Eighth Army forces, catching them by surprise and forcing them to retreat, but X Corps continued to advance, believing that the Chinese forces north of them were weak. The 3rd Infantry Division guarded the Marines’ flanks and a major supply base and airfield was constructed south of the reservoir at Hagaru-ri. 7th Infantry Division, led by Regimental Combat Team 31 (RCT-31), advanced along the east side. Smith, advanced up the west side of the Chosin Reservoir while elements of the U.S. 1st Marine Division, commandedīy Major General Oliver P. In late November 1950, the U.S.Įighth Army advanced in northwest Korea and the X Corps advanced along the east side of the Korean peninsula to sever enemy supply lines near the Chosin Reservoir.

General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, Far East, superseded his orders and advanced his forces north toward the Yalu River to push North Korean forces into China. soldiers and marines faced an enemy force estimated at around 120,000 over rugged terrain in For approximately seventeen days, roughly 30,000 U.N. From the end of November to mid-December 1950, it was the site of one of the most brutal battles between UN andĬhinese Communist Forces (CCF) during the Korean War. The Chosin Reservoir is a man-made lake located in the northeast of the Korean peninsula.

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