One of the first Chinese units to reach the Chosin Reservoir area was the PVA 42nd Corps, and it was tasked with stopping the eastern UN advances. On 19 October 1950, large formations of Chinese troops, dubbed the People's Volunteer Army (PVA), secretly crossed the border and into North Korea. Īt the same time the People's Republic of China entered the conflict after issuing several warnings to the United Nations. The US Eighth Army advanced north through the western coast of the Korean Peninsula, while the Republic of Korea (ROK) I Corps and the US X Corps advanced north on the eastern coast.

North Korea is divided through the center by the impassable Taebaek Mountains, which separated the UN forces into two groups.

United Nations (UN) forces advanced rapidly into North Korea with the intention of reuniting North and South Korea before the end of 1950. See also: UN offensive into North Korea § 1st Marine Division in the Chosin Reservoir (29 October-25 November)īy mid-October 1950, after the successful landing at Inchon by the US X Corps, the Eighth Army breakout from the Pusan Perimeter and the subsequent pursuit and destruction of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the Korean War appeared to be all but over. The retreat of the US Eighth Army from northwest Korea in the aftermath of the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and the evacuation of the X Corps from the port of Hungnam in northeast Korea marked the complete withdrawal of UN troops from North Korea. The UN forces were nevertheless able to break out of the encirclement and to make a fighting withdrawal to the port of Hungnam, inflicting heavy casualties on the Chinese. Smith were encircled and attacked by about 120,000 Chinese troops under the command of Song Shilun, who had been ordered by Mao Zedong to destroy the UN forces. Between 27 November and 13 December, 30,000 United Nations Command troops (later nicknamed 'The Chosin Few') under the field command of Major General Oliver P. A brutal 17-day battle in freezing weather soon followed. On 27 November 1950, the Chinese force surprised the US X Corps commanded by Major General Edward Almond at the Chosin Reservoir area.

The battle took place about a month after the People's Republic of China entered the conflict and sent the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) 9th Army to infiltrate the northeastern part of North Korea. The name 'Chosin' is derived from the Japanese pronunciation ' Chōshin ', instead of the Korean pronunciation. The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Battle of Lake Jangjin ( Korean: 장진호 전투 Hanja: 長津湖戰鬪 RR: Jangjinho jeontu MR: Changjinho chŏnt'u), was an important battle in the Korean War. See Battle of Chosin Reservoir order of battle UN forces tactically withdraw Chinese forces recapture northeastern North Korea Chosin Reservoir, in present day Changjin County, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea

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