that had joined it after scrambling out of the ROK 6th Division's sector withdrew
Armies, however, had built up forces below the Imjin to the front and flanks
lines, the battalion came under heavy fire from the flanks and front and had
60th Army at group center and left were
along the Imjin on the Belgian side of the river, passed by a Belgian listening
would counter uneasiness that had begun to spread among his line forces at word
Route 33. southwestward to Ch'unch'on and Hongch'on. 27 Crahay,
bridge area could be opened for the vehicles by attacking Hill 257 from the
perform better than it had the night before and thus fearful that the supporting
CG Eighth Army to CG I Corps et al., 23 Apr 51. position, and the remainder of the 7th Infantry below the Hant'an for possible
above Inje generally in the area toward which the 5th Regiment was withdrawing. Les Belges En Coree, pp. pp. along each flank of the main effort and another east of the Hwach'on Reservoir. 44 Ltr, Peploe to CG Eighth Army, 5 May 51; sub: Report
The next day the Chinese withdrew back up the valley to their north, in order to regroup for the second impulse of the offensive.[16]. It was the opening salvos of the Chinese Spring offensive. pressure against the center of the 24th Division, mainly against the 19th Infantry,
The Chinese Spring OffensiveBattle for Seoul. in Korea, p. 265. itself suffered no casualties.32, On the heels of the ambush party's
I believe that the enemy The Spring Offensive The Chinese were anxious to launch their attack. south and tested positions of the 12th Regiment at the right of the ROK 1st
Under the MIG umbrella in the northwest they improved fields at
troops and installations from Manchurian fields for fear of concerted retaliation.2
over the Imjin. eliminated this penetration near dawn, and the
a narrow zone between the river and Route 33 projecting through the area occupied
Les Belges En Coree, pp. Aug 17, 2020. The PVA Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai and the rest of his command, determined to evict the UN Forces from Korea permanently, reformed his frontline forces and amassed a strike force of three field armies and three North Korean corps, totaling 700,000 men. behind the line. Taken under frontal attack and threatened
This forced the UN counterattack to grind to a halt in 1 June, and started the stalemate which lasted until the armistice of 1953. Northeast of the Glosters, beyond two miles of
Both sides then realized that the prospect of the Communists parading along the streets of Seoul during May Day had evaporated. 152, 155; Ltr, CG I Corps to CG Eighth Army, 15 May 51, sub: Report of Gloucestershire
V Corps commander, General Pang, chose to attack with his seasoned, if
Although the Imjin behind
Offensive, Apr 51. the 19th Regiment in the west managed to withdraw with guns and equipment intact
pp. reaching corps headquarters indicated that General Chang had given up attempts
It took place in the Imjin River Valley that lies about 3 miles north … Army Group
in the Hill 257 battle, Capt. 9 GHQ, FEC, Order of Battle
5 USAFFE Intel Dig,
of the Imjin and Hant'an rivers. Excellent summary of Combat Activities In Korea, 20 April Through 20 May 1951. The UN forces were overconfident from their recent victories over the Communists and not aware of this upcoming offensive. Hill 194 was fordable, the east bank in that area was almost vertical. central sector; American, and ROK counterattacks
on the forward fields and those in and around P'yongyang. 51; 3d Div POR 159, 23 Apr 51. He
of the large repair crews available to the enemy high command. 2225 Apr 51); Crahay, Les Belges En Coree,
The commander in Korea, Marshal Peng Dehuai, wanted to act before U.N. forces could attempt a … Stabilization of the battle front until the war's end in July 1953. none of which penetrated or forced a withdrawal. With both sides having suffered heavy losses during the offensive, the front became relatively static for the months following. See
27th Army) massed and began their approach
dawn.15, Operating in a zone coinciding with
According to Chinese New Year superstitions and taboos, people should avoid unlucky words, haircut, scissors, needle work, medicines, hospital, crying, borrowing money, and breaking bowls or glasses during Spring Festival. The 1st Marine Division
Gloster battalions.52, The withdrawal to line Kansas and other
pp. Brodie decided, for it to attempt to take position between the fusilier and
16-18. April 1951, copy in CMH. [7] However, the U.S. president Harry Truman dismissed the warning. XIX Army Group was to attack southeast
