Evening star., 1951-12-04
u. s., British Marine!
Land 13O Miles North
OF Korea Battlefront
Withdrew After Smash
At Communications
In Tonehon Vicinity
By the Associoted Press

SEOUL, Korea, Dec. 4.-British
and American Marines ripped
through Red defenses 1870 miles
behind the front in the most
powerful hit-and-run commando
raid of the Korean war, the Allies
announced today.
The Anglo American force
stormed ashore on the East Coast
Sunday night under cover of heavy
naval gunfire. The troops shot
up Communist communications
and transport midway between
the Soviet frontier and the front.
The announcement was with
held until. presumably, the raiders
had withdrawn. U. N. naval
headquarters listed two British
fcommandos as wounded. No
United States Marine casualties
were reported.
Transport Lines Hit.
The surprise assault on the
beaches near Tanchon, ITO miles
north of the 38th Parallel, broke
through heavy Red machinegun
fire and carried the raiders astride
Communist coastal transport lines
The surprise Allied raid came
two days after the Reds captured
the island of Taehwa, far up on
Red Korea's west coast between
the mouths Of the Yalu and
Chongchon Rivers.
The Allies had not reported oc-
cupation of the island. But the
United States 9Th Army today said
1000 Chinese stormed ashore from
canoes, sampansI and motorboats
British and Canadian warships
evacuated 300 to 400 Allied guer-
rillaS on the island. The U. N
Command did not mention two
smaller islands near Taehwa which
the Reds said they captured.
Red BOmbers Downed.
The Red amphibious action ap-
parently led to Fridays big air
battle and explained the mysteri-
Gus appearance of a fight of
Russian-type bombers. Eight
twin-engine TU-2 bombers were
shot down by United States Sabre
jets before they could reach the
islands.
Four Red planes. apparently
jets, swept over Seoul in daylight
Monday in their deepest pene-
tration. No bombs were dropped.
But three Red planes, perhaps
from the same flight, did bomb
the frozen western front. United
States Sd Division troops wer,
driven to cover.
Bitter cold became the worst
enemy of finfantrymen on both
sides of the 145-mile front lines
Temperatures dropped to zero in
the eastern mountains. There
was so little fighting the 9th
Army communique reported ac-
tions by squads. 1t told of at
tacks by three Red squads Tues
day at three points.
Twelve United States Sabre lets
tuesday sent 40 Russian type
M1G-15 jets racing back to the
safety of their Manchurian bases
IN long-range chase.
Camp Fires Strafed.
One flight of carrier planes
caught Red troops on the east
coast south of Wonsan sitting
around 100 camp fires. Pilots
strafed and bombed until the area
was well covered" Rocket ships
f1red 5000 rockets on Wonsan ir
the 29lst consecutive day OF
commandment of the east port
city.
Allied casualties, exclusive o1
South Korean, were placed al
l07.611 in a Irvey taken among
U. N. delegations at Paris. Most
recent official South Korean cas-
ualty figure, in June, was 212,544
Against this total of approx
mately 100000, the United States
has estimated Red casualties. al
more than 100000. Heaviest
U. N. losses have been suffered
by Americans. The United State:
figure is 100.883. including 1892:
dead, 1868 missing and 1885,
wounded.