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The President T 1 Washington, D.C. 11 October 1950 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 106 (maps attached) From 0700/10 (EST) to 0700/11 (EST) From 2100/10 (Korea) to 2100/11 (Korea) 1. Situation in Brief: The U.N. offensive continues to penetrate deeper into north Korea, although resistance by hostile forces is gradually increasing. The most significant gains were registered by the 6th ROK Division in the Kumhwa area. In a two-pronged drive, the 7th ROK Regiment advanced to the road junction 8 miles southeast of Pyonggang, while the 2d ROK Regiment entered the town of Choso. In Wonsan, heavy street fighting continued throughout most of the period, as the ROK Capitol Division entered the city to assist the 3d ROK Division in securing the airfield and mopping up enemy remnants. By 1200/11 (KT), the Wonsan airfield was opened for U.N. aircraft. On the western portion of the front, flank regiments of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division made some advances against decreasing resistance; however, the 8th U.S. Cavalry Regiment could make no significant gains against stubborn, well-entrenched forces. The 1st ROK Division launched an attack northward from an area approximately 15 miles east of Kaesong. The concentration of naval strength off Wonsan included ROCHESTER, WORCESTER, HELENA, MADDOX, THOMAS, and DEHAVEN on blockade and fire-support duty and in preparation for future operations. SWENSON, COLLETT with 12 U.S., 9 Japanese, and 3 ROK mine-sweepers were opening a channel into Wonsan through enemy minefields. PHILIPPINE SEA and LEYTE, escorted by MANCHESTER and 8 destroyers conducted air strikes in the Wonsan area, while other surface ships conducted blockade, reconnaissance and offensive air operations off northwest Korea. FEAF aircraft flew 486 effective sorties, including 256 combat. On 11 October, FEAF Bomber Command dispatched 26 B-29's and 4 RB-29's to continue attacks on bridges and enemy communications. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, m By NLT- we NARS, D 2/14/81