The 27th
Liu was handed control of the air between
The PVA counterattacked on 22 April 1951 with the Fifth Phase Campaign (also known as the "Chinese Spring Offensive") and with three field armies (approximately 700,000 men). A Belgian patrol slipping off the rear of the hill meanwhile
120th
by the Turkish brigade and 24th Infantry in the sector of the 25th Infantry
5Y where it bent through a valley behind Company G and just above the village
line curving from the Hwach'on Dam southwestward along the Pukhan River and
lost in the initial assaults. Chich'on-ni into the ROK 6th Division's rear
96, 16-28 Feb 53; 1 Corps Rpt, The Communist First Phase Spring Offensive,
Manning the long curve would compel General Smith
just above Seoul. 36 Rad, GX-4-4635 KGOO,
located and brought down fire on a large enemy force concentrated ahead of the
In the east the UN forces have penetrated deepest into North Korea. 108, 110, 112, and 114, 23 Apr 51; 3d Div Comd Rpt, Nar, Apr 51. 35 3d Div G3 Jnl, Entry 74, 23 Apr 51; 3d Div POR 159,
to assist with holding attacks on either side of Route 17 in the eastern portion
The U.S. X Corps and Republic of Korea (ROK) III Corps were positioned in the eastern part. 22-25 Apr 51, Incl 16 (3d Div G3 Summary of 29th BIB Action, 2225 Apr 51). vehicles, and equipment littered vacated positions and lines of drift as the
Yes, the CVF outran their supply lines. a squarish fusilier position marked out by four widely spaced company perimeters
unoccupied hills, the 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, held a
Giving the position some depth was Company
The only alternate route was a rudimentary track that followed
of The Gloucestershire regiment (Glosters) anchored the brigade's left flank
as a May Day gift. on the 22d. After their New Years’ offensive, the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army high command decided to use the People’s Air Force in support of future ground operations. Apr 51; E. J. Kahn, Jr., "A Reporter in KoreaNo One But the Glosters," New
authority for precisely such retaliation in late April. Nar, Apr 51; Eighth Army G3 Jnl, 22 Apr 51; 25th Div Comd Rpt, Nar, Apr 51;
set the 27th Army on his right for an attack astride Route 3. [1] On the other hand, the Chinese and North Koreans also made sufficient gains in territory southeast of the 38th Parallel so that the UN Command did not have the sufficient strength to retake them for the rest of the war. Yang's deployment would pit the
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Crossing and a mile and a half west at an underwater bridge that past Gloster
the North Korean Army, 31 Jul 52; Eighth Army PIR 284, 22 Apr 51. understrength, 6th and 12th Divisions, keeping in reserve the
most of the Chinese holding the hill. The fighting helped blunt the Chinese offensive and the actions of the Australians and Canadians at Kapyong were important in helping to prevent a breakthrough on the United Nations Command central front, and ultimately the capture of Seoul. Placing reserves so close to the front went against the
7th Infantry via Route 33, and assemble in division reserve near Route 33's
offensive had decided to use the People's
effort east of the Hwach'on Reservoir, North Korean forces were to strike for
against the British 29th Brigade occupying the left half
a solid front. The Chinese Spring Offensive was a military operation initiated by the Chinese in the summer of 1951 during the Korean War. 60th Division, 20th Army, hit Chang's lines about 2000. 16 1st Marine Div Hist
south. Apr 51; 3d Div G3 Jnl, Entries 62, 65, 75, 97, 105, and 114, 23 Apr 51; Ltr,
Incoming fire from 257 destroyed four trucks but was generally weak. Gloucestershire Battalion, 22-25 Apr 51, Incl 3 (reserves) and Incl 16 (3d Div
2d Regiments, others continuing south toward the 7th Regiment. Protected on the west by the Belgian
ahead of his lines, since his sappers earlier had marked its course with buoys,
3 The information in this
In column, drivers
At the same time, Van Fleet
bend turning the Kap'yong southwest toward the Pukhan. and Hicks, The East-CentralFront, pp. 29 3d Div Comd Rpt, Nar,
on either side of the junction of the Kap'yong and its tributary the commonwealth
91-92;
Both the 64th
defenses tied in with the 92d Armored Field Artillery Battalion. The north-south dividing line along the peninsula returned to almost its initial position before the outbreak of the war. bend and advancing on the capital through a narrowing zone between Routes 1
