13-182 Korea Chosin retreat - link added

[Mark in Rochester]

Marines of the 5th and 7th Regiments, 1st Marine Division, receive the order to withdraw from their positions near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea after repelling a surprise attack by three Chinese communist divisions. Photo was taken Nov. 29, 1950, two days after the Chinese entered the Korean War by throwing 200,000 shock troops against Allied forces. DoD Photo by Sgt. Frank C. Kerr, USMC.

1st Marine Division -- Encyclopedia Britannica

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[enfield303t]

My son told me he read the US left so much behind in their retreat from NK that the Chinese who had converted to Russian cal's by this time gave the booty to the Viet Minh who used it against the French for countless years. I wonder if some was used against the US when they got drawn into that quagmire.

Pretty silly not to light a few fires before retreating to keep the commies from getting the loot.

The book was "On the Street With No Joy", Bernard Fall.

[Mark in Rochester]

1st Marine Division members pass destroyed and abandoned equipment during their breakout from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. The photo was taken Dec. 7, 1950, about a week before the Marines reached safety. DoD Photo by Sgt. F.C. Kerr, USMC.