Operation Roundup (1951)

Operation Roundup
Part of the Korean War
Date 5 February 1951 Location Korean Peninsula Result United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations  United States  South Korea	China  North Korea
Commanders and leaders
General Edward Almond

 United Nations

Operation Roundup was an attack launched on 5 February 1951, during the Korean War. The attack was launched by the United States X Corps toward Hongch'on and P'yonch'ang.

As an operation similar to "Operation Thunderbolt", General Matthew Ridgway had sent orders to General Edward Almond of making contact with the enemy, determining their disposition, and if possible to discover their intentions. The X Corps plan was issued on the 1st of February for units to move out four days later, the 5th of February in 1951. General Ridgway's overall intentions was to bring the Eighth Army forward to the Han River and establish a line running east along the river to Yangpyong.

Having moved up to the line of Yoju-Wonju-Yongwol against little struggle, Almond was planning a strong combat reconnaissance fifteen miles above this line. Searching that deep at the corps center and do so strategically could apply pressure on the North Korean V Corps and II Corps concentrated above Hoengsong and P'yongch'ang. While at the same time, the 2nd Division, due to move north along the corps left boundary, up to as far as Chip'yong-ni, which is eight miles east of Yangp'yong, could protect the right flank of the IX Corps as "Operation Thunderbolt" continued.

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