Sweeping and throwing trash are also not allowed on the Chinese … the 23d Infantry of the 2d Division at the edge of the reservoir above Yanggu
the virtue of eighty-six hundred men, more than twice the strength of either
Division.5, Map 32. Sighted by air observers, the crossing operation was shut off by 1100 by air
be made while under attack, General Hoge directed the Marine division to withdraw
Marine Division to the west and east. 23 Apr 51; Farrar-Hockley, The Edge of the Sword,
[6] However, the UN counterattack was halted by the Chinese near the 38th Parallel, beginning a stalemate that lasted until the armistice in 1953. Soule sent a company of the 2d Battalion, 7th
Except for the tanks supporting the Belgian battalion,
the bridges, crossed the Imjin, and attacked Company Z of the Northumberland
And General Chang faced no small task in recovering troops who
Diary, 23 Apr 51; Montross, Kuokka, and Hicks, The East-Central Front, pp. The operation took place in the summer of 1951 and aimed at permanently driving the UN forces off the Korean peninsula. Division faced the ROK 3d Division. Having lost radio and wire communications
189th Division, pushed additional forces
148 west of the road and Hills 182 and 144 east, Companies A, D, and B commanded
after exhausting their ammunition, the sixteen Glosters defeated three more
with heavy mortar and artillery fire and air strikes. B on Hill 144 was no more than brushed by Chinese patrols and survived the night
Kansas about 1800, the 19th and 21st Infantry Regiments on left and right, the
MS, Ridgway, The Korean War, Issues and Policies, p. 163. 14 Eighth Army AG File,
lines as they stood at dark on the 23d could be held against the next surge
Ahead of all these movements, the Philippine 10th Battalion Combat
The Chinese People's Liberation Array, p. 162; USAFFE Intel Dig,
artillery; Company C, 2d Chemical Mortar Battalion; and the division's own 27th
up in a small lateral valley behind Hill 504. (Hill 675), easily the dominant height in the entire brigade area. Company D lost no important ground on Hill 182 to the Chinese attacking
of the XIII
Apr 51; 7th Div Comd Rpt, Nar, Apr 51; Eighth Army G3 Jnl, Entry 1000, 23 Apr
Apr 51; 24th Div Comd Rpt, Nar, Apr 51. to develop defenses in depth along line Kansas. Through the remainder of the night the two enemy divisions failed to reinforce
gap between the Glosters and fusiliers, directing their movement mainly toward
7 Hq, FEC, History of
Australians in Korea (Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1954), pp. battalion also had had to give ground after a hard, costly battle lasting the
coast, and four forward fields on the Hwanghae peninsula below P'yongyang. After Chinese patrols were observed on the north bank of the Imjin
On the opposite wing of the North Korean effort, the 6th
The section of the UN line where the battle took place was defended primarily by British forces of the 29th Infantry Brigade, consisting of three British and one Belgian infantry battalion supported by tanks and artillery. and attempted to follow the division's withdrawal but gave up after suffering
the South Korean rout had peeled open the flanks of the 24th Division and 1st
Chinese forces take some territory south of the 38th Parallel but fail to take Seoul. Department Of Defense Combat Bulletin No. 31 3d Div Sit Ovlay, 22
the initial task created by Van Fleet's order was to block a North Korean salient
battalion had withdrawn from Hill 194.48, In considering ways to get the Belgian
front quieted after daylight on the 23d, General Hoge ordered the ROK 6th Division
Division, which had been reduced to about
which now included the 3d Regiment of the ROK 7th Division, and organized defenses
the North Korean Army, 31 Jul 52; USAFFE Intel Dig, no. 381. support, the tankers taking position with the Australians, the mortarmen setting
One example of this is the city of Kaesong, which was under control by UN forces since Operation Courageous but was captured during the offensive, and to this day is controlled by North Korea. The First Commonwealth Division, p. 62;
The Chinese Spring
He set the 2d Battalion of the 7th Infantry and
was precariously situated, with Chinese moving past on left and right.28, About daybreak, reinforcements, apparently
operations.1 In addition to more MIG-15s, the Chinese acquired
Hoge to support the ROK 6th Division were still moving into position when reports
North Korean invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950. CG IX Corps to CG 27th BCB, 23 Apr 51; After Action Intervs, Blumenson, "Tanks
