Evening star., 1953-07-27
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Seoul. 1nchon was abandoned
by allies.
January 1O-Allies dug in more
than Is miles south of Seoul.
January 16-Allies made sur
priSing advance in West.
January 25-Large-Sc Red
withdrawal was reported in West
as allies opened limited offensive.
February 13-In central Korea,
Allies fell back to new line after
100000 Reds drove wedge 19
miles deep near Wonju.
February 16-Reds failed at
cost of 10000 men in central
front breakthrough attempt.
February 18-Communists be-
gan general withdrawal.
| February 22-Tank-led allies
opened Operation Killer" Of
fensive.
March 15-Abandoned Seoul
was reoccupied by Allies.
March 24-Gen. Macarthur
said allies had cleared South Ko-
rea of most organized Red forces
and invited the Communists to
meet him in the field to settle
the war.
April 5-Big tank-led forces,
led by Gen. Ridgway, moved into
North Korea on 40-mile front.
April 6-Gen. Macarthur was
disclosed to have applauded de-
mand for use of Chinese Nation
aliSt troops to open front against
Reds in Asia.
April 11-President Truman
fired Gen. Macarthur and re-
placed him with Gen. Ridgway.
Gen. James A. Van Fleet Sue
ceeded Gen. Ridgway.
April 23-Red Chinese opened
long-expected spring offensive,
ripped hole in U. N. center but
allies rolled with punch in fall
backs.
May Red offensive begged
down without capture of Seoul
by May Day, the Red goal.
May 17-Second Red spring
offensive opened in Central and
Eastern Korea.
May 22-Reds switched to re-
treat.
May 28-Chinese surrendered
in large numbers as allies swept
deeper into North Korea.
June IL - Allies penetrated
Iron triangle" seizing base
towns of Chorwon and Kumhwa.
June "a tJune %. United
States date)-Russian U. N.
Delegate Jacob Malik suggested
a cease fire.
June 25-Red China radio in
dorsed Malik proposal. with
qualifications.
July Reds rejected Ridg-
way plan to meet on Danish
hospital ship. Suggested talks at
Kaesong, three miles south of
Parallel 38, the only town still in
their hands that far south.
July 8-Three-man allied liai-
son team landed at KaeSong by
helicopters. Armed Communists
patrolled scene.
July 1O-Allied team, headed
by Vice Admiral G. Turner Joy,
met for four hours with Reds,
headed by North Korean Gen.
Nam II. Admiral Joy said he was
prepared to deal only with Ko-
rean military matters.
July 11-Red radio disclosed
demand for 12.5-mile-wide buffer
zone centered on 28th parallel,
withdrawal Of all foreign troops
and immediate cessation Of all
war activities, including recon-
naissance.
July 13-Gen. Ridgway de-
manded Reds clear troops from
Kaesong or choose some other
neutral site.
July 14-Talks resumed as
Reds agreed to guarantee Kae-
song neutrality,
July 27-August 4-Continuous
deadlock on where to draw cease
fire line, allies insisted on cur
rent battle line. largely in North
Korea.
! August 22-Communists ac-
cuse allies of airbombing Kae-
song and break of talks.
Gen. Ridgway counrer-charged
"frameup."
October 25.-After numerous
exchanges between participants,
talks resumed at Panmunjom.
November 27.-Cease-fire line
following current battlefront as
center Of four-mile buffer zone
was approved.
December 18-Prisoner-of war
lists exchanged. U. N. listed
about 10000; the Reds, 1859,
including 3,198 Americans.
December 29-Reds baked at
proposed ban on airf1eld con-
StructiOn.