Encompassing 140 miles, the Pusan Perimeter was the last line of defense against the communist onslaught in South Korea. Walker established a defensive line around the vital port of Pusan on the East China Sea. The 1st Marine Provisional Brigade deployed in August. 1st Cavalry and 25th Infantry Divisions arrived in Korea. By the end of July, the key towns of Taejon and Yongdong had fallen to the communists as the U.S. An understrength 500-man detachment from the 24th Infantry Division, Task Force Smith, was outnumbered 10-1 and overwhelmed at Osan. In early July the first American forces, under the United Nations banner, had arrived in Korea. They steadily advanced with victories at Chuncheon, Chochiwon, and the Kum River. Within three days communist forces had captured the South Korean capital city of Seoul. force west of the international date line," Hanson said. armed forces had left Korea in June 1949. At the time of the invasion, there was no American or South Korean armor in the country, and the last U.S. held back aircraft, long-range artillery, and tanks and created a light infantry army with counterinsurgency mission and doctrine. The defending South Korean Army had been organized to deal with a communist insurgency and possessed no tanks or artillery. The North Koreans had assembled seven infantry divisions and an armored brigade, up to 90,000 troops, for the invasion, and their early progress was rapid. (Image credit: Keystone-France / Contributor via Getty Images)
North Korean and Chinese troops celebrate their victory on June 25th, 1950.
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