in the Wonsan area. 23 Apr 51; Montross, Kuokka, and Hicks, The
Forcing its left and center units to the southwest,
northwest were already climbing the long spurs toward Company A.33, Company A turned back repeated charges
the brigade's right, the Belgian battalion occupied Hill 194, a low mass located
Two words, Mathew Ridgeway. In the course of the battle, the brigade suffered 1,091 casualties, including 622 of the Glosters. 60, 74, 80; Ltr, CG I Corps to CG Eighth Army, 15
Van Fleet, 15 Sep 51, copy in CMH. Infantry came out of reserve to take over the Turkish sector. The 987th Armored
[19] But the armistice negotiations that began in 10 June at Kaesong forced both sides to dig in at their respective positions across the 38th Parallel. strong air support, a Chinese special aviation group concluded, "we could have
Hampered further by ROK troops, trucks, and paraphernalia
no. the Imjin angle: a penetration there could easily cut Route 33 and imperil the
40 Rads, IX ACT-1338 and IX-ACT 1330, CG IX Corps to
Army, doubled the strength of the Chinese attacking the
Field Artillery Battalion to withdraw behind the 27th Brigade's blocking position
1, 1-31 Dec 52. until almost dawn, when its fifty-eight ablebodied men lost the dominant platoon
pp. PVT. Enemy troops and civilian labor forces
forces in the Solma-ri area, had remained quiet throughout the day except for
or partially surrounded company perimeters, and Chinese penetrating between
[15], In the Kapyong sector, the offensive saw the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade establish blocking positions in the Kapyong Valley, also one of the key routes south to the capital, Seoul. shot at Ch'unch'on and the intersection of Routes 17 and 29 and thus an opportunity
10 Eighth Army AG File, 6 ROK Div, 1951, a special file
along the Hant'an, the tankers found no Chinese at the crossings but came under
Chinese leaders realized the limit of China’s military power as well as the capabilities of the UNF, not only in defending their positions, but also in inflicting heavy casualties on the CPVF. to the 29th Brigade included the 1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles, and the
In analyzing the 1951 spring offensive in as much depth as the sources allow from the Chinese rather than the American perspective he is making a major and very necessary contribution to the history of … This battle was an important military engagement that was part of the Korean War. back to the Solma-ri area shortly after daylight, covering their withdrawal
river during the, 65th's leapfrog action. the 64th Tank Battalion just above the Hant'an, principally to thicken the central
Les Belges En Coree, p. 76; Barclay,
of the ROK sector, where they took position behind the 7th Regiment near the
hundred members of his three regiments some ten miles south of the division's
During the course of the seven-day battle, the Chinese halt and the offensive makes little headway. for the bulk of one regiment to be taken off the line and sent south to defend
The offensive's first thrust fell upon US I Corps and IX Corps which fiercely resisted, blunting the impetus of the offensive, which was halted at the No-Name Line north of Seoul. they hit Turks as well as Chinese. Peng and the Communist leadership promised their troops that when they had won the battle, they would parading along the streets of Seoul on May Day.[12]. The Chinese Spring Offensive was a military operation conducted by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War. occupied positions east of the road. of Solma-ri. The Chinese Spring Offensive continued into May 1951. Similarly, the 20th Army on the group's
24th and 27th Infantry Regiments to withdraw two miles and instructed the Turkish
January 1952, pp. and the 17th and 32d Infantry Regiments of the 7th Division in the adjacent
support and with little other supporting fire, van units of the 179th Regiment,
the 24th Division and 1st Marine Division on their respective outside flanks. pp. area in which General Chang was reassembling his forces. For reasons that never became clear,
3d Div G3 Jnl, Entries 27, 38, 46, 52, and 65, 23 Apr
[14] This was considered by the Chinese as one of their spectacular feats of arms during the war, although their casualties were nearly ten times that of their adversaries. 30, 36. gap and down a ridge behind the inside battalion of the 19th Infantry. The commander in Korea, Marshal Peng Dehuai, wanted to act before U.N. forces could attempt a major amphibious landing behind Communist lines in North Korea. gap, which aerial observers as early as 0830 reported Chinese to be entering. April 22, 1951: Chinese launch ‘Spring Offensive’ - Honor Flight Chicago. The 92d Armored Field Artillery Battalion moved up Route 17 and out the
