Battle of Pusan Perimeter

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Pusan Perimeter	7
Battle of Pusan Perimeter canonical	5
Battle of the Pusan Perimeter	5
Pusan Perimeter campaign	2
Battle of Yongsan	1
Defense of the Pusan Perimeter	1
North Korean advance across South Korea	1
North Korean offensive of June–July 1950	1
Pusan Perimeter battles	1
Pusan Perimeter battles during the Korean War	1
Pusan Perimeter defense	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Busan Perimeter ⓘ Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ surface form: Pusan Perimeter
belligerent	North Korea ⓘ South Korea ⓘ surface form: Republic of Korea United Nations Command ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander	Choe Yong-gon ⓘ Douglas MacArthur ⓘ Kim Chaek ⓘ Walton H. Walker ⓘ
conflict	Korean War ⓘ
country	South Korea ⓘ
endDate	1950-09-18 ⓘ
followedBy	Inchon Landing ⓘ UN breakout from Pusan Perimeter ⓘ
front	Nakdong River line ⓘ surface form: Nakdong River front
involvedForce	Korean People's Army ⓘ surface form: North Korean People’s Army Republic of Korea Army ⓘ United States Eighth Army ⓘ surface form: U.S. Eighth Army UN air forces ⓘ UN naval forces ⓘ
location	Nakdong River line ⓘ around Busan ⓘ southeastern Korea ⓘ
militaryOperationType	defensive perimeter battle ⓘ
objective	defend last major UN foothold in Korea ⓘ
opponent	Korean People's Army ⓘ surface form: North Korean People’s Army
opponentObjective	capture Pusan and destroy UN forces ⓘ
partOf	Korean War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Pusan Perimeter self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: North Korean advance across South Korea
result	North Korean offensive halted ⓘ United Nations defensive victory ⓘ
significance	prevented complete conquest of South Korea by North Korea ⓘ turning point in early Korean War ⓘ
startDate	1950-08-04 ⓘ
strategicOutcome	UN and South Korean forces prevented defeat ⓘ enabled later UN counteroffensive ⓘ stabilization of the front in southeast Korea ⓘ
supportedBy	United States Air Force ⓘ surface form: U.S. Air Force United States Navy ⓘ surface form: U.S. Navy
theater	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
timePeriod	August 1950 ⓘ September 1950 ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	combined arms operations ⓘ land warfare ⓘ
year	1950 ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Korean War → majorBattle → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

1st Tank Battalion → notableEngagement → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

Battle of Pusan Perimeter → precededBy → Battle of Pusan Perimeter self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Korean advance across South Korea

Battle of Pusan Perimeter → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter

Inchon Landing → precededBy → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

United States 2nd Infantry Division → notableBattle → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter

Walton H. Walker → notableWork → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defense of the Pusan Perimeter

Walton H. Walker → participatedIn → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

Operation Chromite → precededBy → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

Nakdong River line → hasPart → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Yongsan

Busan Perimeter → precededBy → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Korean offensive of June–July 1950

ROK I Corps → notableEngagement → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter

U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

Nakdong River → historicalEvent → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter battles during the Korean War

U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment → battleHonorsInclude → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter

UN multinational military presence in Korea → notableOperation → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter defense

24th Infantry Division (United States) → battle → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter

2nd Infantry Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter

EUSA → notableOperation → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter

Battle of Taegu → partOf → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

Battle of Taegu → campaign → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter campaign

First Battle of Naktong Bulge → partOf → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter battles

Battle of the Bowling Alley → partOf → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

Battle of Masan → partOf → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

Battle of Masan → partOfCampaign → Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pusan Perimeter campaign