Hungnam evacuation
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The Hungnam evacuation was a massive 1950 Korean War operation in which United Nations forces and tens of thousands of Korean civilians were withdrawn by sea from the port of Hungnam under enemy pressure.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hungnam evacuation canonical | 2 |
| Evacuation from Hungnam | 1 |
| Evacuation of Hungnam | 1 |
| Hungnam redeployment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Hungnam evacuation Context triple: [Battle of Chosin Reservoir, followedBy, Hungnam evacuation]
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A.
Massacre in Korea
Massacre in Korea is a 1951 anti-war painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts the brutal killing of civilians during the Korean War in a stark, politically charged style.
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B.
Kanto Massacre of Koreans
The Kanto Massacre of Koreans was a 1923 wave of mob and military violence in Japan in which thousands of Koreans were killed amid false rumors and xenophobic panic following the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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C.
Nomonhan Incident
The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
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D.
Inchon Landing
Inchon Landing was a pivotal 1950 amphibious assault led by UN forces under General Douglas MacArthur that reversed the course of the Korean War by recapturing Seoul and cutting North Korean supply lines.
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E.
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hungnam evacuation Target entity description: The Hungnam evacuation was a massive 1950 Korean War operation in which United Nations forces and tens of thousands of Korean civilians were withdrawn by sea from the port of Hungnam under enemy pressure.
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A.
Massacre in Korea
Massacre in Korea is a 1951 anti-war painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts the brutal killing of civilians during the Korean War in a stark, politically charged style.
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B.
Kanto Massacre of Koreans
The Kanto Massacre of Koreans was a 1923 wave of mob and military violence in Japan in which thousands of Koreans were killed amid false rumors and xenophobic panic following the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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C.
Nomonhan Incident
The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
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D.
Inchon Landing
Inchon Landing was a pivotal 1950 amphibious assault led by UN forces under General Douglas MacArthur that reversed the course of the Korean War by recapturing Seoul and cutting North Korean supply lines.
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E.
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Korean War battle
ⓘ
amphibious operation ⓘ military evacuation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hungnam evacuation
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surface form:
Evacuation of Hungnam
Hungnam evacuation ⓘ
surface form:
Hungnam redeployment
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| civilianImpact | large-scale displacement of Korean civilians ⓘ |
| commander | Edward M. Almond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | X Corps ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
South Korea
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United Nations Command ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1950-12-24 ⓘ |
| evacuatedUnit |
1st Marine Division (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Marine Division
3rd Infantry Division ⓘ 7th Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
7th Infantry Division
Republic of Korea I Corps ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of humanitarian evacuation during war ⓘ |
| location |
Hungnam
ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ |
| method | sealift ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType | retrograde operation ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mass evacuation of Korean refugees on SS Meredith Victory ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the largest sealift evacuations in military history ⓘ |
| notableShip |
SS Meredith Victory
ⓘ
USS Missouri ⓘ USS Mount McKinley ⓘ USS Rochester ⓘ |
| numberOfEvacuatedCivilians | approximately 98000 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvacuatedMilitaryPersonnel | approximately 105000 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvacuatedTonsOfCargo | approximately 350000 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvacuatedVehicles | approximately 17000 ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
North Korea
ⓘ
China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
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| partOf | Korean War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Chosin Reservoir ⓘ |
| result | successful evacuation of UN forces and Korean civilians ⓘ |
| startDate | 1950-12-10 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | withdraw X Corps to Pusan for redeployment ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
South Korean Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea Navy
Royal Navy ⓘ United States merchant marine ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Merchant Marine
United States Navy ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy
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| theater | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| underFire | true ⓘ |
| year | 1950 ⓘ |
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Subject: Hungnam evacuation Description of subject: The Hungnam evacuation was a massive 1950 Korean War operation in which United Nations forces and tens of thousands of Korean civilians were withdrawn by sea from the port of Hungnam under enemy pressure.
Referenced by (5)
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