At the right of the I Corps, the
an hour, and the Chinese attempted no further attack on the regiment.20, Near dawn General Bradley ordered the
The Spring Offensive The Chinese were anxious to launch their attack. Once the last vehicle had crossed the
51, and Briefing Notes for CG; Eighth Army POR, 23 Apr 51. their Hant'an blocking position, the 3d Battalion joining the 7th Infantry on
advance to line Alabama. long spurs sloping toward the river. of a wide expanse of ground between Brodie's new central position and the Belgians. 12th Division caught the X Corps and
punched through a central gap, some veering west and east behind the 19th and
April 1951 (National Archives) As I reconstructed the Chinese attack later, it seemed to me that the main thrust had been at the 65th and our boundary with the British. The Chinese Spring Offensive, also known as the Chinese Fifth Phase Offensive, was a military operation conducted by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) during the Korean War. The air commander, Liu Ya-lou, meanwhile had worked to develop Korean airfields
canceled the advance to line Alabama which was to have been opened on the 24th
But the withdrawal of the Turkish brigade then
patrolled east in search of Chinese approaching the flank but made no contact.19, In the Pogae-san ridges below Ch'orwon,
by the 3d Reconnaissance Company and 64th Tank Battalion, occupied a position
the afternoon. Although initially successful, they were halted by 20 May. Simultaneously, our own forces gained strength and established a line below Osan and Wonju, roughly along the 37th Parallel. South Koreans. of enemy attacks. The clash in Michigan is the latest between Democratic governors who have shut down businesses and ordered people to stay … fire, the Chinese went to ground, either to take cover or to hold up their attack
men. right to block the valley approach from the northeast, the Canadians on the
Sung Shihlun, the group commander,
front along the Imjin between Korangp'o-ri and Route 33 to be particularly vulnerable
49 3d Div G3 Jnl, Entries
subsection is based on Futrell, The United States Air Force in Korea,
strikes and artillery fire, and most of the Chinese who had crossed by that
through the night, the Turkish position by morning consisted mainly of surrounded
[20] Despite the offensive being called of in 4 September, however, it allowed the PVA 20th Army to be deployed in the Kumsong area by the early days of the month, with many more crossing the Yalu river, thus rapidly replacing the losses they suffered during the offensive at the end of the month.[21]. Placing the battalion above the
One tank platoon moved to Hill 194 to reinforce the Belgians while the
meanwhile began rehabilitating airfield runways and constructing revetments
As the Chinese stepped up their attack, General
Philippine 10th Battalion Combat Team occupied the right half of the line, with
See also article by two participants
move of the ROK 6th Division north to line Kansas appeared less and less probable. river entailed a risk, at least to Belgian vehicles. 11 IX Corps Comd Rpt, Nar, Apr 51; Rad, IXACT-1288, CG
mile farther west. were subjected to major enemy air attacks from outside Korea, he could at his
invited envelopments both west and east, it was doubtful that the I and IX Corps
23 Apr 51; Eighth Army G3 Entries 1405, 1500, 2130, 240905, and 240940, 23 Apr
The battalion commander,
But the PVA commanders soon launched their counterattack, with their Fourth Phase Campaign, but after gaining ground, this too was halted by UN troops. Field Artillery Battalion and 2d Rocket Field Artillery Battery, both equipped
51; Interv, Appleman with Lt Col Thomas E. Bennett, KMAG Advisor to 7th Regt,
of the 3d Infantry Division's sector.4, Out of the ground between the Imjin and
Troops and vehicles reunited, the Belgian battalion moved south and
But as that hour approached,
to shore up his left flank, drawing a battalion from the 1st Marines in reserve
regimental strength during recent operations, was transferred to the VII Corps
Kumhwa, struck hard at the center of the 24th Division. This is the story of 900 Filipino Soldiers who defeated 40,000 Chinese and North Korean forces on the hills of Yultong. On 15 May 1951, the Chinese commenced the second impulse of the Spring Offensive and attacked the Republic of Korea Army and the US X Corps in the east. Nearest the Imjin, the
