Battle of Masan
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The Battle of Masan was an engagement between United Nations Command and North Korean forces, which took place early in the Korean War between August 5 and September 19, 1950, in the vicinity of Masan
American tanks advance west of Masan
US forces retreat during the Battle of Taejon
Troops of the 24th Infantry move to the Masan battleground
M24 Chaffee light tanks wait for a North Korean attack near Masan
The Battle of the Pusan Perimeter, known in Korean as the Battle of the Naktong River Defense Line, was a large-scale battle between United Nations Command and North Korean forces lasting from August
Battle of Masan
…the Korean War between August 5 and September 19, 1950, in the vicinity of Masan and the Naktong River in southeastern South Korea. It was part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter, and was one of several large engagements fought simultaneously. The battle ended in a victory for the UN after large numbers of United States Army…
UN soldiers from the 27th US Infantry await North Korean attacks across the Naktong River from positions on the Pusan Perimeter, September 1950.
UN troops unload in Korea
An M4 Sherman tank being loaded onto a barge at the port of Oakland, California, prior to shipment to Pusan, 1950
US aircraft attack a North Korean train with rockets and napalm, 1950