X Corps

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X Corps was a U.S. Army corps-level formation best known for its major role in the Korean War, including the Inchon landing and subsequent operations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
X Corps (United States) 4
X Corps canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army corps
activationDate 1942
alliance United Nations Command
coalitionRole UN ground component headquarters
commandStructureType field army corps
componentUnit 1st Marine Division (United States)
surface form: 1st Marine Division

3rd Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division (United States)
surface form: 7th Infantry Division

Republic of Korea I Corps
surface form: Republic of Korea I Corps (attached at times)
conflict Korean War
country United States of America
designation X Corps self-linksurface differs
surface form: X Corps (United States)
disbanded true
engagement Eastern Korea campaigns (1950–1951)
Second Battle of Seoul
formedInConflict World War II
garrisonDuringKoreanWar Busan, South Korea
surface form: Pusan (staging)
higherCommandDuringKoreanWar United States Far East Command
surface form: Far East Command
historicalEra Cold War
World War II era
militaryBranch United States Army
notableCommander Edward M. Almond NERFINISHED
John W. O’Daniel
Matthew Ridgway
surface form: Matthew B. Ridgway

Ned Almond
notableEvacuation Hungnam evacuation
notableFor amphibious assault operations
joint Army–Marine operations
notableOperation Inchon Landing
surface form: Battle of Inchon

Battle of Chosin Reservoir
surface form: Chosin Reservoir campaign

Inchon Landing
surface form: Inchon landing

Second Battle of Seoul
surface form: Seoul offensive (1950)

Wonsan landing
opposedBy Chinese People's Volunteer Army
surface form: Chinese People’s Volunteer Army

Korean People's Army
surface form: North Korean People’s Army
participatedIn Chinese First Phase Offensive response
Hungnam evacuation
surface form: Evacuation from Hungnam

Korean War
surface form: UN offensive into North Korea (1950)
partOf U.S. Army order of battle in Korean War
primaryOpponentsInKorea North Korea
China
surface form: People’s Republic of China
role corps-level headquarters
serviceBranchRole ground combat operations
size corps
subordinateTo United States Eighth Army
surface form: Eighth United States Army
theater Korean Peninsula
type field corps
usesRomanNumeral true

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Referenced by (6)

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

Edward Almond notableCommand X Corps
Operation Chromite involvedUnit X Corps
this entity surface form: X Corps (United States)
Second Battle of Seoul involvedUnit X Corps
this entity surface form: X Corps (United States)
Alamo Force subordinateUnit X Corps
this entity surface form: X Corps (United States)
X Corps designation X Corps self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: X Corps (United States)