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Irrigation is extensively employed. Saaeolral flooding of rice paddieshinders militaryoperatloruhII- YILITARY IxPoRTAEEA. Signiffcance.The Seoul-fnchon area lies in a cannvlnding position at the head ofmost major transportation and cos&mn&ation arteries of Korsa. Topographiccorridor6 radiate from the lower Han-gang valley to the east towardsRonsan. to the north towards Pgongyang, and to the south tm?erdSTaejon. A force occupying this area Is In a position to block almostall route8 of lorth-ijouth or Jkaat-West movement at the waist of the Koreanpeninsula.The Inchon ares Is important in its location at the head of thebroad, shallow ImDeratrico Gulf, which offers shelter and ice-freeanchorage for large numbers of vesssls. Inchon is the major port ofcentral Korea and Seoul is the most important city. The fertile Hsngangvallsy Is the most Important food producing area in Xorca.B. Military Development.Dovelopmmts of the North Korean Forces included light and temporaryfortlficatlons and emplacements. The Kiumpo Airfield is the only majorairfleldin the area.Enemy forces In the Inchon-Seoul arca consisted principally of majorheadquarters, a replacement center, anti-aircraft defenses, operatingpersonnel for an airfield, minor port, coastal defenses, ana sn armygarrison force. In addition, In this area the North Koreans drafted replacementafor North Korean forces; however, the state of training andmental attitude of these hastily mobilized “recruits” did little to increasethe enemy potential in the objective area. DN prisoners of warwere interrogated in Seoul, at the prisoner of war enclosure locatedin the city. ROK cities and towns occupied by North Korean forces had*Extracts from X Corns Intelligence Summaries for August and September 19505
politiaal advisory groups of approximately 5 Soviets, and had counterespionagegroups of 7 or 8 Soviets. The total enemy strength in SEOULwas estimated to consist of approximately 5,000 troops; enemy strengthat ImON use reported on 25 July as 1,000; enemy strength at KlWUAirfield estimated at about 500; enemy strength at UIJONGKT, undetermined,consisted of a wlargea replacement training center. The 107th Regimentoccupied three locations northeaast of SEOUI. Enem forces, capable ofreinforcing the Dell@ - SEOUL objsctire area, consisted of uncommittedreserve divisions In rear oftheline of contact with EE3AK, line- of-oomuanication type regiments in occupipd territory, and ems11 gcrrisonforces still loaated in North Korea. The enemy was incapable of organisipsaddltlonal cc&at dlrisions of the standard engaging EUSAK.Howevar, provisional reglnrsntal combat teams, brigades, or defensivecwds were w&thin his capabillties for reinforcement. Estimates ofenemy etrsngth pmmd to be veryaccurateas the operation progressed.For what the t&es highest ranking Ra-th Korean polo’s thought ofthe INCHOH - SIWUZ Operations, see attached Interrogations beginning p 26.6
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTSPART1Foreword 1Ope
Page 5: YloArthur told hle Chief of Staff,
Page 10 and 11: 'IRE PUN FOR THE ISCHONSEOUL OPERAT
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Page 17 and 18: their positions before beginning th
Page 19 and 20: WAm Ccmpanymaneuvered to the righta
Page 22 and 23: The 7th Marine Regiment had little
Page 24 and 25: Reorlentetion of the Reghent was pa
Page 26 and 27: 1st Earins Regiment, continued the
Page 28 and 29: The liberation of the city was cond
Page 30 and 31: t90ttrg the corps iert (north) flan
Page 32 and 33: Emea !p mosalng the 38th parrdlel,T
Page 34 and 35: RI frequently lectured his troop th
Page 36 and 37: The men of the 107th Regiment reoei
Page 38 and 39: U S Marines unload suppliesfrom IST
Page 40 and 41: Fortified position on WOW-Do after
Page 42 and 43: South Korean remees, who returned t
Page 44 and 45: ?&an of the I& Mar Mv me up the roa
Page 46 and 47: ldultiple 4.5 inch rocket launcher
Page 48 and 49: Men of the 32d Iti,7th Div, capture
Page 50 and 51: Members of the 5th Mar Regt move to
Page 52 and 53: AMTRAC's wait orders to cross the I
Page 54 and 55: The railroadbridgespanning the HAN
Page 56 and 57: An amputation in the field being pe
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United Nations troopsfighting in th
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