766th Independent Infantry Regiment (North Korea)
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The 766th Independent Infantry Regiment was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th Century.
At approximately 0500 hours on June 25, 1950, the 5th Division lunged across the 38th Parallel in an offensive down the main road that parallels Korea's rugged east coast. The division's drive was supported by the 766th Independent Infantry Regiment, an organization with a strength of 1,500 men which appears to have been part of a larger amphibious force under the direct control of the North Korean Army's General headquarters in Pyongyang. This unit is reported to have left Yangyang on June 24 with the mission of establishing beachheads along the east coast in the rear of the ROK Army. This was in order to disrupt rear area communications and defenses. When its mission had been accomplished and after contact had been established with the main body of the 5th Division, this amphibious guerrilla unit was scheduled to infiltrate through the mountains in the direction of Pusan. Members of this unit are reported to have received extensive amphibious and guerrilla training.[1]
Fought in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter.[2]
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