Battle of Chuncheon
Coordinates: 37°52′N 127°44′E / 37.867°N 127.733°E
| Battle of Chuncheon | |||||||
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| Part of Korean War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 North Korea |
.svg.png){kind=small} South Korea | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Kim Gwang-hyup Lee Cheong-song Jeon Woo Park Sung-cheol |
Kim Jong-oh Ham Byeong-seon Lim Boo-taek Min Byeong-kwan Kim Sung | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| II Corps | 6th Infantry Division | ||||||
The Battle of Chuncheon was one of a series of coordinated attacks beginning on 25 June 1950 that marked the beginning of the Korean War.
Battle of Chuncheon
- II Army - Brigadier General Kim Gwang-hyup
- 2nd Infantry Division - Brigadier General Lee Cheong-song
- 7th Infantry Division - Brigadier General Jeon Woo
- 15th Infantry Division - Brigadier General Pak Song-chol
Republic of Korea
- 6th Infantry Division - Colonel Kim Jong-oh
- 2nd Infantry Regiment - Colonel Ham Byeong-seon
- 7th Infantry Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Lim Boo-taek
- 19th Infantry Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Min Byeong-kwan
- 16th Artillery Battalion - Major Kim Sung
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