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New page for korean-war.com
Below is an advance look of the page I will be posting on my web site.
This gives the time-lines, major and minor offensives by US corps and
8th Army. Any corrections to date appreciated. Please send off-line
to me.
TIA
Ed
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TIME-LINE & OFFENSIVES FOR THE KOREAN WAR
(US Forces)
(Army and Corps only. Smaller unit engagements posted on a
separate page.)
EBB AND FLOW (General time frames)
North Korea attacks South Korea 25 June 1950
Task Force Smith at Osan, South Korea 5-6 July 1950
Kum River Line defense (Taejon) 11-22 July 1950
Pusan Perimeter defense 4 Aug 16 Sept 1950
Inchon Landing 15 Sept 1950
Liberation of Seoul (1st return) 21-30 Sept
1950
Advance into North Korea (west coast) 1 Oct 27 Oct 1950
Withdrawal to Chongchon River Defense Line
and second advance toward the Yalu (west coast) 28 Oct 25 Nov 1950
Landing at Iwon and race to the Yalu (east coast) 31 Oct
27 Nov 1950
Withdrawal to Imjin River Line (west coast) 28 Nov
23 Dec 1950
X-Corps withdrawal (east coast) 1 Dec 24 Dec 1950
Withdrawal to Defense Line D (roughly along
the 37th Parallel Pyongtaek [W] to Samchok
on east coast) 26 Dec
1950 29 Jan 1951
Advance to Line Boston(south bank of
the Han River south of Seoul - I Corps) 18 Feb 1951 6
Mar 1951
Advance to Phase Line Kansas ( north of Seoul
to just north of the 38th Parallel - east coast [2nd
Liberation of Seoul) 4 21
April 1951
1st Chinese Spring Offensive 22 29
Apr 1951
Defense lines Golden (I Corps) and No Name
(IX & X Corps) 29 Apr 1951 19
May 1951
2nd Chinese Spring Offensive 17 22
May 1951
Advance to Phase Line Kansas (3rd Liberation
of Seoul) 22 May
1951 10 Jun 1951
Advance to Phase Line Wyoming (Imjin River
in I Corps sector north of Seoul to north of 38th
Parallel in IX Corps and X Corps sectors) 13 Jun
1951 4 Oct 1951
Line Jamestown (MLR in I Corps Sector -- West) 7 Oct 1951 27
July 1953
Line Missouri (MLR in IX Corps Sector -- Central) 23 Oct
1951 27 July 1953
Line Minnesota (MLR in X Corps Sector East) 16 Oct 1951 27
July 1953
MAJOR COMMUNIST OFFENSIVES
Invasion of South Korea by North Korea 25 June 1950
Attack south to the Pusan Perimeter 3
July 1950 3 Aug 1950
Pusan Perimeter battles 4 Aug 1950
15 Sept 1950
CCF warning attack in North Korea 27
Oct 1950 3 Nov 1950
CCF drive to South Korea 25
Nov 1950 15 Dec 1950
CCF counterattack in Wonju - Chipyong-ni areas 12 Feb 1951
21 Feb 1951
CCF First Spring Offensive 22
Apr 1951 29 Apr 1951
CCF Second Spring Offensive 17 May 1951
22 May 1951
CCF attack on Western & Central Fronts 6 Oct 1952
13 Oct 1952
CCF Kumsong River Offensive (ROK II Corps) 14 July 1953
20 July 1953
MAJOR WITHDRAWAL OPERATIONS BY US FORCES
Withdrawal to the Pusan Perimeter 3 July
1950 3 Aug 1950
Evacuation of Hungnam 1 Dec 1950
24 Dec 1950
Withdrawal from North Korea to Line D 2 Dec 1950
16 Jan 1951
MAJOR UN OFFENSIVES
Inchon Landing & capture of Seoul 18 Sept
1950 30 Sept 1950
Breakout from the Pusan Perimeter 16 Sept
1950 27 Sept 1950
Operation Thunderbolt 25 Jan 1951
20 Feb 1951
Operation Killer 21 Feb
1951 7 Mar 1951
Operation Ripper (Flanking of Seoul) 7 Mar 1951
4 Apr 1951
Operation Rugged (securing Phase Line Kansas) 1 Apr 1951
