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     • Operation Chromite was the UN assault designed to force the North Korea People's Army (NKPA) to retreat from the Republic of (South) Korea. On 25 June 1950 the NKPA invaded South Korea, launching the first major armed conflict of the Cold War.
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   What happened during Operation Chromite?

   • U.S. Army troops advanced from the beachhead and linked up with their comrades advancing north from the Pusan perimeter. Marine, Army, and South Korean troops captured Seoul on 28 September 1950. During the first seven days of Operation Chromite, the joint task force counted approximately 70 killed, 470 wounded, and five missing.

   Inchon Landing (Operation Chromite) - NHHC

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   Why was Operation Chromite important?

   • The continued presence of U.S. and Allied naval forces acted as a deterrent to Soviet and/or Chinese intervention. The element of surprise was essential to Operation Chromite. On 13 September 1950, the naval forces in JTF 7 led by Admirals Struble and James H. Doyle, began their attack against Inchon.

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   Where was Operation Chromite fought?

   • As planning got underway for the invasion of Inchon, code-named Operation Chromite, most of the fighting was happening elsewhere, in the southeastern corner of the Korean peninsula. U.N. forces referred to this region as the “Pusan perimeter,” because its principal point of entry and most important strategic stronghold was the port city of Pusan.

   Operation Chromite: The Invasion of Inchon - NHHC

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   Who controlled Operation Chromite?

   • Control of Operation Chromite was then given to Almond, the X Corps commander. Almond was in an enormous hurry to capture Seoul by September 25, exactly three months after the North Korean assault across the 38th Parallel. On September 22, the Marines entered Seoul to find it fortified.

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3. www.history.navy.mil › operation-chromiteOperation Chromite - NHHC

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   Originally named Operation Bluehearts, Operation Chromite incorporated a series of objectives that had to happen in order: Capture Wolmi-do, a fortified island in the Yellow Sea (connected by...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Battle_of_InchonBattle of Inchon - Wikipedia

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   The operation involved some 75,000 troops and 261 naval vessels and led to the recapture of the South Korean capital of Seoul two weeks later. The code name for the Inchon operation was Operation Chromite. The battle began on 15 September 1950 and ended on 19 September.

5. www.thoughtco.com › korean-war-inchon-landings-2360845Inchon Invasion in the Korean War (Operation Chromite)

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   Jan 2, 2019 · The Inchon landings took place on September 15, 1950, during the Korean War (1950-1953). Since the beginning of the conflict that June, South Korean and United Nations forces had been steadily driven south into a tight perimeter around the port of Pusan.

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7. www.history.com › topics › asian-historyInch’on Landing - Map, Korean War & Summary | HISTORY

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   Jun 10, 2010 · MacArthur received the official go-ahead for the Inchon landing, codenamed Operation Chromite, and the port was captured by U.S. Marines on September 15, 1950. American-led U.N. troops then...

8. www.usni.org › operation-chromite-target-inchonOperation Chromite Target: INCHON | Naval History Magazine ...

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   The expertly planned and boldly executed air-sea-ground attack of September 1950, Operation Chromite, put to rest the post-World War II argument that globe-spanning warplanes armed with atomic bombs were all that was needed for the United States to fight and win wars of the future.

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   Oct 10, 2019 · The hero of the Pacific War proposed a massive amphibious landing – codenamed Operation Chromite – targeting the South Korean port city of Inchon. Amazingly, the communist commanders anticipated MacArthur.