Uljin–Samcheok Landings
1968 unsuccessful infiltration attempt by North Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ulchin-Samcheok landings was an unsuccessful attempt by North Korea to establish guerrilla camps in the Taebaek Mountains on October 30, 1968, in order to topple Park Chung-hee's regime and bring about the reunification of Korea.
Ulchin-Samcheok landings | |||||||
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Part of the Korean War and the Cold War | |||||||
PPS-43, compasses, grenade, and fake ID from the Ulchin-Samcheok landings at the War Memorial of Korea | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
South Korea United States | North Korea | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Park Chung Hee Charles Bonesteel III Lyndon B Johnson | Kim Il Sung | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
US 6th Combat Aviation Platoon 70,000 |
Total Strength: 120 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Total casualties: South Korea 63 killed (incl. 23 civilians)[1] United States 3 killed 3 wounded [2] |
Total casualties: North Korea 110 killed 7 captured 3 unaccounted for |
Ulchin-Samcheok Landings | |
Hangul | 울진·삼척 무장 공비 침투 사건 |
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Hanja | 울진·삼척 무장 공비 침투 事件 |
Revised Romanization | uljin·samcheog mujang gongbi chimtu sageon |
McCune–Reischauer | uljin·samch'ŏk mujang kongbi ch'imt'u sagŏn |
As the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) became increasingly harder to penetrate following the Blue House Raid, Kim Il Sung deployed 120 North Korean commandos along eight separate coastal locations between Ulchin and Samcheok in Gangwon Province on a mission to indoctrinate South Korean citizens. However, the attempt failed, and the North Korean commandos were routed by South Korean and American forces.