X Corps

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X Corps was a U.S. Army corps-level formation best known for its major role in the Korean War, including the Inchon landing and subsequent operations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
X Corps (United States) 4
X Corps canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army corps
activationDate 1942
alliance United Nations Command
coalitionRole UN ground component headquarters
commandStructureType field army corps
componentUnit 1st Marine Division
3rd Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
Republic of Korea I Corps (attached at times)
conflict Korean War
country United States of America
designation X Corps (United States)
linked to: X Corps
disbanded true
engagement Eastern Korea campaigns (1950–1951)
Second Battle of Seoul
formedInConflict World War II
garrisonDuringKoreanWar Pusan (staging)
linked to: Busan, South Korea
higherCommandDuringKoreanWar Far East Command
historicalEra Cold War
World War II era
militaryBranch United States Army
notableCommander Edward M. Almond NERFINISHED
John W. O’Daniel
Matthew B. Ridgway
linked to: Matthew Ridgway

Ned Almond
notableEvacuation Hungnam evacuation
notableFor amphibious assault operations
joint Army–Marine operations
notableOperation Battle of Inchon
linked to: Inchon Landing

Chosin Reservoir campaign
Inchon landing
linked to: Inchon Landing

Seoul offensive (1950)
Wonsan landing
opposedBy Chinese People’s Volunteer Army
North Korean People’s Army
participatedIn Chinese First Phase Offensive response
Evacuation from Hungnam
linked to: Hungnam evacuation

UN offensive into North Korea (1950)
linked to: Korean War
partOf U.S. Army order of battle in Korean War
primaryOpponentsInKorea North Korea
People’s Republic of China
linked to: China
role corps-level headquarters
serviceBranchRole ground combat operations
size corps
subordinateTo Eighth United States Army
theater Korean Peninsula
type field corps
usesRomanNumeral true

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward Almond notableCommand X Corps
Operation Chromite involvedUnit X Corps (United States)
linked to: X Corps
Second Battle of Seoul involvedUnit X Corps (United States)
linked to: X Corps
Alamo Force subordinateUnit X Corps (United States)
linked to: X Corps
X Corps designation X Corps (United States)
linked to: X Corps