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	Origin of the Imjin Name
		In addition, the Imjin River provides a very significant boundary along the southern strip of land that was for many years the sector of the DMZ defended by Americans.
		It is between the Imjin River to the south and the MDL (Military Demarcation Line) to the north that the Imjin Scout performed his principle mission.
		Imjin is defined as the 29th binary term of the sexagenary cycle.
	www.imjinscout.com /Imjin_Name.html (1530 words)

	Battle of the Imjin River
		He was forced by circumstance and this lack to resort to the cruel expedient of using his untrained formations to absorb the weight of the Un fire and swamp their defences, and then follow-through with his best units.
		Imjin River was one such battle, and one of the hardest fought.
		The plan involved a rapid march to the Imjin River commencing on 21st April, the breaking of the Allied front, and an immediate advance on Seoul down the traditional invasion route, the effect being to isolate a major part of I Corps, which would be trapped with its back to the sea.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /korea/Imjin.html (1017 words)

	Welcome to visit Yeoncheon-gun
		Dangpo castle is a stone castle built between divided Danggae river flowing into Dangpo ferry and main stream of Imjin river by blocking the eastern entrance of the ground on triangular cliff.
		This is assumed the first castle that was built for Goguryo to defend from Baekjae or Shilla in the south of Imjin river, and an outpost that was rebuilt after Shilla’s occupation to defend from northen enemies.
		This is assumed the first castle that was built for Goguryo to defend from Baekjae or Shilla in the south of Imjin river, and an outpost that was rebuilt after Shilla’s occupation to defend from northern enemies.
	www.iyc21.net /_foreign/eng/m03/a03_b03_c14.asp (396 words)

	Battle of the Imjin River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of the Imjin took place between April 22 â“ April 25, 1951 during the Korean War.
		The opposing forces were the attacking Chinese Forces aiding North Korea and the defending British Force sent to aid South Korea and under the command of the United Nations.
		The hills dominated the surrounding terrain northwest to Imjin River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Imjin_River (759 words)

	Bridging the Imjin Chapter 1
		The Imjin River, a tributary of the Han, flows in a meandering course a short distance south of a 25mile-long stretch of the stabilized main line of resistance of the United Nations Forces in western Korea.
		The sand, gravel, silt, and boulders, which form the movable material (overburden) in the river bottom, are scoured out of their resting places by the force of the flood and deposited again wherever the eccentricities of the river currents dictate.
		I Corps Headquarters was fully cognizant of the threat that the Imjin presented to the lines of communication to the front in its sector.
	www.imjinscout.com /BTI_Chapter1.html (2125 words)

	The Imjin battles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Having fought with the greatest valour during the battles on the Imjin, near Hantangang, in Korea, during the period of 20 to 26 April 1951.
		At the time of the Imjin battles, the BUNC, numbering 600 men, was attached to the British 29th Brigade and on 20 April 1951 relieved the 900 men of the Royal Ulster Rifles in the frontline.
		At 17.15 h the order to withdraw is received and the bulk of the battalion proceeds to extricate itself methodically and to wade across the Imjin River while air strikes with napalm on the abandoned positions screen the retreat.
	users.skynet.be /hendrik/eng/korimjin.html (1010 words)

	14th Engineer Battalion - in the Korean War
		The second phase consisted of construction of defensive positions paralleling the Taegu-Ulsan Highway and a River Crossing Operation on the Naktong River for the 1st Cavalry, I Corps, Eighth Army and the 1st ROK Division.
		Considering the terrain, road conditions, the number of rivers and bridges encountered, and the time involved, all missions were completed in excellent time and aided considerably in the final rout of the enemy forces.
		Many units were planning to move across the Imjin River in preparation for a new offensive, and new bridges across the Imjin River were planned.
	www.lewis.army.mil /14theng/History/KoreanWar.html (3538 words)

