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| Battle of Uijeongbu | |||||||
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| Part ofKorean War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 South Korea |  North Korea | ||||||
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| 7th Infantry Division 2nd Infantry Division | 3rd Infantry Division 4th Infantry Division 105th Tank Brigade | ||||||
TheBattle of Uijeongbu was fought inUijeongbu during theKorean War from 25 to 26 June 1950, during the North Korean invasion of South Korea.[1]
The objectives of the North Koreans' offensive was divided into three lines. The aim of the first one was to passGaeseong,Munsan andSeoul. The second was to pass Uijeongbu and Seoul and the goal of the third was to passChuncheon. Of these three lines, the Chuncheon advance was halted, but the Gaeseong-Munsan line, after a 1-day delay, broke through and the Uijeongbu line broke through easily.
TheKorean People's Army (KPA) force comprised the3rd and4th Infantry Divisions led by Lee kwon mu reinforced by the105th Tank Brigade and was opposed by theRepublic of Korea Army (ROK)7th Infantry Division.
The ROK 7th Division was pushed from the front line, and established a defence line linkingPocheon andDongducheon. This couldn't hold, and the division was pushed backed to Uijeongbu. Chae Byeong-deok, the Chief of Staff of the South Korean Defence Corps, added the2nd Infantry Division and other men, but the next day the KPA pushed into Uijeongbu.
As a last resort, the South Koreans established another defence line atGangbuk-gu, but were defeated at theBattle of Miari. After three days of resistance, the KPA drove into Seoul.