The Chinese First Phase Campaign began on the morning of 25 October when the 118th Division of the 40th Army wiped out an infantry battalion of the ROK 6th Division a mere dozen miles from the Yalu River. Communist Chinese Forces (CCF) offensive operations begin north of Unsan with fighting between CCF and ROK forces; first Chinese soldier is captured. American forces were again surprised in late October 1950, when it appeared that all North Korean resistance had crumbled between the 38th Parallel and the As the South Korean troops moved into the valleys heading for the Yalu River, the Chinese watched and on 25 October, made their move. 21 November 1950. The defeat of the Beiyang Fleet at the Battle of Yalu River was a major propaganda victory for Japan, with many major European newspapers, including the London Times, Le Temps and Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti providing front page coverage and crediting the Japanese victory to its rapid assimilation of western methods technology. The Manchurian city of Antung is across the river… During this operation, numerous northern troops were cut off, while the rest of the North Korean troops withdrew over the Yalu River, on the border with China. A Korean girl With her brother on her back tiredly trudges by a stalled M-26 tank, at Haengju. 1-2 Nov: First U.S. battle with CCF, near Unsan. The chairman was willing to intervene, but he needed assurances of Soviet air power. In September 1950 an ambitious counter-offensive was launched. Chinese forces launch first phase offensive, an attack on the South Korean 6 th Division. 29 Oct: U.S. 7th Division lands at Iwon. Confident that the UN air force could detect and disrupt any troop movements across the Yalu River, MacArthur launched the Home-by-Christmas Offensive on November 24 to rout the remaining Chinese and North Korean forces and to end the Korean War. Attacks on Yalu River Bridges, November 1950 Yalu River bridges at Sinuiju, North Korea, under attack by planes from USS Leyte (CV-32). Nevertheless, General MacArthur decided to push on to the Chinese/North Korean border, the Yalu River. 26 Oct: ROK forces reach the Yalu River at Ch’osan. South Korean troops reach the Yalu River, the natural border separating North Korea from China. Korean War - Korean War - Back to the 38th parallel: As UNC troops crossed the 38th parallel, Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong received a plea for direct military aid from Kim Il-sung. Undeterred, General MacArthur ordered a bold offensive on 24 November to push right up to the Yalu River, which marked the border between North Korea and north-east China. Three spans have been dropped on the highway bridge, but the railway bridge (lower bridge) appears to be intact. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Yalu_River_(1894) 26 October 1950. The US offensive to the Yalu started on 24 November 1950 in wind chills of minus 20-30 degrees. 26 Oct: 1st Marine Division, X Corps, lands at Wonsan. Many in America believed the war would be over by Christmas, but some Washington diplomatic, military, and intelligence experts continued to raise dire warnings that the People's Republic of China might intervene. Most of North Korea is now under UN control. This force would also attack north to the Yalu River, the boundary between North Korea and China, once the offensive began. Interestingly, Gen. Almond's aide …