1950-06-25 - 1950-06-26

Uijeongbu corridor breakthrough

UijeongbuNorth Korean main forces pushed down the Uijeongbu corridor and pressured the northern approaches to Seoul.

Other events in this phase

Korean Civil War Opening19
  1. Chuncheon defense
  2. Gangneung and Samcheok east-coast advance
  3. Munsan and Kaesong front collapses
  4. Uijeongbu corridor breakthroughCurrent record
  5. UN Security Council Resolution 82
  6. Seoul government and command evacuation
  7. UN Security Council Resolution 83
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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