The Battle of Osan was the first engagement between
United States and
North Korean forces during the
Korean War, on July 5, 1950. A U.S.
task force of 400
infantry supported by an
artillery battery was moved to
Osan, south of the South Korean capital
Seoul, and ordered to fight as a
rearguard to delay advancing North Korean forces while additional U.S. forces arrived in-country to form a defensive line. The task force lacked both
anti-tank guns and effective infantry anti-tank weapons. Aside from a limited number of
HEAT shells for the unit's
105-mmhowitzers, crew-served weapons capable of defeating the T-34 had not been distributed to
U.S. Army forces in Korea at the time. In the first encounter, a North Korean tank column overran the task force and continued its advance south. After the column had successfully breached American lines, the task force opened fire on a force of some 5,000 North Korean infantry approaching its position, temporarily holding up the North Korean advance. Eventually, North Korean troops
overwhelmed American positions, and the remnants of the task force retreated in disorder. (more...)
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