U.S. Defense of Pusan and the Landing at Inchon
August 4th, 1950
The United States Eighth Army withdrew on August 1st to the port city of Pusan. Pusan is located at 35.1508° N, 129.0567° E (The city of Pusan has been renamed Busan). The United States Eighth Army had assumed command of all ground combat units that were on the side of the South Korean after they were deployed from Japan. As reinforcements from the United States and several other nations arrived at the port of Pusan, the Eighth Army directed the successful defense of the perimeter against major North Korean Peoples Army attacks in August and September. The United States Army needed a plan to beat back the North Korean Peoples Army and regain the ground they had lost. |
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This lead to the landing at Inchon, also known as the battle of Inchon, also known as Operation Chromite, was an amphibious attack in the Korean War that lead to the recapture of South Korea's capital, Seoul, two weeks later. Seoul is about twenty five miles away from Inchon. The Battle of Inchon happened from September 15th to 19th in 1950. This attack included round 75,000 armed troops and 261 naval vessels to succeed. The plan that allowed for the capture of Pusan from North Korean forces was to bomb then capture the largely unprotected city of Inchon.