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The Battle of Taejon (16–20 July 1950) was an early battle of the Korean War, between U.S. and North Korean forces.Forces of the United States Army attempted to defend the headquarters of the 24th Infantry Division.
Other elements of the division had scattered into the hills. Parts of the 9th and 10th Divisions retreated through Taejon, and other parts cut across the Taejon highway below the city in the vicinity of Okch'on when they learned that the city had already fallen. Only a handful of men of the 105th Armored Division reached North Korea.
Daejeon (Korean: 대전; Korean: ⓘ) is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. [2] Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a technology and research center, and for its close relationship with the natural environment.
Map of the US 19th Infantry Regiment's defense at the Kum River. Following an initial penetration to the north, the retreating 34th Infantry moved south to Nonsan. [15] On July 15, the 19th Infantry moved its 2nd Battalion to fill some of the gaps left by the 34th. [16] There, it was reinforced by troops from the Republic of Korea Army (ROK).
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 15:44, 11 July 2010: 512 × 337 (69 KB): Rwendland {{Information |Description={{en|1=In this July 1950 U.S. Army file photograph once classified "top secret," South Korean soldiers walk among some of the thousands of South Korean political prisoners shot at Taejon, South Korea, early in the Korean War.
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Tactical map of the Pusan Perimeter in August 1950. The fight at P'ohang-dong occurred between North and South Korean forces on the northeastern line. With the city of Taejon captured, the KPA began surrounding the Pusan Perimeter on the north and the west in an attempt to crush it.
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