	PintailParker
		Although the river was only 420 feet wide at this point, the bridge was designed to have a lenght of 1000 feet to connect the rivers banks at it's point.
		Heavy rains near the end of July raised the level of the Imjin by 13 feet on the 27th and after 3 more days of rain, the Imjin had risen 38 feet at Pintail.
		River currents as fast as 15 to 20 feet per second caused havoc all along the Imjin, destroying 2 bridges and damaging 3 others.
	www.koreaatourofduty.com /PintailParker.html (474 words)

	Across the Imjin - Veterans Affairs Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In the first of these, Minden, the Wyoming line was extended to remove the salient created by the curve in the Imjin River.
		The Commonwealth portion of the line was on the high ground overlooking the valley of an unnamed tributary of the Sami-chon River.
		The division then lay on the Jamestown line between the Sami-chon and the Imjin rivers with Lines Wyoming and Kansas to the rear.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=history/koreawar/valour/imjin (552 words)

	The battle of Kapyong, April 1951 [Australian War Memorial]
		On 22 April the brigade held a front of 12 kilometres on the Imjin, a broad, winding river which drains much of west-central Korea and forms one of the major obstacles on the road to Seoul through the Uijongbu corridor.
		There were several villages and hamlets on the valley floors: Cheguryong on the Kapyong River in front of the Canadians, Muktun-ni and Somok-tong to the east of the confluence, Chuktun-ni to the west of it, and Songhwangdong in front of the Australians.
		The desperate battle of the 29th Brigade on the Imjin River, together with the action at Kapyong, had depleted the stock of 25 pounder ammunition available forward of the airhead at Seoul.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/kapyong/doc.htm (15366 words)

	Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
		The Ministry of Construction and Transportation announced Tuesday that North Korea was building the "Hwanggang Dam" on the upper reaches of the Imjin River, some 42.3km north of the demarcation line in the demilitarized zone.
		Blocking the upper stream of the Imjin would cause water shortages of 293 million tons annually in its lower areas such as Paju and Yeoncheon in South Korea, while release of water from the Hwanggang Dam in the monsoon season would cause devastating floods, according to the ministry.
		The ministry is considering expanding the 70 million ton flood control reservoir in the lower Imjin to some 200 million tons in case the two Koreas fail to reach an agreement.
	english.chosun.com /w21data/html/news/200212/200212100027.html (241 words)

	Battle of the Imjin River (April 22nd - 25th, 1951)
		Chinese forces tried to break through the UN lines on the Imjin river during the Korean War.
		The defender then placed the terrain (one wood and one hill with gentle slopes on each side of the river) and the attacker chose which side of the river he was attacking from (i.e.
		The magician was planning to disrupt the artillery and support the hordes crossing - but the -1 effect of the river on the magician made it impossible to destroy any artillery.
	www.btinternet.com /~alan.catherine/wargames/imjin.htm (970 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from South Korea
		Check the river near the parking of the arboretum, this is probably the best area for the Solitary Snipe.
		The part of the river upstream highway 25 is a part of the barraged river.
		The river downstream the barrage is an known place for wintering Scaly-sided Mergansers.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/s-korea/korea5/kor-jan-04.htm (2760 words)

	Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		During the first phase of the Battle of the Imjin River on the night of 22nd/23rd April 1951, "A" Company, 1st Gloucesters, was heavily attacked by a large enemy force.
		"During the second phase of the Battle of the Imjin River on the night of 23rd-24th April 1951, the position of Battalion HQ became untenable and a hurried move was made.
		It was only to be expected that when the trying period of the Battle of the Imjin River arose and his Battalion became desperately engaged in a struggle with an enemy numerically overwhelmingly superior, he should prove of the utmost value.
	members.tripod.com /~Glosters/kor1.html (5780 words)

	James Power Carne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was 45 years old, and a Lieutenant Colonel in the 1st Bn., The Gloucestershire Regiment, British Army, Commander during the Korean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
		On 22/23 April 1951 near the Imjin River, Korea, Lieutenant Colonel Carne's battalion was heavily and incessantly engaged by vastly superior numbers of the enemy.
		Throughout this time Colonel Carne moved among the whole battalion under very heavy mortar and machine-gun fire, inspiring the utmost confidence and the will to resist among his troops.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Power_Carne (248 words)

