawal route was blocked
after the North Korean forces took Seoul on June
28. However, the ROK 1st Division missed a chance
to retreat and suffered a heavy loss because it
had to abandone all crew-served weapons and the
personnel disintegrated by the lack of the equipment
for crossing the river. This battle enabled the
North Korean forces to occupy the north part of
Hansu. Thus the ROK forces had many difficulties
in establishing a defense line around the Han River. |
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3)
Osan Battle (July 5,1950) |
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Osan Battle
- The UN Forces Monument |
The newly-arrived Smith Task Force
of the U.S. 24th Division 21st Regiment fought a
defensive battle against the two regiments of the
North Korean 4th Division and one tank regiment
that were advancing south around Jukmiryeong. The
Smith TF took a fierce, single battle against the
advancing tank and infantry units of the enemy only
to withdraw to Cheonan by way of Anseong after six
hours¡¯ battle.Both sides of the battle suffered
a heavy loss. This battle let the KNPA forces know
the U.S.¡¯ entry into the Korean War and let the
U.S. forces get a grip on the strength of the North
Korean forces. |
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4)
Dongrak-ri Battle (July 5~10, 1950) |
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| The ROK forces in the west line congregated at
Pyenontaek and Anseong after the defense line of
the Han River was destroyed. The 7th Regiment of
the ROK 6th Infantry Division moved south toward
Chungju from Wonju along the axial line of the road
No. 3 (Icheon-Janahowon-Chungju) and went toward
Janghowon in order to deter the 15th KNPA Division
from advancing south. The 7th ROK Regiment defeated
the KNPA leading troop?the 48th North Korean Regiment?and
delayed the enemy¡¯s advancement to the south. The
ROK forces achieved the greatest victory after the
war in this battle, and which led to delaying the
North Korean forces¡¯ advancement to Eunseong for
one week. So the ROK forces were able to establish
the defense line and rearrange the battle line. |
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5)
The Incheon Landing Operation (September 15~16,
1950) |
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The Incheon Landing Operation was
initiated by the UN forces and the ROK forces after
deterring the KNPA forces¡¯ offense between August
and September. The 7th Joint Landing Mobile troop
of the UN Navy mobilized a large-scale fleet of
261 warships to enable the 10th U.S. Corps (the
1st U.S. Marine Division, the 7th U.S. Infantry
Division, the 1st ROK Marine Regiment, and the 17th
ROK Regiment) to land on Incheon. The UN forces
successfully implanted the landing operation within
one month by overcoming the natural disadvantage
of the Incheon harbor such as the high tide (up
to 10.3m) and the narrow channel. The success of
the landing operation facilitated the UN forces¡¯
all-out counterattack operation. |
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6)
Jeokseong Battle (April 22~25, 1951) |
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| Confronting the first spring offensive of the
CCF, the 29th British Commonwealth Brigade and the
Belgium attachment battalion delayed the attack
of the CCF around the Imjin River (Jeokseong-Dogampo).
In this battle, the Closter battalion of the 29th
British Commonwealth Brigade suffered a critical
loss but made a significant contribution to the
operation of the 1st U.S. Corps. The Closter battalion
did the largest part in blocking the first spring
offensive of the CCF on the south of Seoul. |
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7)
Gapyeong Battle (April 23~25, 1951) |
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Gapyeong Battle Monument |
The 6th ROK Infantry Division¡¯s line
was cut through by the first spring offensive of
the CCF in April 1951 and the 20th CCF Corps which
was extending its reach to Gapyeong. The 27th British
Commonwealth Brigade took up a position around the
Gapyeong-cheon(stream) and blocked the CCF. The
20th CCF Corps could not cross the North Han River
in the south of Gapyeong when it was implementing
the first spring offensive. Therefore the ROK and
UN forces could get leeway for establishing a new
defense position on No-name Sun. |
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8)
Yongmun Mt. Battle (May 18~21) |
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Yongmun Mt. Battle Monument |
The 6th ROK Division was defending
Yongmun Mt. on the north of Yangpyeong while confronting
the second spring offensive1951.5) of the CCF. The
6th ROK Division defeated the attack of the 187th/188th/189
Divisions of the 63rd CCF Corps, which was hit hard
and was forced to retreat to the north of Gapyeong.
The 6th ROK Division took on offensive, ran after
the enemy, and advanced 60km toward Lake Baljeon
by way of Gapyeong and Chuncheon, marking a series
of brilliant achievements. |
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9)
Sacheon River Battle |
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| The 1st ROK Marine Regiment (the right flank
of the 1st U.S. Marine Division),defending the 11km
main line defense from Panmunjeom to the estuary
of the Imjin river, fought against the 1945th &
195th CCF Divisions in the eight positions on the
forward of the main resistance line while both sides
were vying for the possession of outpost positions
from summer to winter in 1952. The CCF recognized
that it cannot cut through the outpost line of the
ROK Marine Regiment which was getting powerful fire
support and the ROK Marine regiment was able to
secure the outpost of the east Sacheon River until
the truce. |
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10)
Bulmo Hill Battle (June 26 ~ October 1, 1952) |
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The 45th U.S. Division, which took
up a defense position around Cheondeok Mt., occupied
11 outpost positions including Bulmo Hill on the
forward of the main resistance line in order to
secure the defense depth. When the 45th Division
came under attack from the three divisions of the
CCF Corps, it successful defeated the CCF forces
with the support of the 2nd U.S. Division on Bulmo
Hill, which is one of the advance positions. Both
sides suffered a heavy loss because they even fought
hand to hand as well as engaged in a massive fire
operation. This battle served as an opportunity
for the CCF to recognize the strong fire power of
the U.S. forces, and for which in return to reevaluate
the so-called human wave tactics of the CCF. |
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11)
Goyangdae Battle (September 6 ~ December 13, 1952) |
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| There were continuous battles for securing outposts
in the central line between fall and winter in 1952.
At that time the 1st ROK Division, which took up
its position on the upstream of Imjin River, fought
a defensive battle with the 47th CCF Corps on the
outpost positions (Nicky Hill, Tecy Hill, Nori Hill,
Betty Hill) around Goyangdae. At this battle which
began at fall and continued on winter, the 1st ROK
lost Nicky and Tecy Hills at the beginning but secured
Betty Hill and Nori Hill. When the 47th CCF Corps
launched attack again, the 1st ROK Division finally
secured Betty Hill and Nori Hill after exchanging
fierce fire with the enemy with the artillery support
(156,000 shots) and the close aerial support (117
sorties). The CCF was overwhelmed by the strong
fire of the UN forces and was forced to cease attack.
Thus the ROK forces were able to secure the defense
line of Goyangdae. |
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12)
Nevada Outpost Battle (March 28~30, 1953) |
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| The 5th Marine Regiment of the 1st U.S. Marine
Division launched a defensive battle against the
CCF 120th Division which invaded the outpost position
of the 5th Marine Regiment while it was defending
the Nevada outpost area (Vegas/Leno/Carson outposts)
on the northeast of Panmunjeom. The 5th U.S. Marine
Regiment lost Vegas outpost and Leno outpost after
coming under attack of the CCF on March 26. It launched
a counterattack with the support of one battalion
of the 7th Marine Regiment, artillery units, and
air force. Therefore, the 5th U.S. Marine Regiment
put the operation to recapture Leno outpost on hold
and took up Vegas outpost again by mounting an intensive
attack. And then the 120th Chinese Division counterattacked
for three days only to find that it was heavily
damaged. At this battle the 120th division of CCR
was damaged and the 5th U.S. Marine Regiment exchanged
duties with the Turkish Brigade and rearranged itself. |
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