Battle of Incheon 1950

MacArthur's UN forces land at Incheon, cut off the North Korean army and retake Seoul.

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Key facts

Date	1950
Type	Battle
Location	37.47° N, 126.60° E
Nearest city on the map	Seoul (about 35 km)
Territory of (map of 1945)	Korea (USA)

Rulers in 1950

Realm	Ruler	Reign
Rus' / Russia	Stalin	1924–1953
China	Mao Zedong	1949–1976
Japan (de facto ruler)	Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito)	1926–1989
India	Jawaharlal Nehru (PM)	1947–1964

The world around 1950

Year	Event	Where
1945	Atomic bombing of Hiroshima	Hiroshima
1945	Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa	Battle of Okinawa
1947	Partition and Indian independence	Delhi
1949	The People's Republic of China is proclaimed	Beijing
1954	Battle of Dien Bien Phu	Battle of Dien Bien Phu

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