Inchon Landing

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amphibious assault battle of the Korean War military operation

Inchon Landing was a pivotal 1950 amphibious assault led by UN forces under General Douglas MacArthur that reversed the course of the Korean War by recapturing Seoul and cutting North Korean supply lines.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amphibious assault → battle of the Korean War → military operation →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Inchon → Inchon amphibious operation →
belligerent	North Korea → Republic of Korea → United Kingdom → United States →
codeName	Operation Chromite →
commander	Douglas MacArthur → Edward Almond → Oliver P. Smith →
commanderForces	Republic of Korea Army → United States Army → United States Marine Corps →
conflict	Korean War →
coordinatedBy	United Nations Command →
country	South Korea →
date	1950-09-15 →
endDate	1950-09-19 →
followedBy	Second Battle of Seoul →
involvedBranch	Royal Navy → United States Army → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
location	Incheon → Incheon, South Korea →
notableFeature	complex amphibious planning and execution → large tidal range at Inchon harbor →
objective	cut North Korean supply and communication lines → recapture Seoul → relieve pressure on Pusan Perimeter →
operationName	Operation Chromite →
opposingForce	North Korean People’s Army →
overallCommander	Douglas MacArthur →
partOf	Korean War →
precededBy	Battle of the Pusan Perimeter →
result	decisive UN victory →
side	UN forces vs North Korean forces →
startDate	1950-09-15 →
strategicEffect	cut North Korean supply lines → forced North Korean retreat from southern Korea → led to recapture of Seoul → reversed course of Korean War →
supportedBy	United Nations →
theater	Korean Peninsula →
typeOfWarfare	amphibious warfare →
year	1950 →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Marine Division ("Battle of Inchon") → 1st Marine Division (United States) ("Battle of Inchon") → 1st Marine Regiment → 1st Marine Regiment ("Battle of Inchon") → 7th Infantry Division (United States) ("Battle of Inchon") → Inchon Regiment ("Battle of Inchon") → The Old Breed ("Battle of Inchon") →	notableBattle
1st Battalion, 1st Marines ("Battle of Inchon") → 1st Tank Battalion ("Battle of Inchon") → 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines ("Battle of Inchon") → 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines ("Battle of Inchon") → 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines ("Battle of Inchon") → 7th Marine Regiment ("Battle of Inchon") →	notableEngagement
Inchon Landing ("Battle of Inchon") → Inchon Landing ("Inchon amphibious operation") → Operation Chromite ("Inchon landing") →	alsoKnownAs
5th Marine Regiment ("Battle of Inchon") →	battleHonors
Lewis B. Puller ("Battle of Inchon") →	conflict
Battle of Pusan Perimeter →	followedBy
Incheon ("Incheon Landing Operation") →	historicalEvent
Korean War →	majorBattle
Inchon Regiment ("Inchon landing") →	namedAfter
대한민국 해병대 ("한국전쟁 인천상륙작전") →	notableOperation
Busan Perimeter ("Incheon Landing") →	relatedOperation