Ridgway arrives in Korea as Eighth Army commander. General Walker is killed in auto accident north of Seoul. X Corps loads on ships for evacuation to Pusan General Almond sails on Christmas Eve. X Corps starts retreat to port of Hungnam. 2d Infantry Division as it guards Eighth Army withdrawal. X Corps attacks from west in support of Eighth Army Chinese forces strike X Corps at Chosin Reservoir.Įighth Army begins general withdrawal from Chongchon River line to defensive line at P'yongyang.Ĭhinese forces devastate U.S. ROK forces reach the Yalu River at Chosan.Ĭommunist Chinese Forces (CCF) offensive continues in Eighth Army and X Corps zones.Įighth Army moves north from the Chongchon River.Ĭhinese forces attack Eighth Army center and right. 1st Cavalry Division capture P'yongyang.Ĭommunist Chinese Forces (CCF) offensive operations begin north of Unsan with fighting between CCF and ROK forces first Chinese soldier is captured.ġst Marine Division, X Corps, lands at Wonsan. ROK I Corps captures the major port of Wonsan.ħth Infantry Division loads on ships at Pusan in preparation for amphibious landings by X Corps along the northeastern coast above the 38th Parallel.ġst ROK Division and U.S. Eighth Army forces cross 38th Parallel north of Kaesong and attack northward toward P'yongyang, the North Korean capital. Two ROK II Corps divisions cross 38th Parallel in central Korea. ROK I Corps crosses 38th Parallel and then advances up the east coast. and Republic of Korea (ROK) forces capture Seoul, the South Korean capital. X Corps' 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, moving east from Inchon, links up with Eighth Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, south of Suwon. Eighth Army begins its offensive northward out of the Pusan Perimeter.ġst Marine Division drives northeast across Han River. X Corps, with the 1st Marine Division, in the lead, conducts amphibious landing at Inchon. NKPA attempts to penetrate Naktong (Pusan) Perimeter and is repelled by 24th, 2d, and 25th Infantry Divisions along with Marine elements in the First Battle of the Naktong Bulge.Įlements of 23d and 27th Infantry Regiments and ROK 1st Division successfully defend Naktong (Pusan) Perimeter in the Battle of the Bowling Alley (west of Taegu). Taejon is captured by NKPA 24th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, captures Yechon.Ģ9th Regiment engages the enemy near Chinju.ĥth Regimental Combat Team arrives in Korea from Hawaii. ground action of the war.Ģ1st Infantry stalls NKPA advances at Chochiwon.Ģ5th Infantry and 1st Cavalry Divisions begin movement to Korea from Japan 29th Regimental Combat Team sails from Okinawa for Korea 2d Infantry Division prepares to embark from Seattle.ġ9th and 34th Infantry Regiments, 24th Infantry Division, fight delaying actions at Kum River line.Ģ4th Infantry Division begins defense of Taejon.
Task Force Smith engages and delays advancing NKPA forces at Osan in first U.S.
ground combat troops, Task Force Smith (1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, 24th Infantry Division), arrive in Korea. North Korean People'sĪrmy (NKPA) numbers approximately 135,000 men Republic of Korea (ROK)įirst U.S. North Korean forces cross border with South Korea.