Establishing a Lodgment During Large Scale Combat Operations: A Case Study on the Korean War

Abstract

The Eighth US Army served as the land component headquarters for the US military during the Korean War. Conducting a combination of training and occupation duties in Japan at the outbreak of hostilities, the Eighth US Army needed to secure a lodgment on the Korean Peninsula to build and sustain the necessary combat power to repel the North Korean invasion of South Korea. Using the Korean War as a case study, the research focuses on how the Eighth US Army gained and maintained a lodgment on the Korean Peninsula following the phases of joint forcible entry. It focuses on the impact of decisions leading up to the Korean War through October 1950 when the US military transitioned to a general offensive. Eighth US Army established a lodgment on the Korean Peninsula because of the way they arranged operations with the other services to amplify strengths and shield weaknesses. Planners need to understand the capabilities of each service and how to arrange operations across various domains to create opportunities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2019
Accession Number
AD1083651

Entities

People

  • Preston M. Schoenly

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Artillery
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Far East
  • Geography
  • Information Operations
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Science