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OCR Page 1 of 16The President
SCC. 3.807 June 10' Date, the
Washington, D.C.
26 December 1950
JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 162
(maps attached)
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From 0700/22 (EST) to 0700/26 (EST)
From 2100/22 (Korea) to 2100/26 (Korea)
BOO
1. Situation in Brief:
a. Ground: The enemy continued moving major elements, includ-
ing Chinese Communist units, into the line facing U.N. forces along the 38th
parallel, and commenced probing for soft spots. In the U.S. I Corps sector,
elements of the 1st ROK Division, which had captured Korangpo and sur-
rounding high ground, were forced to withdraw in the face of a CCF counter-
attack on 24 December. Enemy artillery has been observed slightly north
of the Imjin River opposite U.S. I Corps sector. A CCF unit estimated to be
a division has been observed in the area 5 miles northeast of Korangpo, and
another CCF division was reported in the Kuhwa area. In the U.S. IX Corps
sector, a heavy firefight between a reinforced hostile company and elements
of the 24th U.S. Infantry Division occurred in the area 7 miles southeast of
Yonchon on 25 December; about 60 enemy troops were killed. Small hostile
groups were active on the U.S. IX Corps front, apparently endeavoring to
determine friendly dispositions and to seek routes of advance for impending
offensive operations. One CCF division was observed moving southwest 15
miles west of Pyonggang. North Koreans released 11 U.S. and 25 ROK PW's
in Yonchon. One U.S. returnee reported observing 3 Soviet officers in Chor-
won on 21 December, and two to three CCF divisions marching southwest
toward Yonchon. In the ROK III Corps sector, one or more regiments of
the 10th North Korean Division aggressively attacked elements of the 8th
ROK Division approximately 10 miles northeast of Chunchon, penetrating
several thousand yards before being contained. The attacks continued for
four days before the hostile force was driven back, and major elements have
now withdrawn across the 38th parallel. By-passed elements of this force
are being tracked down by patrols of the 7th and 8th ROK Divisions, and ele-
ments of the ROK II Corps. On the east coast, elements of the 9th ROK Divi-
sion engaged a hostile force 13 miles inland near the 38th parallel. The
U.S. X Corps completed evacuation of the Hungnam beachhead at 1436/24 (KT),
under light enemy harassing mortar fire, as the 3d U.S. Infantry Division
completed outloading all personnel and equipment. A total of 105,000 troops,
including ROK units, approximately 100,000 refugees, 17,500 vehicles, and
350,000 tons of organizational equipment and supplies were evacuated of which
1,500 tons were airlifted. Coordinated ground counterattack, artillery and
naval gunfire, and close air support by land and carrier based planes enabled
the evacuation to proceed with comparatively little loss of personnel and no
loss of equipment or general supplies. The X Corps, assigned to U.S. Eighth
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