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Re: New page for korean-war.com



No mention of the Imjin river engagement 21-25 April 1951?
"You know that armor/infantry column that's coming to relieve us?
Yes sir?
well, it isn't coming.
right sir.

Ed Evanhoe wrote:

> 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
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------------
>
>          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 Ch’ongch’on 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 — P’yongt’aek [W] to Samch’ok
>          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
> Member: American Society of Journalists and Authors
> Life Member: Special Forces & Special Operations Associations
> Co-List owner:  KOREAN-WAR-L (listproc@ukans.edu)
> Web site:  http://www.korean-war.com

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