Second Battle of Seoul

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The Second Battle of Seoul was a key Korean War engagement in September 1950 in which United Nations forces recaptured the South Korean capital from North Korean control following the Inchon landings.

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Surface form Occurrences
Battle of Seoul (1950) 1
Korea 1950–51 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Seoul (1950) NERFINISHED
belligerent North Korea NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
United Nations Command NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
casualties heavy on both sides
commander Choe Yong-gon NERFINISHED
Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED
Edward Almond NERFINISHED
Kim Chaek NERFINISHED
Oliver P. Smith NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy military histories of the Korean War
conflict Korean War
controlledCityAfterBattle South Korea NERFINISHED
United Nations Command NERFINISHED
controlledCityBeforeBattle North Korea NERFINISHED
country South Korea
date September 1950
endDate 1950-09-25
followedBy Third Battle of Seoul NERFINISHED
involvedUnit 1st Marine Division (United States) NERFINISHED
7th Infantry Division (United States) NERFINISHED
Korean People's Army units NERFINISHED
Republic of Korea Army units NERFINISHED
X Corps (United States) NERFINISHED
objective recapture Seoul from North Korean control
opponent Korean People's Army NERFINISHED
partOf Korean War NERFINISHED
place Seoul NERFINISHED
precededBy First Battle of Seoul NERFINISHED
relatedOperation Battle of Inchon NERFINISHED
result United Nations victory
recapture of Seoul by United Nations forces
withdrawal of North Korean forces from Seoul
significance marked a major turning point in early Korean War
restored South Korean government control over its capital
startDate 1950-09-22
strategicContext followed the Inchon landings
supportedBy Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
United States Air Force NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
tactics amphibious assault follow-on operation
urban warfare
theater Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED
year 1950

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Middlesex Regiment battleHonour Second Battle of Seoul
this entity surface form: Korea 1950–51
Inchon Landing followedBy Second Battle of Seoul
Operation Chromite followedBy Second Battle of Seoul
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines notableEngagement Second Battle of Seoul
this entity surface form: Battle of Seoul (1950)