Eighth Army supplies weapons. Unit moves to Ae-do, an island off Sinanju. December UN Forces continue withdrawal from North Korea. Meanwhile exodus of North Koreans friendly with UN begins. Small self-defense units formed to protect refugees fleeing south.
Small units begin consolidating into larger units.
Several battles between communist units and newly formed partisan units take place as withdrawal continues. January 8 US Eighth Army informed that semi-organized partisan groups are still active in North Korea's Hwanghae Province but are being forced to withdraw to offshore islands. January 14 ROK Navy vessels withdraw refugees from Upcho-ri on Hwanghae Province's southwest coast while partisan fight a delaying action to cover the withdrawal. Meanwhile North Korean troops are closing in on a second partisan group defending refugees in Hwanghae's northwestern quadrant. Meanwhile the P'yongyang Partisan Regiment, the partisan group in northwestern Hwanghae Province, ambushes its North Korean pursuers.