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Battle of the Barricades - U.S. Marines in the Recapture of Seoul (Paperback)
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Battle of the Barricades - U.S. Marines in the Recapture of Seoul (Paperback)
Series: Marines in the Korean War Commemorative
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Loot Price R392
Discovery Miles 3 920
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The Second Battle of Seoul was the battle to recapture Seoul from
the North Koreans in late September 1950. The advance on Seoul was
slow and bloody, after the landings at Inchon. The reason was the
appearance in the Seoul area of two first-class fighting units of
the North Korean People's Army, the 78th Independent Infantry
Regiment and 25th Infantry Brigade, about 7,000 troops in all. The
NKPA launched a T-34 attack, which was trapped and destroyed, and a
Yak bombing run in Incheon harbor, which did little damage. The
NKPA attempted to stall the UN offensive to allow time to reinforce
Seoul and withdraw troops from the south. Though warned that the
process of taking Seoul would allow remaining NKPA forces in the
south to escape, MacArthur felt that he was bound to honor promises
given to the South Korean government to retake the capital as soon
as possible. On the second day, vessels carrying the U.S. Army's
7th Infantry Division arrived in Incheon Harbor. General Almond was
eager to get the division into position to block a possible enemy
movement from the south of Seoul. On the morning of September 18,
the division's 2nd Battalion of the 32nd Infantry Regiment landed
at Incheon and the remainder of the regiment went ashore later in
the day. The next morning, the 2nd Battalion moved up to relieve an
U.S. Marine battalion occupying positions on the right flank south
of Seoul. Meanwhile, the 7th Division's 31st Infantry Regiment came
ashore at Incheon. Responsibility for the zone south of Seoul
highway passed to 7th Division at 18:00 on September 19. The 7th
Infantry Division then engaged in heavy fighting with North Korean
soldiers on the outskirts of Seoul. Before the battle, North Korea
had just one understrength division in the city, with the majority
of its forces south of the capital. MacArthur personally oversaw
the 1st Marine Regiment as it fought through North Korean positions
on the road to Seoul. Control of Operation Chromite was then given
to Major General Edward Almond, the X Corps commander. General
Almond was in an enormous hurry to capture Seoul by September 25,
exactly three months of the North Korean assault across the 38th
parallel. On September 22, the Marines entered Seoul to find it
heavily fortified. Casualties mounted as the forces engaged in
desperate house-to-house fighting. Anxious to pronounce the
conquest of Seoul, Almond declared the city liberated on September
25 despite the fact that Marines were still engaged in
house-to-house combat. This U.S. Marine Corps history provides
unique information about an important aspect of the Korean War.
Subjects covered in this history include: the 1st Marine Division;
Major General Oliver P. Smith; Seoul/Wonsan campaign; aerial
medical evacuation; close air support in the recapture of Seoul;
marine combat vehicles; Bushmaster; 1950 street fighting.
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