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Word: kunu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Chinese hordes poured around the Eighth Army's open right flank, the 24th, 2nd and 25th Divisions fell back to the Chongchon and began crossing at Sinanju (see map), where a valuable airfield was lost, Anju and Kunu farther upriver. It was obvious that General Walker would have to keep his whole Eighth Army moving south if it was not to be trapped or rolled up from the flank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF KOREA: After the Breakthrough | 12/11/1950 | See Source »

...Kunu crossing, farthest inland and closest to the breakthrough zone, was the toughest. A 2nd Division regiment, commanded by Colonel Paul Freeman of Roanoke, Va., fought a rearguard action at Kunu to save as much as possible of an eight-mile vehicle train. Said the colonel: "We will go down the road on trucks, if we can. Otherwise we will destroy the trucks and go over the mountains, shooting backward every step of the way. We've gone through miracle after miracle, and we need one more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF KOREA: After the Breakthrough | 12/11/1950 | See Source »

...bulk of the 2nd got across at Kunu, as did the bulk of the other divisions at the other crossings, and the bridges were blown. Tokyo called the Chongchon withdrawal a "masterpiece...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF KOREA: After the Breakthrough | 12/11/1950 | See Source »

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