	European and Pacific Stars & Stripes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		IMJIN RIVER, South Korea — The 2nd Infantry Division’s new 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team (1HBCT) completed two weeks of field training Tuesday with hundreds of vehicles and soldiers crossing the Imjin River.
		Some of the engineering soldiers, who have crossed the Imjin many times, were on hand to help the South Koreans, he said.
		Soldiers waiting to cross the river said they were excited to be part of the reorganized brigade but after two weeks in the field, some also were thinking about a hot shower and warm bed.
	www.stripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=27633 (518 words)

	KoreaTimes : [Family Events] Sailing Along the River of Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Imjin River has been known as a symbol of the partition of the Korean peninsula.
		As the river itself forms a part of the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in the downstream, and it was tightly closed for ordinary citizens except for a few fishermen nearby after the Korean War (1950-1953).
		The river, which has quietly flowed for half a century, is now partly open to tourists, with the launch of a ferry service in a Korean traditional ``Hwangpo Totbae'' (yellow sail boat) this month.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/culture/200403/kt2004030919123911710.htm (453 words)

	Ku Sang : Christopher's River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		the river is an island of ancient nothingness.
		There is a place in Wonsan Bay where a river flowing down from far inland enters the East Sea, and it is a cursed spot, where the sand is never smooth and the currents swirl strongly, that every year claims several lives.
		And as he spoke, he seemed to be gazing out at the flowing River Han, to be contemplating that twilight, staring into the distance.
	www.sogang.ac.kr /~anthony/River.htm (2877 words)

	After Korea
		The men captured in the Imjin battle were marched north by their Chinese captors.
		The Chinese offensive had stalled at the Imjin and armisitice negotiations began in May 1951, but were not concluded until August 1953.
		I am glad that you are wearing the emblem representing the citation awarded to you by the President of the U.S.A., an outstanding honour of which we are all proud.
	members.tripod.com /~Glosters/home.html (1116 words)

	Chapter 21: The Chinese Spring Offensive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In the area adjacent to the Hwach'on Dam, the somewhat worn 39th and 40th Armies of the XIII Army Group were to assist with holding attacks on either side of Route 17 in the eastern portion of the ROK 6th Division's sector and the sector of the 1st Marine Division.
		General Soule considered the 3d Division's front along the Imjin between Korangp'o-ri and Route 33 to be particularly vulnerable to attack, not only because the line was long and thin with gaps between defensive positions but also because it lay generally alongside and at no great distance from Route 33, his main axis of communications.
		In column, drivers raced the vehicles over the Imjin bridge while the 7th Infantry tankers sent to the Belgians during the morning fired on the slopes of Hill 257 to the south and the 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry, moved into the hill mass from the opposite direction.
	www.korteng.com /EbbAndFlow/Ch21.htm (8091 words)

	Imjin River - Galbijim
		The Imjin River (임진강, 臨津江) is a river beginning in Beopdong County in Gangwon-do and flowing in between the cities of Gaeseong, the county of Panmun (both in North Korea) and Paju County in Gyeonggi-do, before finally flowing into the Han River.
		It has a total length of 244 kilometres and a watershed of 8,897.24㎢, and is the primary tributary of the Han River.
		Tributaries to the Imjin River include Gomitancheon (고미탄천, 古味呑天, 114km), Pyeongancheon (平安川, 81km), and the Hantan River (漢灘江, 130km).
	wiki.galbijim.com /Imjin_River (142 words)

	[No title]
		One tank platoon crossed the Imjin and took positions (CT 2410) supporting C Company of the Belgian [Volunteer] Battalion; the other platoon took positions (CT 2608) and engaged the enemy south of the Imjin in an effort to regain control of the Belgian Battalion's withdrawal route.
		At 1330/I the 3d Division was informed that because the withdrawal route across the Imjin was blocked by enemy forces which had gotten in the rear, the Belgian Battalion believed it impossible to bring out its vehicles.
		The 3d Battalion, 65th, was attached to the 7th Infantry to occupy positions on KANSAS which had been assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th.
	users.telenet.be /belgischbataljonkorea/english/imjine.htm (1979 words)

