On 27 November 1950, the Chinese force surprised the US X Corps commanded by Major General Edward Almond in the Chosin Reservoir area. A brutal 17-day battle in freezing weather soon followed.

For perhaps what could very well be the last time, the Marine Corps made an opposed World War II style amphibious landing against a dedicated enemy. Korea was also the opening salvo in what became...

May 13, 2013 · U.S. Marine Operations in Korea 1950-1953 Vol II The Inchon-Seoul Operation by Lynn Montross and Nicholas A Canzona. This part of a 5-volume USMC historical...

The Marine Corps emerged from the Korean War with the highest sustained peacetime strength in its history. The suddenness of the war, and MacArthur's immediate request for Marines, had...

In addition to being America’s first Cold War conflict in Asia, the fighting in Korea played a dramatic role in the very survival of the United States Marine Corps. The North Korean invasion of South Korea on June, 25, 1950 caught the U.S. government off guard.

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On 25 June 1950, eight divisions of the NorthKorean People's Army, equipped with Soviet tanks, mobile artillery, and supporting aircraft, crossed the 38thParallel and invaded the Republic of Korea.

Feb 20, 2025 · On 2 August 1950, the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, “the Fire Brigade” landed in the port of Pusan and the Marine Corps began its involvement in the Korean Conflict. This conflict would see a growth of the Marine Corps from 74,279 to 249,219 Marines (Active and Reserve).

Feb 20, 2025 · Official records of Marine Corps units in the Korean War held by the Archives Branch. The Archives Branch maintains indexes of personal papers collections to serve as pathfinders for prospective researchers.

Known as “the forgotten war,” the battle for Korea was the first US combat action of the Cold War. The gallery describes the see-saw nature of the war’s opening battles and its gradual transformation into a static war of attrition, reminiscent of World War I trench warfare.