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Battle of Gorangpo

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Battle of Gorangpo
Part of Korean War
Date25–26 June 1950
LocationGorangpo-ri, Jangnam-myeon, Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Result
  • DPRK victory
  • Successful ROK withdrawal
Belligerents
 North Korea  South Korea
Commanders and leaders
Choe Kwang Paik Sun-yup
Strength
1st Infantry Division
Korean War
North Korean offensive
(25 June – 15 September 1950)
United Nations Command counteroffensive
(15 September – 30 October 1950)
Chinese Intervention
(25 October 1950 – January 1951)
Fighting around the 38th parallel
(January – June 1951)
Stalemate
(July 1951 – 27 July 1953)
Air operations
(1950 – 1953)
Naval operations
(1950 – 1953)
For further information, see also:
Korean War (template)

The Battle of Gorangpo was one of a series of coordinated attacks beginning on 25 June 1950 that marked the beginning of the Korean War.

Order of battle

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  • 1st Infantry Division - Brigadier General Choe Kwang
    • 1st Infantry Regiment - Colonel Hwang Seok
    • 2nd Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Yang-choon
    • 3rd Infantry Regiment - Senior Colonel Lee Chang-kwon
    • Artillery Regiment - Colonel Hyun Hak-bong
  • 6th Infantry Division - Brigadier General Bang Ho-san
    • 13th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Hoo-jin
    • 14th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Han Il-rae
    • 15th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Hyun-ki
    • Artillery Regiment - Senior Colonel Lim Hae-min

Republic of Korea

  • 1st Infantry Division - Colonel Paik Sun-yup
    • 11th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Choe Kyung-rok
    • 12th Infantry Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Kim Jeom-gon
    • 13th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Ik-ryeol
    • 15th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Choe Young-hee

References

  1. Keegan, John (1979). World armies. Facts on File. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-87196-407-6. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

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