1. UN invasion traps Reds in Korea 2. UN Allied Forces close giant trap on Korean Reds 3. Orient at the crossroads (Extracts from Movietone News newsreels)

Accession Number F03507
Collection type Film
Measurement 5 min 51 sec
Object type Newsreel
Physical description 35mm/b&w/sound
Maker Movietone News
Place made Korea: Inchon, Korea: Kimpo, Korea: Pyongyang Area, Pyongyang, Korea: Taegu
Date made September 1950-October 1950; 1953
Access Open
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
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Description

Extracts from Movietone News newsreels relating to the war in Korea September to October 1950. 1. (1 min 36 sec). Coverage of the landings at Inchon, Korea 15 September 1950 by the X US Corps. Shows the naval bombardment by rocket ships and battleships of Task Force 77. The landing by US marines. Fleeing Korean civilians and a UN refugee camp south of Taegu. Republic of Korea troops on the move. 2. (2 min 44 sec) Taegu airfield and P-51 Mustang fighters. Kimpo airfield in UN hands. Major General Oliver Smith commanding 1st Marine Division plans advance on Seoul. Amtracks cross the Han River. US troops in action. North Korean POWs being fed rice. The citizens of Inchon begin rebuilding their city and receive rations from the UN Forces. USMC soldiers giving sweets to Korean children. Knocked out North Korean T-34 tanks. General Douglas MacArthur in the field. 3. (1 min 8 sec) 1st US Cavalry Division enter Pyongyang 19 October 1950 and are hailed as liberators. North Korean troops held up in a train tunnel are attacked by US troops using a recoiless rifle. Commonwealth troops on the move with Bren gun carriers.