Nakdong River line

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defensive line military front

The Nakdong River line was a critical defensive front held by United Nations and South Korean forces in southeast Korea during the early stages of the Korean War.

Aliases (2)

Nakdong River front ×1
Naktong River line ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defensive line → military front →
alsoKnownAs	Naktong River line →
conflict	Korean War →
consequence	enabled Inchon Landing counteroffensive →
countryInvolved	North Korea → Republic of Korea → United Kingdom → United States →
defendedByUnit	ROK I Corps → ROK II Corps → U.S. 1st Cavalry Division → U.S. 24th Infantry Division → U.S. 2nd Infantry Division →
endTime	1950-09 →
follows	Nakdong River →
geographicalFeatureUsed	river line →
hasPart	Battle of Yongsan NERFINISHED → Battle of the Bowling Alley → Battle of the Naktong Bulge → First Battle of Naktong Bulge → Second Battle of Naktong Bulge →
heldBy	South Korean forces → United Nations forces →
language	Korean →
locatedIn	southeastern Korea →
militaryTactic	elastic defense →
near	Busan NERFINISHED → Daegu NERFINISHED →
notableCommanderAttacker	Kim Chaek →
notableCommanderDefender	Douglas MacArthur → Walton H. Walker →
opposedBy	North Korean forces →
opposedByUnit	Korean People's Army 3rd Division → Korean People's Army 4th Division → Korean People's Army 6th Division →
partOf	Pusan Perimeter → UN defensive operations in Korea →
primaryAttacker	Korean People's Army →
primaryDefender	United Nations Command →
result	UN defensive success →
significance	critical to survival of South Korean state in 1950 →
startTime	1950-08 →
strategicRole	last major defensive line before Busan → prevented North Korean capture of all Korea →
supportedBy	U.S. air power → U.S. naval gunfire →
timePeriod	early phase of Korean War →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nakdong River line ("Naktong River line") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Pusan Perimeter ("Nakdong River front") →	front
Battle of Pusan Perimeter →	location