Bullets For Breakfast KW (id:#63127)

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Chindong-Ni, South Korea 1950-08-03 (2 others)

Overview:

As July drew to a close, the elite KPA 6th Division moved rapidly to the southern coast in order to slip around the UN left flank, punch a hole through the anticipated weak American defenses, and occupy Pusan in a lightning stroke that would end the war in dramatic fashion. Unaware of the North Korean movements, Col. John Michaelis, Commanding Officer of the 27th Infantry Regiment ("Wolfhounds"), had established his rear Regimental HQ in a schoolhouse on the outskirts of the fishing village of Chindong-ni, astride the most southern coastal road. On 03 August, Michaelis awoke to the sound of gunfire peppering the building. During the night, lead elements of the 14th Regiment had infiltrated the ridgeline to the north and scattered the lax perimeter security troops.

Defender: American (27th Infantry Regiment, 11th Field Artillery Battalion and 8072nd Tank Battalion, 25th Infantry Division and 8th Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division)  

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