What Is The Impact Of Inchon On The Military Direction
On the 15th day of September, 1950 on the 83rd day after North Korea had invaded South Korea, the X Corps of the United States initiated Operation Chromite. This operation was conducted with an amphibious assault on Inchon’s port on the western coast of Korea. For easier reference Operation Chromite will be referred to as Inchon for the remainder of this paper.
The primary objective of Inchon was to place a large element directly behind the main force of North Korean People’s Army (NKPA). Doing so would enable the Eighth Army, whom was attacking from the south, to defeat the NKPA within the capital of Seoul and retake it cutting off logistical lines. This would later be called the obvious turning point in the Korean War. The impact of Inchon on the military direction had altered the political temperament of the war and also the U.S.’s foreign policy strategy. …show more content…
Korea is also located at a meeting point for Chinese, Japanese, and Russian considered interests. With this centralized location, it was almost inevitable that there would have been some sort of conflict with or for Korea, after WWII due to the Soviet Union’s pursuit of material and ideological growth. Furthermore, the agreements from WWII that divided Korea into two separate countries fostered support of this future. The initial NKPA invasion took place on the 25th day of June in 1950 as they concentrated their attack in the Chorwon and Kaesong areas. Apparently their intent was to capture Seoul and seize the rest of Korea thereafter. The NKPA armor broke through the initial Republic of Korea (ROK) hasty defense with no trouble with spearheading columns. ROK defenses were more resistant around Churchon but still could not contain the NKPA and Seoul fell on the 28th day of June in
The primary objective of Inchon was to place a large element directly behind the main force of North Korean People’s Army (NKPA). Doing so would enable the Eighth Army, whom was attacking from the south, to defeat the NKPA within the capital of Seoul and retake it cutting off logistical lines. This would later be called the obvious turning point in the Korean War. The impact of Inchon on the military direction had altered the political temperament of the war and also the U.S.’s foreign policy strategy. …show more content…
Korea is also located at a meeting point for Chinese, Japanese, and Russian considered interests. With this centralized location, it was almost inevitable that there would have been some sort of conflict with or for Korea, after WWII due to the Soviet Union’s pursuit of material and ideological growth. Furthermore, the agreements from WWII that divided Korea into two separate countries fostered support of this future. The initial NKPA invasion took place on the 25th day of June in 1950 as they concentrated their attack in the Chorwon and Kaesong areas. Apparently their intent was to capture Seoul and seize the rest of Korea thereafter. The NKPA armor broke through the initial Republic of Korea (ROK) hasty defense with no trouble with spearheading columns. ROK defenses were more resistant around Churchon but still could not contain the NKPA and Seoul fell on the 28th day of June in