Battle of Chuncheon

Battle of Chuncheon
	Part of Korean War
Date	25–29 June 1950
Location	Chuncheon
Result	Decisive ROK victory ; Successful ROK withdrawal ; Devastation of DPRK II Corps ; Overall DPRK strategy failure
Belligerents
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea
Commanders and leaders
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

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Coordinates: 37°52′N 127°44′E / 37.867°N 127.733°E / 37.867; 127.733

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.

Order of battle[]

Democratic People's Republic of Korea[]

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 Park Sung-cheol

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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