First Battle of Seoul

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The First Battle of Seoul was an early Korean War engagement in June 1950 in which North Korean forces captured South Korea’s capital, setting the stage for subsequent battles to retake the city.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Fall of Seoul (1950) NERFINISHED
belligerent North Korea NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
combatant1 Korean People's Army NERFINISHED
conflict Korean War
consequence Fall of Seoul to North Korea
Occupation of South Korean capital by North Korea
dateContext early phase of the Korean War
followedBy Second Battle of Seoul NERFINISHED
UN counteroffensive in Korea NERFINISHED
front Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED
hasEndDate 1950-06-28
hasStartDate 1950-06-25
historicalPeriod Cold War
impact Forced South Korean government evacuation from Seoul
Set stage for later UN amphibious landing at Incheon
involvedCountry Democratic People's Republic of Korea NERFINISHED
Republic of Korea NERFINISHED
locationType urban warfare
month June
notableFeature Early collapse of South Korean defensive lines around Seoul
Rapid North Korean advance into South Korea
objective Capture of Seoul by North Korean forces
opposingForce Korean People's Army NERFINISHED
Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED
partOf Korean War NERFINISHED
precededBy North Korean invasion of South Korea NERFINISHED
primaryTheater ground warfare
result North Korean victory
strategicSignificance Capture of South Korean capital city
Psychological blow to South Korea and its allies
tookPlaceIn Seoul NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
year 1950

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Second Battle of Seoul precededBy First Battle of Seoul