Busan Perimeter

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battle of the Korean War historical event military defensive line

Busan Perimeter refers to the defensive line established by United Nations and South Korean forces around the port city of Busan during the early stages of the Korean War, where they successfully halted the North Korean advance in 1950.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pusan Perimeter	8
Busan Perimeter canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Korean War ⓘ historical event ⓘ military defensive line ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Busan Perimeter ⓘ surface form: Pusan Perimeter
belligerent	Korean People's Army ⓘ surface form: North Korean People’s Army Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated) ⓘ surface form: South Korean forces United Nations forces ⓘ
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander	Douglas MacArthur ⓘ Paik Sun-yup ⓘ Walton H. Walker ⓘ
conflict	Korean War ⓘ
country	South Korea ⓘ
countryInvolved	North Korea ⓘ South Korea ⓘ surface form: Republic of Korea United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defensiveForceType	combined UN and ROK forces ⓘ
endDate	1950-09-18 ⓘ
followedBy	UN advance north of the 38th parallel ⓘ UN breakout from the perimeter ⓘ
frontType	static defensive line ⓘ
geographicalFeatureUsed	Nakdong River ⓘ Taebaek Mountains ⓘ
location	Busan ⓘ southeastern Korean Peninsula ⓘ
militaryTheater	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Masan ⓘ Battle of Taegu ⓘ surface form: Battle of P’ohang-dong Battle of Taegu ⓘ Second Battle of Naktong Bulge ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Nakdong Bulge
opposingCommander	Choe Yong-gon ⓘ Kim Chaek ⓘ
opposingForceType	North Korean People’s Army infantry and armor ⓘ
organizationInvolved	United Nations Command ⓘ
partOf	UN defense of South Korea ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Pusan Perimeter ⓘ surface form: North Korean offensive of June–July 1950
primaryPortDefended	Busan ⓘ surface form: Port of Busan
relatedOperation	Inchon Landing ⓘ surface form: Incheon Landing
result	United Nations and South Korean defensive victory ⓘ halt of North Korean advance ⓘ
startDate	1950-08-04 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	enabled later UN counteroffensive ⓘ prevented collapse of South Korea ⓘ secured last major UN foothold in Korea ⓘ
supplyRole	major UN logistics base ⓘ
timePeriod	August 1950 ⓘ September 1950 ⓘ