Chinese First Phase Offensive

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The Chinese First Phase Offensive was the initial large-scale intervention by Chinese forces in the Korean War, launching surprise attacks that pushed United Nations troops southward and marked a major escalation of the conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Korean War ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Phase Campaign ⓘ
First Phase Offensive of the Chinese People's Volunteers ⓘ
belligerent North Korea ⓘ
People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China

Republic of Korea ⓘ
linked to: South Korea

United Nations Command ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualties heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
characteristic concealed Chinese involvement ⓘ
limited in geographic scope ⓘ
use of terrain and surprise ⓘ
combatantCommander Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
Paik Sun-yup ⓘ
Peng Dehuai ⓘ
Walton H. Walker ⓘ
conflict Korean War ⓘ
country People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
endDate 1950-11-05 ⓘ
followedBy Chinese Second Phase Offensive ⓘ
historicalSignificance ended UN expectations of a quick victory ⓘ
marked the first large-scale Chinese intervention in the Korean War ⓘ
location Chongchon River area ⓘ
linked to: Chongchon River

Korean Peninsula ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ
Onjong ⓘ
Ryesong River area ⓘ
Unsan ⓘ
militaryUnit Chinese 13th Army Group ⓘ
Chinese People's Volunteer Army ⓘ
ROK 1st Infantry Division ⓘ
Republic of Korea II Corps ⓘ
U.S. 1st Cavalry Division ⓘ
U.S. 1st Infantry Division (Philippine Army) ⓘ
U.S. 24th Infantry Division ⓘ
U.S. Eighth Army ⓘ
objective to inflict casualties on UN forces ⓘ
to push UN forces away from the Yalu River ⓘ
to test UN strength and intentions ⓘ
partOf Chinese intervention in the Korean War ⓘ
precededBy UN advance to the Yalu River ⓘ
result Chinese operational success ⓘ
UN forces pushed southward ⓘ
halt of UN advance toward Yalu River ⓘ
startDate 1950-10-25 ⓘ
strategy encirclement of UN units ⓘ
infiltration tactics ⓘ
surprise night attacks ⓘ

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Chinese Second Phase Offensive → precededBy → Chinese First Phase Offensive ⓘ
ROK I Corps → notableEngagement → Chinese First Phase Offensive ⓘ
Chinese First Phase Offensive → alsoKnownAs → First Phase Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Chinese First Phase Offensive
Chinese First Phase Offensive → alsoKnownAs → First Phase Offensive of the Chinese People's Volunteers ⓘ
linked to: Chinese First Phase Offensive
Chinese People's Volunteer Army corps-level commanders → engagedIn → First Phase Campaign (Korean War) ⓘ
linked to: Chinese First Phase Offensive