6ㆍ25전쟁 초기 장사상륙작전의 전개과정과 성격

Abstract

This study is on the Jangsa's Landing Operations right before the Incheon's Landing Operations during the Korean War. At night on September 12, a Combined Forces of the ROK, US and British troops dared to make a feint amphibious operations in Gunsan, while on the east coast for two consecutive days, on September 14 and 15, UN air craft hit hard on the Samcheok area, another possible landing area, to divert enemy's concern on the west. The student volunteer soldiers of the ROK 1st Independent Anti-Guerrilla Battalion led by Capt. Lee Myeong-hum (Later renamed Lee Chong-hun) even practically landed at the beach in Jangsa, south of Pohang, at dawn on September 15. Unfortunately, however, as their Landing Ship Dock had run a ground because of the typhoon Kezia, they were exposed to enemy troops there. They fought against the enemy on the beach capturing a nearby hill position. But they withdrew suffering heave losses. In brief, the Incheon's Landing Operations had been in progress under a carefully thought-out deception operations. Operational security measures had been so through that the US Far East Command had not transmitted their reports to the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the right moment and the JCS misunderstood the FEC. This Jangsa's Landing Operations is analyzed that it was successful in the view they have achieved the operational purpose inspite of many victims of soldiers.