UN Forces Press North Korean Assaults Around Taegu
In a wide scale action south and west of the Naktong River US and South Korean troops countered North Korean advances near Taegu and Kigye. Reports say North Korea’s 3rd division, one of its strongest, was involved and UN air and artillery fire aided the defense while preparations for future operations expanded along the eastern front.
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Few Red Troops Escape After Changnyong Bridgehead Battle
Frontline officers report a few of the 12 000 Red troops in the Changnyong bridgehead escaped across the Naktong river after a sharp Marine infantry counterattack. One Communist division was virtually destroyed in the American victory with hundreds of enemy bodies sighted on hills taken in the engagement.
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