1950-07-13 - 1950-07-16

Kum River defense line

Kum RiverThe Kum River line was the key defensive position before the battle for Taejon.

Other events in this phase

Korean Civil War Opening19
  1. Approach to Osan
  2. Pyongtaek and Ansong delaying actions
  3. Chochiwon delaying action
  4. Kum River defense lineCurrent record
  5. Taejon outer defense
  6. Front reorganization after Taejon falls
  7. Yongdong and Hwanggan delaying actions
See all 19

Media

Taejon delaying-battle segmentVideo · Clip 12:38-13:10Taejon delaying-battle segmentSegment on the pressure around Taejon and early delaying actions.

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