Battle of Kaesong-Munsan

Battle of Kaesong-Munsan
Part of the Korean War and Operation Pokpoong
Date25–26 June 1950
LocationKaesong and Munsan, South Korea
Result DPRK victory
Successful ROK withdrawal
Belligerents
 North Korea  South Korea
Commanders and leaders
North Korea Choe Gwang
North Korea Bang Ho-san		 South Korea Paik Sun-yup

The Battle of Kaesong-Munsan (Hangul:개성, 문산 전투; Hanja:開城 汶山 戰鬪) was a part of Operation Pokpoong, the offensive by the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea that marked the beginning of the Korean War.[1]

Order of battle

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea

Prelude

Due to the heavy modification of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, the quality of training of the ROK 1st Infantry Division was extremely lower than that of other divisions. The 11th Infantry Regiment and the 12th Infantry Regiment just began battalion-sized training; only 2 battalions from the 13th Infantry Regiment were at the last phase of the training, and 1 battalion was sent away for the field training.[2]

In addition, 57% of the soldiers were given leave on June 24. Under the circumstances, the 12th Infantry Regiment had to defend 80 km frontline with only 800 troops. Moreover, heavy firearms and vehicles were sent to the rear for reorganization, and the division commander Paik Sun-yup was absent at the scene for training since June 14.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Korea Institute of Military History (1 January 2000). The Korean War. U of Nebraska Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-8032-7794-6. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "개성-문산지구 전투" Check |url= value (help). Korean History Information Center.


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