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The Hungnam evacuation or Heungnam redeployment (Korean: 흥남 철수 작전; Hanja: 興南撤收作戰), also known as the Miracle of Christmas, was the evacuation of United Nations (UN) forces and North Korean civilians from the port of Hungnam, Hamhung, North Korea, between 15 and 24 December 1950 during the Korean War.
Dec 24, 2019 · It was Christmas Day in 1950, and this was no ordinary birth. The mother was one of 14,000 North Korean refugees crammed into a US merchant marine ship, fleeing the advancing guns of the...
Oct 10, 2021 · On December 8, General Douglas MacArthur instructed Almond he would have to evacuate the nearly 100,000 U.S. and South Korean troops by sea at the port of Hungnam, 113 miles northeast of...
Dec 14, 2023 · The Hungnam Evacuation, also known as the ‘Miracle of Christmas’, was a major military and humanitarian operation during the Korean War in December 1950. Faced with the advancing Chinese and North Korean forces, United Nations troops, predominantly Americans, undertook a massive evacuation from the port city of Hungnam in North Korea.
Jul 22, 2013 · On the eve of Christmas, 1950, the world witnessed a miracle. The United Nations and Republic of Korea forces evacuated approximately 100,000 refugees while delaying their own badly needed...
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A U.S. Merchant Marine ship, the SS Meredith Victory, managed to bring 14,000 North Korean refugees to safety on Christmas 1950, with no deaths — and five births.
Aug 20, 2018 · One of the biggest evacuations of the Korean War, known in South Korea as the “Christmas miracle,” was drawing to a close.
