1950-08-01 - 1950-08-15

Masan western anchor

MasanThe Masan sector became the key southwestern anchor of the Pusan Perimeter.

Other events in this phase

Pusan Perimeter10
  1. Chinju falls
  2. Masan western anchorCurrent record
  3. First Battle of the Naktong Bulge
  4. Pohang and east-coast fighting
  5. Battle of Bowling Alley
  6. Hill 303 prisoner massacre
  7. Battle of Tabu-dong
See all 10

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