Battle of Gorangpo

Battle of Gorangpo
Part of Korean War
Date 25-26 June 1950 Location Gorangpo Result DPRK victory Successful ROK withdrawal
Belligerents
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea
Commanders and leaders
Choe Gwang Bang Ho-san Hwang Seok Kim Yang-choon Lee Chang-kwon Hyun Hak-bong Kim Hoo-jin Han Il-rae Kim Hyun-ki Lim Hae-min	Paik Sun-yup Choe Kyung-rok Kim Jeom-gon Kim Ik-ryeol Choe Young-hee
Strength
1st Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division	1st Infantry Division

The Battle of Gorangpo was one of a series of coordinated attacks beginning on 25 June 1950 that marked the beginning of the Korean War.^[1]

Order of battle

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• 1st Infantry Division - Brigadier General Choe Gwang
  • 1st Infantry Regiment - Colonel Hwang Seok
  • 2nd Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Yang-choon
  • 3rd Infantry Regiment - Senior Colonel Lee Chang-kwon
  • Artillery Regiment - Colonel Hyun Hak-bong
• 6th Infantry Division - Brigadier General Bang Ho-san
  • 13th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Hoo-jin
  • 14th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Han Il-rae
  • 15th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Hyun-ki
  • Artillery Regiment - Senior Colonel Lim Hae-min

Republic of Korea

• 1st Infantry Division - Colonel Paik Sun-yup
  • 11th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Choe Kyung-rok
  • 12th Infantry Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Kim Jeom-gon
  • 13th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Ik-ryeol
  • 15th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Choe Young-hee

References

1. Keegan, John (1979). World armies. Facts on File. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-87196-407-6. Retrieved 25 August 2011.