Evening star., 1951-01-02
Korea
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C1O1D L IL 4oL Z dSLt
Uttered the frozen and rugged
battlefield.
Gen. Macarthur headquarters
called their New Years assault an
all-out attack pressed by the en-
emy with complete disregard for
his losses. which have been ex-
tremely heavy"
Human Bridges Formed.
The first suicidal waves hurled
themselves on land mines, ex-
ploding them. Then succeeding
waves climbed over their bodies.
Other advance waves formed
human bridges over barbed wire
entanglements.
Allied planes of all categories
took heavy enemy toll. Ground
observers estimated that 6 1000 Red
casualties were inflicted Monday
by air action alone.
Pilots of one group of F-8C
Shooting Star jets said they an
initiated an entire company OF
Communists 6 miles east of Ko.
rangpo. That is % miles north
of Seoul.
Flyers of Navy Skyraider bomb
ers from the United States aircraft
carrier Valley Forge reported then
deadly low-level attacks forced
Red troops to retreat from a ridge
6 miles south of Hwachon. That
is SO miles northeast of Seoul.
'Major Pullback."
The Communist wedge drive into
the west flank was described in a
field dispatch by Associated Press
War Correspondent John Ran.
dolph as amounting to "a major
pullback and big sag in the de-
tense line across South Korea
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
said that, in addition to the thrust
south of Tongduchon, Red forces
had penetrated to 9 miles north
west Of Uijongbu and to Kapyong
The penetration northwest o1
UnJongbu is within 20 miles OF
Seoul. That to Kapyong is at q
point IS miles northeast of Seoul
Between nine and 10 Chimes,
and North Korean army corps-uy
to 100000 men-were on the bat
tie line. Gen. Macarthur said ther,
were six Chinese Red army corp
and that prisoners have been taker
from seventh Chinese army corp
last known in action around Hung.
nam in Northeast Korea. That /.
the area evacuated Christmas evs
by the United States 10th Corps
Three North Korean army corp.
also were listed by Gen. MacAr.
thurs headquarters at the front.
EaSt-Central Sector Dented.
These forces, backed by reserve.
adding up to total of more thar
million drove the menacins
wedge into the West flank and also
punched big dent in the East.
Cenrtal sector. The latter thrust
was aimed at cutting off Scouts
defenders from their road of re-
retreat southeast to the old Pusar
beachheads.
An 9th Army spokesman said
the Red threat on both fanks was
serious but not critical.
No estimate of Allied losses
during the Red offensive's first
phase-from pm. New Years
eve to 3 am. New Years Day
was permitted
But the shock of the first at
tack crushed a regiment of the
veteran South Korean 1st Divi.
sion near Choksong, 25 miles
north of Seoul. It was hit by Red
forces which crossed the frozen
Imjin River.
A Red column raced through
the gap and wheeled east for ar
attack on an American division
U. N. divisions on the flanks OF
the routed South Korean division
had to pull back.
Whole Villages Fired.
Flames lit the sky last night a,
engineers of retreating U. N. divi.
slons put the torch to whole vii.
lagos. .a..,
Correspondent Randolph, in a
dispatch from the front nortl. c1
Seoul, said the Red thrust had
threatened to "split the western
front wide open"
But a United States 9th Army
brieflng officer said the retreat
was. for the most part, orderly
and carried out to stabilize the
U. N. line. The Withdrawals con-
tinued through yesterday and last
night.
Mr.. Randolph said many COW
ering troops died with guns
flaming.
Wea1y men who had gone Sleep
less for 48 hours piled into trucks
for the retreat.