Battle of Gorangpo

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1st Infantry Division6th Infantry Division 1st Infantry Division		Dates 25 Jun 1950 – 26 Jun 1950
Results DPRK victory, Successful ROK withdrawal Similar Battle of Pyongtaek, Battle of Hill 282, Battle of Kyongju, Battle of Chumonchin Chan, Korean War

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.

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

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

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