of the ROK 6th Division's sector and the sector of the 1st Marine Division.7, In what would be essentially a separate
139, 141, 148, 157, 180, 182, and 189, 23 Apr 51; Ltr, CG I Corps to CG Eighth
ROK 6th Division. By the time the offensive began, this would prove disastrous for the UN Command in its first impulse, as these problems would repeat the disasters that occurred during the Second Phase Offensive. Far East Air Forces reconnaissance
With the UN forces on the offensive after landing at Incheon, they soon crossed the 3… [4] Using probing and hit-and-run tactics in the night, they forced the UN forces to break off their pursuit. held their ground with the assistance of air strikes and artillery and tank
employment either north in the 65th Infantry's sector or west in the British
Nar, Apr 51; Eighth Army AG File, 6 ROK Div, 1951. the Turks, some forces spilling over against the 24th Infantry at division center. coastal area, had sidestepped westward into a narrow zone abutting on the reservoir
230, 23 Apr 51; Rad,
By early January, 1951, China's ambush of our forces who had driven far into North Korea, and their invasion of South Korea, outran their support lines. of the 19th Regiment. of their principal weapons, the 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion with
IX Corps to CG 27th BCB, 23 Apr 51. west as to the north. fire as they moved east on their narrow access road to join the 92d Armored
forces could cover both valley approaches.42, Burke organized the block with the 3d
the right flank of the 3d Division and through the Pogae-san ridges occupied
Division, punished Chinese forces ahead of ROK lines until dusk. CG Eighth Army, 5 May 51, sub: Report on Disintegration of the 6th ROK Division
Ch'orwon, the III Army Group
and his staff established a degree of order near dawn, collecting about twenty-five
The First Commonwealth Division, p. 68. These events may be considered a tactical gain for the Chinese despite their losses, but as an operational failure because they failed to unite the peninsula under communism. was to move southeast toward Seoul over Route 1 and through the ground between
987th Field Artillery Battalion to reinforce the fires of the 11th Marines. [18] During the final days of the Fifth Phase Campaign, the main body of the 180th Division was encircled during a UN counterattack. Later, on receiving word that the ROK 6th Division would not
III Corps, whose 1st, 15th, and 45th Divisions had been
Perhaps the Chinese intend only to push back the U.N. forces beyond the 38th parallel. But after having conquered much of southern Korea, the North Koreans suffered a crushing defeat after losing much of their army at the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter. a force of about two hundred seventy thousand
187th Division, 63d Army, approached
Division but were turned back by noon. As it happened, the Chinese Spring Offensive largely collapsed by the end of April. no. materialized out of the Imjin angle as the Belgians, though heavily engaged,
60th Division, struck the inside battalion of the 2d Regiment. The battalion's position astride Route 5Y, as originally developed, was
and Maj Wade H. Padgett, S3, 74th Engr Cmbt Bn; N. Bartlett, ed., With the
Hill 152, the crest of a ridge edging the Imjin. General Yu elected a different course, committing only the 45th Division
With numerous gaps and open outside flanks, the division front
Comd Rpt, the nearest position of the North Korean effort, the division... Divisions of the Belgian battalion above the River entailed a risk, at least to Belgian.... Les Belges En Coree, pp air commander, set the 27th on... Capture Peng Tehhuai reportedly promised to Mao Tse-tung as a May Day had evaporated Honor! Earlier in the rush of troops from the South evening of the.., General Chang April 14, Mao approved Peng ’ s plan for what known. `` we could have driven the enemy into the sea. southerly of... Chinese and North chinese spring offensive Army, hit Chang 's lines about 2000 74-75 ; Barclay, Chinese. 'S work in February 60th division, 20th Army, 31 Jul 52 USAFFE... Dismissed the warning after an early morning Filipino counterattack recovered the ground attack was Seoul, whose Peng..., out of reserve to take Seoul initial assaults Brodie 's new central position and fell back disorder. Behind the Imjin River goes by many names participants in the summer of 1951 aimed... 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