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- MacArthur's plan was to advance from Inchon to capture the nearby air base at Kimpo, and then liberate the NKPA-occupied South Korean capital of Seoul, which was also the key link in the North Korea logisitical support network.
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Apr 17, 2024 · Inchon landing, (September 15–26, 1950) in the Korean War, an amphibious landing by U.S. and South Korean forces at the port of Inchon (now Incheon), near the South Korean capital, Seoul.
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Inchon Landing (Operation Chromite): a National Museum of the U.S. Navy online exhibit on Operation Chromite. Map entitled Movement to the Objective Area, copied from The Inchon-Seoul Operation, Volume II of U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-53, page 83. It shows the route taken by the invasion forces to reach Inchon.
- Korean War: Background
- Inchon Landing: September 15, 1950
- Korean War: The Fighting Continues
- Korean War: 1953 Armistice
After Japan was defeated by the Allies in World War II (1939-45), it lost control of Korea, which it had ruled as a colony since 1910. Korea was divided into two occupations zones, with the Soviet Union administering the area north of the 38th parallel and the United States administering the area south of the 38th parallel. The arrangement was inte...
Meanwhile, MacArthur, who had commanded the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, had been advocating for a plan to land troops behind the enemy lines at Inchon (now known as Incheon) and attack the North Koreans from both directions. MacArthur’s proposal met with resistance from other American military leaders, who pointed to...
In October, American and South Korean troops advanced across the 38th parallel, and sent the North Koreans into retreat. Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, was captured on October 19. However, as the Americans moved north toward the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and Communist China, their advance was halted when China entered the fra...
By May 1951, the communists were pushed back to the 38th parallel, and the battle line remained in that vicinity for the rest of the war. On July 27, 1953, after two years of negotiation, military leaders from China, North Korea and the United Nations signed an armistice that ended the fighting and created a new boundary near the 38th parallel that...
The Battle of Inchon (Korean: 인천 상륙 작전; Hanja: 仁川上陸作戰; RR: Incheon Sangnyuk Jakjeon), also spelled Battle of Incheon, was an amphibious invasion and a battle of the Korean War that resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations Command (UN).
The North Koreans controlled all but the lower slope of another main objective, Observatory Hill, which rose 200 feet above the Marine position. Company C of 1st Battalion had orders to take the north side of the hill, while D Company of 2nd Battalion would capture the south side.
Sep 23, 2020 · The critical initial objective of the Inchon landing was the small island of Wolmi Do in the inner harbor. The island was triangular in shape and about half a mile per side, and connected to the city of Inchon by a 900-yard causeway.
Another key objective in the preliminary phase of Operation Chromite was to convince the North Koreans that if the U.N. command launched an amphibious landing it would occur 105 miles to the south of Inchon at Kunsan. During the first week of September, U.S. Air Force bombers knocked out bridges and roads leading to Kunsan.
