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One Year In Korea

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keywords: korean war, un general assembly, marines landing at inchon, north korean pows, bitter winter yalu river

Synopsis: Events during the first year of the Korean War starting with scenes of the United Nations General Assembly, U.N. military forces rushed to Korea, the landings at Inchon, Korean refugees fleeing the combat zone, bitter Winter weather near the Yalu River, the recapture of Seoul, the destruction of the Communist Victory Arch and more...(read more)

  • Date: 1951
  • Duration: 00:21:03
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: Korea

One Year In Korea

One Year In Korea

General scenes of the United Nations General Assembly showing representatives of the various member countries of the UN. Long line of American Soldiers under the UN banner moving South yielding ground to buy time for additional troops, guns, and supplies to arrive. Shows Korean refugees moving South with UN Soldiers.

Shows map locating Korea in relation to the countries of China, Manchuria, Soviet Russia, and Japan. Animated map shows UN defense position at Pusan, Korea. Scenes of artillery guns firing, tank guns firing, mortars firing, infantry firing rifles. UN Soldiers and supplies from many nations shown exiting landing craft and ships at the Port of Pusan. Shows Military Chaplain and Soldiers at religious services. UN forces counterattack under cover of an artillery barrage. Animated map shows location of Inchon Korea in relation to Pusan.

Night scenes of naval bombardment of Inchon. Marines land at Inchon. UN Infantry troops and tanks advance though the burning ruins of Seoul. Shows American Soldier firing M-3A1 “Grease Gun” (submachine gun used by American forces). Urban warfare, sounds and sights of furious street-to-street, building-to-building combat fighting. Corpsmen treat the wounded. Close-up of wounded Korean civilian on litter. Shows South Korean Soldiers carrying the South Korean flag back to liberated Seoul.

Shows hundreds of North Korean prisoners (Pows) guarded by UN Troops being marched to rear lines. Shows Korean civilians receiving rations of rice (food) and clothing. Shows bodies of massacred Korean civilians murdered by the retreating enemy. Shows large stockpile of captured Russian weapons. Warren Austin, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, shows a captured Soviet Russian rifle to the UN Security Council as the Soviet Union UN Representative walks out. The Russian gun was passed around and inspected by the Members of the UN Security Council.

Shows C-47 Skytrain plane with “The Speaker” painted on the nose. Shows UN Soldier in “The Speaker” aircraft appealing to North Koreans on the ground to stop the war. Shows C-47 plane dropping “Safe Conduct Passes” to North Korean troops on the ground. Shows sign that reads “You Are Crossing The 38th Parallel. Courtesy Of The U.S. Cavalry Gary Owen”. North Korean civilians cheer UN Forces as liberators. Korean and U.S. 7th Cavalry troops reach the Yalu River. Sights and sounds of furious combat action in one small front line sector in Korea. Shows flight of F-80 Shooting Star jet aircraft over North Korea. American planes make strafing and rocket attacks on ground targets. Shows plane dropping napalm bombs and resulting flashes of fire.

Shows UN Forces in white winter gear near Yalu River. Shows UN Forces digging foxholes in the snow covered frozen ground. Chinese Communist troops intervene in Korea. Shows rear guard action as UN Forces retreated. Shows flow of Korean refugees moving south ahead of the advancing Chinese Communist Troops. Shows air evacuation of Korean civilians. Map shows location of Hungnam. Shows evacuation of UN Troops and U.S. Marines, tanks, and equipment from Hungnam by ship.

Scenes of Medical Units and Soldiers from many Nations shown arriving in Korea. UN forces under Gen. Ridgway repulse the Chinese and recapture Seoul, take Chinese prisoners, and capture Russian war material. Koreans greet the return of UN Forces in Seoul, Communist Victory Arch in Seoul torn down.

Shot List:

00:01:05;07

Various scenes of American Troops in Korea

00:01:39;06

Korean refugees fleeing

00:01:56;08

Map locating Korea in relation to the countries of China, Manchuria, Soviet Russia, and Japan. Map shows location of Pusan on East coast of Korea

00:02:36;10

Short video clip of tank in hull-down position (dug-in position) firing gun

00:02:45;05

Soldiers from many nations arriving at the Port of Pusan, Korea

00:03:21;02

Military Chaplain and Soldiers at religious services in war zone

00:04:31;04

Animated map shows location of Inchon Korea in relation to Pusan, Korea

00:04:51;04

Flashes from Navy guns at night, naval bombardment of Inchon

00:05:02;01

Marines land at Inchon Korea

00:05:35;03

Infantry following tank in street fighting

00:05:47;07

American Soldier firing M-3A1 “Grease Gun” submachine gun

00:05:50;04

Urban warfare

00:06:41;07

South Korean Soldiers carrying the South Korean flag back to liberated Seoul

00:06:52;09

Hundreds of North Korean Army prisoners (Pows) marched to rear lines

00:08:04;04

Bodies of massacred Korean civilians murdered by North Koreans

00:08:20;03

Stockpile of captured Russian weapons

00:08:47;01

Warren Austin, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, shows a captured Soviet Russian rifle to the UN Security Council, Russian Delegate walks out of UN

00:09:46;03

C-47 Skytrain aircraft with “The Speaker” painted on the nose. UN Soldier in “The Speaker” plane appealing to North Koreans on the ground to stop the war

00:10:07;03

“Safe Conduct Passes” dropped to North Korean troops on the ground

00:10:31;11

Sign reads “You Are Crossing The 38th Parallel. Courtesy of 7th U.S. Cavalry Gary Owen”

00:11:19;11

Sights and sounds of furious combat action, front line sector, Korea

00:11:51;11

F-80 Jet aircraft make strafing and rocket attacks on ground targets, drop napalm bombs

00:12:14;07

American troops in white winter gear advance, dig foxholes in snow covered frozen ground near the Yalu River

00:12:43;03

Chinese Communist troops intervene in Korea. Shows rear guard action as UN Forces retreat

00:14:53;03

Map showing location of Hungnam, North Korea. Evacuation of U.S. Marines, tanks, and equipment from Hungnam by ship

00:19:01;10

Shows thousands of captured Chinese People's Volunteer Army (CPVA) prisoners (POWs)