	This is Worcestershire \| CommuniGate \| THE GLOUCESTER"S 'IMJIN' ROLL OF HONOUR
		The action against the Chinese Communist Forces by the 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment and C Troop, 170th Independent Mortar Battery, Royal Artillery during the Battle of the Imjin River, 22nd-25th April 1951.
		Astride their route of advance lay this valley, where the 29th Brigade had prepared its position overlooking the Imjin River.
		The remainder of the Brigade, the Northumberland Fusiliers, The Royal Ulster Rifles and the Belgian Capital Battalion was deployed to the east of the Gloucestershire Regiment.
	www.communigate.co.uk /worcs/newhouse/page8.phtml (538 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A. At the time of the Imjin battles, the BUNC, numbering 600 men, was attached to the British 29th Brigade and on 20 April 1951 ( 2) relieved the 900 men of the Royal Ulster Rifles in the frontline.
		"Whilst retreating through the Imjin River and while the river was under strong enemy fire, he assisted a comrade on the verge of being drowned and being taken towards the enemy by the river.
		He brought him to the river bank and helped him to reach our lines, crossing the beach that lay under enemy fire." The award made was the Military Decoration 2nd class, with palm (25-08-51).
	www.belgian-volonteercorps-korea.be /english/imjine.htm (2387 words)

	Stars & Stripes: ‘Pirate Siege’ on S. Korea’s Imjin River
		IMJIN RIVER, South Korea — They don’t wear eye patches, carry parrots on their shoulders or hunt for buried treasure, but the Pirates of the Imjin proudly fly the fl skull and crossbones flag whenever they take to the water.
		The main difference between the two rivers is that the Imjin has more obstacles, such as subsurface rocks.
		Conditions at the Imjin training site improved recently when the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army dumped tons of sand on either side, meaning there are less rocks likely to damage equipment, he added.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=24735&archive=true (849 words)

	Citrus: He remembers Korea, and so will county
		The unit's main charge was to build the Freedom Gate Bridge, a light suspension bridge spanning the Imjin River on the peninsula's western side.
		One of Stamberger's responsibilities was to ferry wooden pilings to a pile driver stationed in the Imjin, where his teammates were building the bridge.
		Chinese troops in the area began firing at the soldier stranded in the Imjin River, but by that time Stamberger had thrown him a life jacket and severed the rope connecting the speedboat to the pontoon drifting in the water.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/06/29/Citrus/He_remembers_Korea__a.shtml (1828 words)

	BookkooB: Captured at the Imjin River - David Greene
		Captured at the Imjin River: The Korean War Memoirs of a Gloster
		Above you will see a list of UK book stores, along with their stock and price details for Captured at the Imjin River: The Korean War Memoirs of a Gloster by David Greene.
		View other editions of Captured at the Imjin River.
	www.bookkoob.co.uk /book/085052959X.htm (227 words)

	DMZ
		This represents the only bridge crossing the Imjin River and the only one bridge connected between South and North Korea.
		On December 30, 1979, this monument was erected in honor of the soldiers who were killed in the battles to defend the Imjin River area.
		This statue was erected in commemoration of the resolute decision made by the 33rd President of the United States of America, Harry S. Truman, to send combat forces to the Korean War.
	www.lifeinkorea.com /culture/dmz/dmz.cfm?Subject=West (740 words)

	Xray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This movement by the ROK 's 1st Division created a need for more river crossings on the lower Imjin River.
		While this bridge was well suited for the impact of winters ice, it was not expected to survive the summer floods that roared down the Imjin.
		The plan calls for cutting each of the 5 beams between piers 6 and 7, allowing this section of the bridge to drop into the river, which has its main channel at this point.
	www.koreaatourofduty.com /Xray.html (880 words)

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