Battle of Masan

Battle of Masan
Part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter
American tanks advance west of Masan
Date August 5 – September 19, 1950 Location Masan, South Korea Result United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations  United States  South Korea	North Korea
Commanders and leaders
William B. Kean	Pang Ho San Paek Nak Chil
Units involved
25th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Regiment 35th Infantry Regiment 5th Infantry RCT National Police	6th Division 7th Division
Strength
~15,000	20,000
Casualties and losses
1,057 killed 3,085 wounded 20 missing	11,000 killed and deserted 3,000 captured

 United Nations

25th Infantry Division

The Battle of Masan was an engagement between United Nations (UN) and North Korean (NK) forces, which took place early in the Korean War between August 5 and September 19, 1950, in the vicinity of Masan and the Naktong River in South Korea. It was part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter, and was one of several large engagements fought simultaneously. The battle ended in a victory for the UN after large numbers of United States (US) and Republic of Korea (ROK) troops were able to repel the repeated attacks of two North Korean divisions.

Operating as the extreme southern flank of the Pusan Perimeter, the US Army's 25th Infantry Division placed its regiments around the South Korean city of Masan, with the US 24th Infantry Regiment and 5th Regimental Combat Team based in Haman and nearby Sobuk-san, and the US 35th Infantry Regiment based along the Nam River to the west of the city. Throughout the six-week battle, the Korean People's Army 6th and 7th Divisions attacked the 25th Division's regiments in an attempt to break through the UN forces and attack Pusan.

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