Inchon landing - Korean War
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- INCHON LANDING
- BEFORE
- By September, US had suffered 8000 casualties
- Although 50 countries pledged some kind of support, only Britain had arrivedd
- WHAT HAPPENED
- Against the advice of other military experts, MacArthur undertook the successful landing at Inchon with the backing of President Truman
- September 1950 - MacArthur advocated a landing 200 miles behind the North Korean lines at Inchon
- Despite South Koreans and Americans talking freely about the landing, North Koreans were taken by surprise.
- Inchon was soon taken
- Americans at Inchon advanced towards Seoul, while others worked their way to the Pusan Perimeter
- As US/UN/ROK forces advanced from behind the Pusan Perimeter they saw North Korean atrocities
- Americans at Inchon advanced towards Seoul, while others worked their way to the Pusan Perimeter
- Inchon was soon taken
- MacArthur retook the South Korean capital Seoul
- Syngman Rhee thanked MacArthur on behalf of the South Korean people for saving their nation.
- Inchon had proved MacArthur right
- BEFORE
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