Battle of Inchon

1950 amphibious invasion during the Korean War in Incheon resulting in a victory and strategic reversal in favor of the UN Command. 
Battle of Incheon, Operation Chromite

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A U.N. LST slips into the harbor at Inchon prior to invasion by U.S. Marines HD-SN-99-03074

Battle of Inchon (cropped)

Battle of Inchon (cropped, 1to1 portrait)

Carrying scaling ladders, U.S. Marines in landing crafts head for the seawall at Inchon HD-SN-99-03077

First wave landing craft approach Inchon, Korea, on 15 September 1950 (NH 96877)

General Douglas MacArthur and members of his staff during Korean War (September 15, 1950)

General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, United Nations Forces in Korea, attends a briefing session at the 1st Marine Division Headquarters, Inchon, Korea.

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Commanding General for the unified U.N. forces Aiding the Republic of Korea to repel the North Korean Communists, and a staff officer (right) inspecting a Communist tank HD-SN-50-00926

Inchon landing map

Invasion of Ichon, Korea HD-SN-99-03065

LSTs unloading at Inchon, 15 September 1950. American forces land in Inchon harbor one day after Battle of Inchon began.

Landing craft and a LSMR off Inchon, Korea, 15 September 1950 (80-G-420024)

Landing craft approaching Inchon, Korea, on 15 September 1950 (NH 42351)

Landing craft loaded with Marines head for the smoking beach in invasion of Inchon, September 15, 1950 HD-SN-99-03075

Leathernecks lead patrol between destroyed buildings in "mop-up" of Wolmi Island, gateway to Inchon HD-SN-99-03082

Lopez scaling seawall

North Korean 76mm gun Inchon 1950

North Korean Il-10 Kimpo September 1950

Ruins of Inchon caused by Naval gunfire during Korean War. September 18, 1950.

The Landings at Inchon. 15 September 1950, Aerial Photographs Taken From Carrier Borne Aircraft of HMS Triumph Operating in Korean Waters in Support of the Landings. A31719

The Landings at Inchon. 15 September 1950, Aerial Photographs Taken From Carrier Borne Aircraft of HMS Triumph Operating in Korean Waters in Support of the Landings. A31721

USS Toledo (CA-133) fires at targets at Inchon, in September 1950

U.S. Marines tank during the Korean War

U.S. Navy destroyers bombard Wolmi-Do island, Korea, on 13 September 1950 (80-G-419905)

WAR IN KOREA- A tobacco warehouse goes up in flames in central Inchon, as U.S. Marines of the 1st Div wait for further orders to move on, during the drive of the U.S. forces against the North Korean enemy 111-SC-348595

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
image		A U.N. LST slips into the harbor at Inchon prior to invasion by U.S. Marines HD-SN-99-03074			Wikimedia
image		Battle of Inchon (cropped)			Wikimedia
image		Battle of Inchon (cropped, 1to1 portrait)			Wikimedia
image		Carrying scaling ladders, U.S. Marines in landing crafts head for the seawall at Inchon HD-SN-99-03077			Wikimedia
image		First wave landing craft approach Inchon, Korea, on 15 September 1950 (NH 96877)			Wikimedia
image		General Douglas MacArthur and members of his staff during Korean War (September 15, 1950)			Wikimedia
image		General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, United Nations Forces in Korea, attends a briefing session at the 1st Marine Division Headquarters, Inchon, Korea.			Wikimedia
image		General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Commanding General for the unified U.N. forces Aiding the Republic of Korea to repel the North Korean Communists, and a staff officer (right) inspecting a Communist tank HD-SN-50-00926			Wikimedia
image		Inchon landing map			Wikimedia
image		Invasion of Ichon, Korea HD-SN-99-03065			Wikimedia
image		LSTs unloading at Inchon, 15 September 1950. American forces land in Inchon harbor one day after Battle of Inchon began.			Wikimedia
image		Landing craft and a LSMR off Inchon, Korea, 15 September 1950 (80-G-420024)			Wikimedia
image		Landing craft approaching Inchon, Korea, on 15 September 1950 (NH 42351)			Wikimedia
image		Landing craft loaded with Marines head for the smoking beach in invasion of Inchon, September 15, 1950 HD-SN-99-03075			Wikimedia
image		"mop-up"%20of%20Wolmi%20Island,%20gateway%20to%20Inchon%20HD-SN-99-03082.jpg Leathernecks lead patrol between destroyed buildings in "mop-up" of Wolmi Island, gateway to Inchon HD-SN-99-03082			Wikimedia
image	1950	Lopez scaling seawall			Wikimedia
image		North Korean 76mm gun Inchon 1950			Wikimedia
image		North Korean Il-10 Kimpo September 1950			Wikimedia
image		Ruins of Inchon caused by Naval gunfire during Korean War. September 18, 1950.			Wikimedia
image		The Landings at Inchon. 15 September 1950, Aerial Photographs Taken From Carrier Borne Aircraft of HMS Triumph Operating in Korean Waters in Support of the Landings. A31719			Wikimedia
image		The Landings at Inchon. 15 September 1950, Aerial Photographs Taken From Carrier Borne Aircraft of HMS Triumph Operating in Korean Waters in Support of the Landings. A31721			Wikimedia
image		USS Toledo (CA-133) fires at targets at Inchon, in September 1950			Wikimedia
image		U.S. Marines tank during the Korean War			Wikimedia
image		U.S. Navy destroyers bombard Wolmi-Do island, Korea, on 13 September 1950 (80-G-419905)			Wikimedia
image		WAR IN KOREA- A tobacco warehouse goes up in flames in central Inchon, as U.S. Marines of the 1st Div wait for further orders to move on, during the drive of the U.S. forces against the North Korean enemy 111-SC-348595			Wikimedia

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