What MacArthur did not know was that the Chinese had feared such an offensive since the InchвЂ™ЕЏn landing. Korean War, SeptemberвЂ“November 1950 EncyclopГ¦dia Britannica, Inc. The corps also had control of the Capital and 3rd divisions of the South Korean I Corps, which was already crossing the 38th parallel on the east coast highway. Barr), and the 3rd Infantry Division (Maj. Almond) included the 1st Marine Division (Maj. At the same time, MacArthur redeployed the X Corps on amphibious ships around the peninsula to KoreaвЂ™s east coast. Eighth Army crossed the 38th parallel (the prewar border) on October 7 and advanced up the western side of the Korean peninsula toward PвЂ™yЕЏngyang, the capital of the Democratic PeopleвЂ™s Republic of Korea. Douglas MacArthur, commander of all allied forces in the UNC, the U.S. TrumanвЂ™s administration and the UN General Assembly, pursued the remnants of the communist Korean PeopleвЂ™s Army into North Korea. Crossing into North KoreaДЇollowing the successful landing of the X Corps at InchвЂ™ЕЏn in September 1950, the United Nations Command (UNC), under the direction of U.S.

Instead, in a deliberate retrograde movement that has become one of the most-storied exploits in Marine Corps lore, the Marines turned and fought their way down a narrow vulnerable road through several mountain passes and a bridged chasm until they reached transport ships waiting at the coast. The campaign succeeded in forcing the entire X Corps to evacuate to South Korea, but the Chinese did not achieve their particular objective of isolating and destroying the 1st Marine Division. X Corps, which had disembarked in eastern North Korea and moved inland in severe winter weather to a mountainous area near the reservoir. The Chosin Reservoir campaign was directed mainly against the 1st Marine Division of the U.S.

Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Д«attle of the Chosin Reservoir, Chosin also called Changjin, campaign early in the Korean War, part of the Chinese Second Offensive (NovemberвЂ“December 1950) to drive the United Nations out of North Korea.

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