Busan Perimeter
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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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| 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
NERFINISHED
→
southeastern Korean Peninsula → |
| militaryTheater | Korean Peninsula → |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Masan
→
Battle of P’ohang-dong NERFINISHED → Battle of Taegu → Battle of the Nakdong Bulge NERFINISHED → |
| 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 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Pusan Perimeter"
this entity surface form: "Pusan Perimeter"