Battle of Gorangpo

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]

Battle of Gorangpo
Part of Korean War
Date 25–26 June 1950 Location Gorangpo Result DPRK victory Successful ROK withdrawal
Belligerents
North Korea	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

Order of battle

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• 1st Infantry Division - Brigadier General Choe Kwang
  • 1st Infantry Regiment - Colonel Hwang Seok
  • 2nd Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Yang-choon
  • 3rd Infantry Regiment - Senior Colonel Lee Chang-kwon
  • Artillery Regiment - Colonel Hyun Hak-bong
• 6th Infantry Division - Brigadier General Bang Ho-san
  • 13th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Hoo-jin
  • 14th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Han Il-rae
  • 15th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Hyun-ki
  • Artillery Regiment - Senior Colonel Lim Hae-min

Republic of Korea

• 1st Infantry Division - Colonel Paik Sun-yup
  • 11th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Choe Kyung-rok
  • 12th Infantry Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Kim Jeom-gon
  • 13th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Ik-ryeol
  • 15th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Choe Young-hee

References

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