Conflict15 September 1950

Incheon Landing

UN forces under MacArthur landed at Incheon, cut North Korean supply lines and turned the course of the war.

US Marines in landing craft carrying scaling ladders head for the seawall at Incheon, 15 September 1950
US Marines in landing craft carrying scaling ladders head for the seawall at Incheon, 15 September 1950

SSgt. W. W. Frank · Public domain · Source

On 15 September 1950, while the Nakdong perimeter held, UN and South Korean forces under UN commander Douglas MacArthur landed at Wolmido, Incheon. Despite objections over the extreme tides, the operation succeeded.

With North Korean supply lines cut, the forces on the Nakdong front went over to the offensive.

The map in 1950

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States and rulers at the time
United States · UN forces — President Harry S. Truman
South Korea · belligerent — President Syngman Rhee
North Korea · belligerent — Supreme Leader Kim Il Sung
Places
Wolmido, Incheon

People

  • Douglas MacArthur1880 – 1964

    commander · US General of the Army; as UN commander in the Korean War he directed the Incheon landing. Relieved of command in April 1951

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