What the records say
- When
- 28 Jun 1950
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 37.52° N, 126.96° E
- Description
- Hangang Bridge bombing: The South Korean army, in an attempt to defend Seoul, blows up the Hangang Bridge while it is crowded with refugees.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Hangang Bridge bombing.
Summary
Hangang Bridge bombing: The South Korean army, in an attempt to defend Seoul, blows up the Hangang Bridge while it is crowded with refugees
Hangang Bridge bombing
1950 demolition operation by the South Korean Army in Seoul during the Korean War
The Hangang Bridge bombing was a demolition operation conducted by the South Korean Army to destroy the Hangang Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, on 28 June 1950, to delay the rapid North Korean Army advance towards the Southern part of Seoul.
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