1950-06-28 - 1950-07-03

Han River defense line

Han RiverAfter Seoul fell, the Han River line became the main delaying axis.

Other events in this phase

Korean Civil War Opening19
  1. UN Security Council Resolution 83
  2. Bodo League massacres
  3. Han River bridge demolition
  4. Han River defense lineCurrent record
  5. Suwon airfield defense and withdrawal
  6. Approach to Osan
  7. Pyongtaek and Ansong delaying actions
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Media

Korean Civil War outbreak segmentVideo · Clip 05:39-06:27Korean Civil War outbreak segmentOriginal-film segment on the outbreak of the Korean Civil War and early U.S. response.

Source Trail

Official RecordU.S. Army · The Korean Civil War timelineOpen sourceOfficial RecordU.S. Army CMH · South to the Naktong, North to the YaluOpen sourceOfficial RecordU.S. Army CMH maps via KoreanWar.orgOpen source