Battle of Osan

The Battle of Osan was the first engagement between the United States and North Korea during the Korean War. On July 5, 1950, Task Force Smith, an American task force of 540 infantry supported by an artillery battery, was moved to Osan, south of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and was ordered to fight as a rearguard to delay the advancing North Korean forces while more US troops arrived to form a stronger defensive line to the south. The task force lacked both anti-tank guns and effective infantry anti-tank weapons and had been equipped with obsolete rocket launchers and a few 57 mm recoilless rifles. Aside from a limited number of HEAT shells for the unit's 105 mm howitzers, crew-served weapons that could defeat T-34/85 tanks from the Soviet Union had not yet been distributed to the US Army forces in South Korea.

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1950-07-04T00:00:00Z

1950 Battle of Osan

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1232 Battle of Cheoin

1592-07-13T00:00:00Z

1592-07-13T00:00:00Z

1592 Battle of Yongin

1593-01-13T00:00:00Z

1593-01-13T00:00:00Z

1593 Battle of Bald Shiroyama Castle

1950-07-06T00:00:00Z

1950-07-06T00:00:00Z

1950 Battle of Pyongtaek

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Osan Bazooka Team

DA-SN-84-04435

Battle of Osan Map (ko)

Battle of Osan Map (zh-hans)

Battle of Osan Map (zh-hant)

Battle of Osan Map

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Kumyangjang-ni	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1232	Battle of Cheoin	battle, Saritai, Kim Yun-hu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1592	Battle of Yongin	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1593	Battle of Bald Shiroyama Castle	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1950	Battle of Osan	United States, North Korea, South Korea, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1950	Battle of Pyongtaek	United States, battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1976	LIG Nex1	arms industry, business, aerospace industry, enterprise	Wikidata
site	bunker	1970	Command Post Tango	command post, United States Forces Korea, bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Anseong Muyangseong Fortress	historic site, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Cheo Inseong	historic site, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Halmi Mountain Fortress	historic site, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Hwaseong Fortress	historic site, fortress, palace	Wikidata
site	fort		Pyeongtaek Museongsanseong Fortress	fortress, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Suwon Ancient Town	historic site, fortified town, fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Osan Bazooka Team		Commons
commons	image		DA-SN-84-04435		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Osan Map (ko)		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Osan Map (zh-hans)		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Osan Map (zh-hant)		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Osan Map		Commons