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Battle of Gorangpo
Part of Korean War
Date25–26 June 1950
Location
Gorangpo-ri, Jangnam-myeon, Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Result
  • DPRK victory
  • Successful ROK withdrawal
Belligerents
Battle of Gorangpo North Korea Battle of Gorangpo South Korea
Commanders and leaders
  • Choe Kwang
  • Bang Ho-san
  • Hwang Seok
  • Kim Yang-choon
  • Lee Chang-kwon
  • Hyun Hak-bong
  • Kim Hoo-jin
  • Han Il-rae
  • Kim Hyun-ki
  • Lim Hae-min
  • Paik Sun-yup
  • Choe Kyung-rok
  • Kim Jeom-gon
  • Kim Ik-ryeol
  • Choe Young-hee
Strength
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 6th Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division

The Battle of Gorangpo was one of a series of coordinated attacks beginning on 25 June 1950 that marked the beginning of the Korean War.[1]

  1. ^ Keegan, John (1979). World armies. Facts on File. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-87196-407-6. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

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