USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -MacArthur had started to think about a landing somewhere behind enemy lines in early July 1950, and on August 12 he ordered his staff to prepare for an amphibious landing at Inch’ŏn, the port outlet of Seoul, located on Korea’s west coast.

Detailed explanation-2: -HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE The Inchon amphibious landing and battle to take Seoul directed by the commander of Republic of Korea and United Nations forces, U.S. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations Command.

Detailed explanation-3: -MacArthur felt that he could turn the tide if he made a decisive troop movement behind KPA lines, and preferred Incheon, over Chumunjin-up or Kunsan as the landing site. He had originally envisioned such a landing, code-named Operation Bluehearts, for 22 July, with the US Army’s 1st Cavalry Division landing at Incheon.

Detailed explanation-4: -MacArthur activated the X Corps to take part in the landings. Led by Edward Mallory “Ned” Almond, the X Corps was composed of the 7th Infantry Division, 1st Marine Division, and South Korean troops. On September 15, 1950, the soldiers, sailors, and Marines of X Corps landed at Inchon.