Battle of Inchon

When

15 Sep 1950 – 19 Sep 1950

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

37.48° N, 126.60° E

Description

1950 amphibious invasion during the Korean War in Incheon resulting in a victory and strategic reversal in favor of the UN Command

1950 battle of the Korean War

The Battle of Inchon, also called the Inchon landings, was an amphibious invasion and battle of the Korean War that resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations Command. The operation involved some 75,000 troops and 261 naval vessels and led to the recapture of the South Korean capital of Seoul two weeks later. The code name for the Incheon operation was Operation Chromite.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Korean War: Battle of Inchon – Allied troops commanded by Douglas MacArthur land in Inchon, occupied by North Korea, to begin a U.N. counteroffensive”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mit der Landung bei Incheon beginnt die Gegenoffensive der alliierten Truppen im Koreakrieg”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “débarquement des troupes des Nations unies (corps américain) à Inchon ()”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Корейская война: южная коалиция начала операцию «Хромит»”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “朝鮮戦争:仁川上陸作戦”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Korean War25 Jun 1950 · Interstate war · Deaths 3,500,000