1 September 1950
Capture of Inchon
Put ashore near Inchon to gain information about the harbour prior to the US landings
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Inchon in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Put ashore near Inchon to gain information about the harbour prior to the US landings
US destroyers & cruisers shell enemy positions 2 days before the landings
The US forces launch a surprise landing at Inchon 150 miles north of the Pusan perimeter
Directs the Inchon landings
Turns on a lighthouse beacon to help guide the X corps to their beacheads
US forces capture Inchon
Lands a United Nations force behind the lines to cut North Korean supply lines, only 20 marines die
North Korean units begin withdrawing to the nth
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