Operation Western Region

Operation Western Region
	Part of the Korean War
Date	25–28 June 1950
Location	Along the western sector of the 38th Parallel
Result	KPA victory; Successful ROK withdrawal
Belligerents
Republic of Korea	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Commanders and leaders
Paik Sun-yup; (1st Infantry Division); Paik In-yup; (17th Infantry Regiment);	Kim Ung; (I Corps Commander); Kim Chae-uk; (I Corps Deputy Cmdr); Yu Sin; (I Corps Chief of Staff); Choe Kwang; (1st Infantry Division); Pang Ho-san; (6th Infantry DIvision); Choe Hyon; (3rd Guard Brigade); Choe Yul-sok; (203rd Armored Regiment); ;
Strength
1st Infantry Division; 17th Infantry Regiment;	I Corps

The Operation Western Region (Hangul: 서부지역 작전; Hanja: 西部地域作戰) was a defensive operation conducted by the Republic of Korea Armed Forces (ROK) between 25 and 28 June 1950 against the Operation Pokpung of the Korean People's Army (KPA) during the beginning of the Korean War. On 25 June 1950, the KPA I Corps launched a surprising attack on the ROK forces located in the western region of the 38th Parallel. The ROK delayed the KPA advance and created conditions for the United Nations to participate early, but lost territories in Ongjin Peninsula and cities nearby Seoul.^[1]

Prelude[]

North Korea[]

Korean People's Army Ground Force^[1]

I Corps - Major General Kim Ung / Brigadier General Kim Chae-uk / Brigadier General Yu Sin
- (Ongjin & Yonan Peninsula direction) - participant
  - 3rd Guard Brigade - Brigadier General Choe Hyon
    - 1st Regiment, 6th Infantry Division (attached)
- (Kaesong direction) - participant
  - 6th Infantry Division - Brigadier General Pang Ho-san
  - 2nd Battalion, 17th Artillery Regiment
- (Munsan direction) - participant
  - 1st Infantry Division - Brigadier General Choe Kwang
  - 203rd Regiment, 105th Armored Brigade
- (Dongducheon direction) - non-participant
  - 4th Infantry Division - Brigadier General Lee Kwon-mu
  - 3rd Battalion, 203rd Armored Regiment
  - 1st Battalion, 17th Artillery Regiment
- (Pocheon direction) - non-participant
  - 3rd Infantry Division - Brigadier General Lee Yong-ho
  - 105th Armored Brigade - Ryu Kyong-su
  - 3rd Battalion, 17th Artillery Regiment
- (Reserves) - non-participant
  - 13th Infantry Division - Brigadier General Choe Yong-chin
  - 15th Infantry Division - Brigadier General Pak Song-chol

South Korea[]

Battles[]

Battle of Ongjin Peninsula[]

Main article: Battle of Ongjin Peninsula

Battle of Kaesong–Munsan–Bongilcheon[]

Main article: Battle of Kaesong–Munsan

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Yang, Yeong-jo; Nam, Jeong-ok; Son, Gyu-seok; Bak, Dong-chan (2005-12-12). "6.25 전쟁사 2 (The History of the Korean War Book 2)" (in Korean). Institute for Military History, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea. pp. 107–279. ISSN 1739-2705. https://www.imhc.mil.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201307010458300150.pdf.

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[6.25_전쟁사_2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Yang, Yeong-jo; Nam, Jeong-ok; Son, Gyu-seok; Bak, Dong-chan (2005-12-12). "6.25 전쟁사 2 (The History of the Korean War Book 2)" (in Korean). Institute for Military History, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea. pp. 107–279. ISSN 1739-2705. https://www.imhc.mil.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201307010458300150.pdf.

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