Word: counterattacks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fighting farther north, found themselves cut off by an enemy roadblock. U.S. units broke up the roadblock, and the South Koreans got through to the Allied lines. Wonju was then attacked on three sides by the determined North Koreans, and seemed about to fall when an Allied counterattack saved it temporarily. Twenty-four hours later, the U.N. forces abandoned the town...
...enough economic and political vigor, enough military strength" around "the captive world" to withstand Communist aggression by civil war "or even by satellite attacks"; 2) hold unswervingly to the Atlantic Treaty's promise to fight Russia if she started all-out war-but keep the freedom to counterattack wherever & whenever the U.S. thought it would do the most good...
...When the Chinese first struck in the Changjin area, Smith had two regiments at Yudam, west of the reservoir, and a third strung out along the road from Hagaru to the south. The Chinese hit the two regiments at Yudam with no less than three divisions, but wilted under counterattack. They next failed to knock out the headquarters garrison at Hagaru, which would have prevented the division from assembling at that point. Finally, they failed to overrun the garrison at Koto, a move which would have blocked the marines' road...
...required it-which was often. Last month, when the early winter caught many front-line troops without winter clothing, Combat Cargo offloaded other supplies and flew in tons of shoepacs, parkas, woolen underwear and ski socks. And within hours after the ist Cavalry Division had run into the Chinese counterattack of last Halloween, the airlift had switched from gas and C rations to ammunition and medical supplies. Sometimes, too, the situation called for a fast switch in reverse. Just before the last transport plane pulled out of Sinanju last week, one of Tunner's men noticed on the airfield...
...next night the Reds staged a furious counterattack, heralded by bugling, whistling, and the brazen clang of cymbals which dismally reminded the G.I.s of the surprise Chinese attack in early November. The South Koreans lost all of their ground north of Tokchon, and the town as well. Said a U.S. officer: "We can only assume that the R.O.K. II Corps [6th, 7th and 8th Divisions] disintegrated." The 1st Cavalry Division had to be rushed up to prevent a breakthrough. One company of the 25th Division was overrun ("There's damned little of that company left," the assistant division commander...