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3308 Fix Bayonets! An heroic old-fashioned charge in the Korean War
3308 Fix Bayonets! An heroic old-fashioned charge in the Korean War
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17 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2023
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1951 had begun disastrously for the United Nations forces in Korea. On December 31st, 1950, the Chinese 13th Army breached UN defences below the 38th parallel as part of the Third Phase Campaign and, on January 3rd, Seoul was evacuated by the US Eighth Army. The Eighth Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgeway, who had been in office for little over a week, taking up his command only on December 26th, 1950. Dur: 18mins File: .mp3
Released:
Apr 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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