...of storming strongly fortified defenses in positional warfare." His overconfidence would cost the CCF some 28,000 casualties over seven days.

The CCF chose an area, the Kumsong River Valley, where the allied lines bulged out some three miles. Republic of Korea (ROK) forces initially held the center of the 20-mile-long front, with U.S. troops guarding the left flank at Sniper Ridge and the right flank at Christmas Hill. The bulge was known as the Kumsong River Salient.

U.S. forces included elements of the IX Corps--the 3rd, 40th and 45th divisions. The 187th Regimental Combat Team (RCT), attached to the 2nd Division, reinforced the line,...

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