Battle of Andong

Battle of Andong
	Part of South Korea
Result	South Korean victory

Belligerents

South Korea

North KoreaCommanders and leaders Unknown UnknownUnits involved

Capital Division

12th Infantry DivisionStrength unknown 30 tanksCasualties and losses unknown 600 dead
11 tanks destroyed

The Battle of Andong was a fight between North Korean and South Korean units in late July 1950. It was an early maneuver of the Korean War.^[1]

The

Capital Division. The ensuing battle destroyed much of both the ROK 8th and KPA 12th Divisions, but the 12th suffered the heaviest damage; air attacks killed 600 from the division, 11 of the division's 30 T34-85 tanks were destroyed, and the division commander had been killed. The 12th Division, exhausted, had to cease its advance.^[2]

References

^ Alexander, p. 116.
^ Alexander, p. 117.

Sources

ISBN 978-0-7818-1019-7
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[1] Alexander, p. 116.

[2] Alexander, p. 117.

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