First Battle of Naktong Bulge
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The First Battle of Naktong Bulge was a major 1950 Korean War engagement in which United Nations and South Korean forces fought off a large North Korean offensive threatening the Pusan Perimeter.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Naktong Bulge | 2 |
| First Battle of Naktong Bulge canonical | 1 |
| First Naktong Bulge | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Battle of Naktong Bulge
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surface form:
First Naktong Bulge
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| belligerent |
North Korea
ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
United Nations Command ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaignObjective | break through the Pusan Perimeter ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Lee Kwon Mu
ⓘ
William B. Kean ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
North Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
|
| date | 1950 ⓘ |
| defensiveObjective | prevent North Korean breakthrough to Pusan ⓘ |
| description |
intense close-quarters fighting around the Naktong bulge
ⓘ
major North Korean assault across the Naktong River ⓘ |
| endDate | 1950-08-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of Naktong Bulge ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Korean People's Army 3rd Division
ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean 3rd Division
Korean People's Army 4th Division ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean 4th Division
ROK Army ⓘ
surface form:
ROK Army units
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment
25th Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. 25th Infantry Division
U.S. 5th Regimental Combat Team ⓘ |
| location |
Naktong River
NERFINISHED
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South Korea ⓘ near Yongsan, South Korea ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fierce night attacks by North Korean forces
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heavy use of U.S. artillery ⓘ use of close air support by UN forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
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
|
| partOf |
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
ⓘ
Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ
surface form:
Pusan Perimeter battles
|
| result |
North Korean offensive repulsed
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United Nations victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to preventing collapse of Pusan Perimeter
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helped stabilize UN defensive line in southeast Korea ⓘ |
| startDate | 1950-08-05 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | defense of the Pusan Perimeter ⓘ |
| theater | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early phase of the Korean War ⓘ |
| year | 1950 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of the Naktong Bulge
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Naktong Bulge
this entity surface form:
First Naktong Bulge