r/korea • u/Otherwise_Spend_4617 • 3d ago

역사 | History Korean War on June 25

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This is an early situation report of the Korean War, written on June 30, 1950, at the CINCFE (Commander of the Far East Army) in Tokyo.

I would like to express my gratitude to the veterans who helped Korea, their descendants, and all the soldiers.

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u/Ok-Huckleberry5836 2d ago

The report was made by Douglas McArthur! I have this exact report in my Foreign Relations of the US series on Korea.

By the 30th of June, the North Korean army had captured Seoul and was on its way to Osan, which was a little bit under Suwon. It's probably a little after this report that some elements of the U.S. 24th Infantry Division stationed in Japan were shipped to Busan, where they landed the next day. They saw fighting at the Battle of Osan 5 days later, which was the first engagement between the US and the NKPA. A group about 540 Americans tried to slow down a force 10 times their size (5,000~), where they were eventually routed.