15Apr 1951
Operation Dauntless (securing Phase Line Utah) 10 Apr 1951
22 Apr 1951
Operation Detonate (3rd return to Seoul and retaking
Phase Line Kansas north of the 38th Parallel) 20 May 1951
8 Jun 1951
Operation Piledriver (securing Phase Line Wyoming
and The Iron Triangle) 3 Jun
1951 12 Jun 1951
Operation Commando (Securing Phase Line
Jamestown) 3 Oct
1951 15 Oct 1951
Operation Nomad and Polar
(Securing Phase Line Missouri) 13 Oct 1951
22 Oct 1951
PURSUIT AND MOPPING UP OPERATIONS
Pursuit and mopping south of the 38th Parallel 28 Sept 1950
30 Nov 1950
Pursuit north of the 38th Parallel to Yalu River 5
Oct 1950 27 Oct 1950
Iwon Landing and pursuit to Yalu River (east coast) 31
Oct 1950 27 Nov 1950
LIMITED OPERATIONS 26 JUNE 1951 THROUGH 27 JULY 1953
(After peace talks initiated)
I CORPS
Operation Doughnut (to seize dominate terrain
features in the Sobang
Mountains) 1-4 July 1951
Raid on
Kwijon-ni 3-8 Aug 1951
Operation Citiadel (to move MLR forward to
then existing Outpost Line of Resistance
OPLR) 18-19 Aug 1951
Operation Clean-Up (attempt to sweep enemy forces
from front of I Corps
positions) 9-10 Sept 1951
Operations Clean-up II (to secure railroad running
north from Uijongbu) 29
Sept 3 Oct 1951
Operation Polecharge (to secure dominate three hills) 16-18 Oct
1951
Attack on Hill
199 24-30 Oct 1951
Defense of Hill
200 5-10 Nov 1951
First battle of Porkchop
Hill 22-25 Nov 1951
Operation Clam-up (ceased activity to lure enemy
patrols) 10-16 Feb 1952
Operation Counter (to secure 11 key terrain features on
outpost
line) 7-25 Jun 1952
First Battle for Old Baldy 26
June 17 July 1953
Second Battle for Old Baldy 17
- 22 July 1952
Third Battle for Old
Baldy 1-4 Aug 1952
Forth Battle for Old
Baldy 18-21 Sept 1952
Defense of Outpost
Kelly 18-30 Sept 1952
Fifth Battle for Old
Baldy 23-26 Mar 1953
Third Battle for Porkchop Hill 23-26 Mar
1953
Defense of Outpost Carson, Elko, and Vegas 28-30 Mar
1953
Forth Battle for Porkchop Hill 6-11
July 1953
Defense of Outpost Dale & Westview 23-24 July
1953
IX CORPS
Operation Cat & Dog (to destroy enemy positions and
capture
prisoners.) 26-28 June 1951
Attack on Hill 272 and
487 12-15 July 1951
Operation Cow Puncher (to move Phase Line Utah
forward to Phase Line Wyoming) 2-3 Aug
1951
Operation Ohio-Sloan (to secure new positions on
Phase Line Wyoming) 8-12
Sept 1951
Operation Cleaver (Tank/Infantry raid into Iron Triangle) 21
Sept 1951
Operation Clam-up (to lure enemy patrols and capture
prisoners)
10-15 Feb 1952
Operation Showdown (to secure Hill 598) 14-24 Oct
1952
Defense of Hill
301 24-28 Oct 1952
Defense of Outpost Charlie and King 28 Oct - 4
Nov 1952
(IX Corps withdrawn Nov 1952)
X CORPS
Attack on Hills 1059, 1120 and 1179 26-30 July
1951
Battle of Bloody Ridge (ridge between Hills 900 & 983) 27 Aug 5
Sept 1951
First battle of Heartbreak
Ridge 9-12 Sept 1951
Second battle of Heartbreak
Ridge 13-29 Sept 1951
Attack on Hills 851, 1220 & adjacent
ridges 7-15 Oct 1951
Operation Clam-up (to lure enemy patrols and capture
prisoners)
10-15 Feb 1952
Defense of Heartbreak
Ridge area 6-7 Sept 1952
Defense of Heartbreak Ridge
area 3-4 Nov 1952
Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523-0916
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