Battle of Osan
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The Battle of Osan was the first significant engagement between United States and North Korean forces in the Korean War, marking the initial American ground combat of the conflict in July 1950.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| airSupport | limited U.S. air support ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action at Osan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
North Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commander |
Charles B. Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Choe Hyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| date | 1950-07-05 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1950-07-05 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Chonan
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Pyongtaek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near Osan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea ⓘ |
| locationRelativeToSeoul | south of Seoul GENERATED ⓘ |
| NKArmorStrength | approximately 33 T-34 tanks ⓘ |
| NKArmorType | T-34-85 tanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NKCasualtiesAndLosses | unknown ⓘ |
| NKStrength | several thousand soldiers ⓘ |
| NKUnit |
105th Armored Division (North Korea)
NERFINISHED
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4th Infantry Division (North Korea) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | demonstrating inadequacy of lightly armed US forces against North Korean armor early in the war ⓘ |
| objective | delay North Korean advance toward Suwon and Taejon ⓘ |
| outcome | North Korean tactical victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Osan, South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | North Korean invasion of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | North Korean victory ⓘ |
| side | United Nations forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1950-07-05 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
first American ground combat of the Korean War
ⓘ
first engagement between United States and North Korean ground forces in the Korean War ⓘ |
| tacticalGoalUS | delay North Korean forces until additional UN troops could arrive ⓘ |
| UNMember | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USAntiTankWeapons |
2.36-inch bazookas
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75 mm recoilless rifles ⓘ |
| USArtillery | 105 mm howitzers ⓘ |
| USCasualtiesAndLosses |
about 150 missing
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about 21 wounded ⓘ about 60 killed ⓘ about 82 captured ⓘ |
| USStrength | about 540 soldiers ⓘ |
| USUnit |
24th Infantry Division (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Task Force Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1950 ⓘ |
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