Battle of Gorangpo

Date	25-26 June 1950
Location	Gorangpo
Result	DPRK victory Successful ROK withdrawal

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Choe Gwang
Bang Ho-san
Hwang Seok
Kim Yang-choon
Lee Chang-kwon
Hyun Hak-bong
Kim Hoo-jin
Han Il-rae
Kim Hyun-ki
Lim Hae-min

Paik Sun-yup
Choe Kyung-rok
Kim Jeom-gon
Kim Ik-ryeol
Choe Young-hee

Strength

1st Infantry Division
6th Infantry Division

The Battle of Gorangpo was one of a series of coordinated attacks beginning on 25 June 1950 that marked the beginning of the Korean War.^[1]

Order of battle

1st Infantry Division - Brigadier General Choe Gwang
- 1st Infantry Regiment - Colonel Hwang Seok
- 2nd Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Yang-choon
- 3rd Infantry Regiment - Senior Colonel Lee Chang-kwon
- Artillery Regiment - Colonel Hyun Hak-bong
6th Infantry Division - Brigadier General Bang Ho-san
- 13th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Hoo-jin
- 14th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Han Il-rae
- 15th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Hyun-ki
- Artillery Regiment - Senior Colonel Lim Hae-min

1st Infantry Division - Colonel Paik Sun-yup
- 11th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Choe Kyung-rok
- 12th Infantry Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Kim Jeom-gon
- 13th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Kim Ik-ryeol
- 15th Infantry Regiment - Colonel Choe Young-hee

^ Keegan, John (1979). World armies. Facts on File. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-87196-407-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=ddcDje7SzUcC. Retrieved 25 August 2011.