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Title
This Is Where We Stand
Description
The 1st Marine Division had been cut off by tens of thousands of Communist Chinese regulars who had infiltrated into North Korea and closed the main supply road to the south. Now the Communist Chinese command moved swiftly to overwhelm the high ground around the Chosin Reservoir held by …
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Date
1950-11-27
Scenario#
210
Scenario Description
The 1st Marine Division had been cut off by tens of thousands of Communist Chinese regulars who had infiltrated into North Korea and closed the main supply road to the south. Now the Communist Chinese command moved swiftly to overwhelm the high ground around the Chosin Reservoir held by elements of the 7th Marine Regiment. On this night, the CVPA 1st Battalion, 235th Regiment came calling on Easy Company in a bid to break through to the command posts of the 5th and 7th Marines.
Location
Yudam-Ni, North Korea
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Battle of Lake Jangjin, was an important battle in the Korean War. The name "Chosin" is derived from the Japanese pronunciation "Chōshin", instead of the Korean pronunciation. The battle took place about a month after the People's Republic of China entered the conflict and sent the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) 9th Army to infiltrate the northeastern part of North Korea. On 27 November 1950, the Chinese force surprised the US X Corps commanded by Major General Edward Almond at the Chosin Reservoir area. A brutal 17-day battle in freezing weather soon followed. Between 27 November and 13 December, 30,000 United Nations Command troops (later nicknamed "The Chosin Few") under the field command of Major General Oliver P. Smith were encircled and attacked by about 120,000 Chinese troops under the command of Song Shilun, who had been ordered by Mao Zedong to destroy the UN forces. The UN forces were nevertheless able to break out of the encirclement and to make a fighting withdrawal to the port of Hungnam, inflicting heavy casualties on the Chinese. US Marine units were supported in their withdrawal by the US Army's Task Force Faith to their east, which suffered heavy casualties and the full brunt of the Chinese offensive. The retreat of the US Eighth Army from northwest Korea in the aftermath of the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and the evacuation of the X Corps from the port of Hungnam in northeast Korea marked the complete withdrawal of UN troops from North Korea.
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Combatants
Communist Chinese
American
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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