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Capture of Inchon

United States · Warfare / Korean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1950Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1950

Eugene Clark1 September 1950

Inchon · Warfare / Korean War

Put ashore near Inchon to gain information about the harbour prior to the US landings

Douglas MacArthur13 September 1950

Inchon · Warfare / Korean War

US destroyers & cruisers shell enemy positions 2 days before the landings

Edward Almond15 September 1950

Inchon · Warfare / Korean War

Directs the Inchon landings

Eugene Clark15 September 1950

Inchon · Warfare / Korean War

Turns on a lighthouse beacon to help guide the X corps to their beacheads

Douglas MacArthur15 September 1950

Inchon · Warfare / Korean War

The US forces launch a surprise landing at Inchon 150 miles north of the Pusan perimeter

Harry S Truman15 September 1950

Inchon · Warfare / Korean War

US forces capture Inchon

Douglas MacArthur23 September 1950

Inchon · Warfare / Korean War

North Korean units begin withdrawing to the nth

Names involved

Douglas MacArthurEdward AlmondEugene ClarkHarry S Truman

Provenance

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