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The Invasion | UN Forces
| PPCLI
| Kap'Yong |
The Brigade Arrives
| Stalemate |
Ceasefire |
Maps
The 2nd PPCLI arrived in Korea in
December of 1950 believing that the war might very be
over. After the initial surprise attack by the North
Koreans on June 27th 1950 and their drive to the south
east coast, the Americans rush troops and suppliers to
the Pusan perimeter but launched a daring counter attack
under the command of General Douglas MacArthur at
Inchon.
Macarthur's surprise
landing near Seoul on the central west coast of the
peninsula enabled UN forces to cut off the North Koreans
in the south and drive the enemy back to the Chinese
boarder. Canada concluded that the action would be short
and that additional Canadian troops would probably not
be needed.
The situation changed quickly when a
North Korean and Chinese counter attack was launched on
November 26th which convinced the Canadian government to
send the rest of the brigade.
The 2 PPCLI was initially deployed in the
Pusan area and then moved up to the Seoul area. The
Canadian commander of 2 PPCLI, Lieutenant Colonel Stone
argued with the American commander of the 8th army that
his troops needed at least 8 weeks of proper training
which he was eventually given.
On February 17, 1951 the 2nd PPCLI were
given their assignment as a part of the 27th
Commonwealth Brigade which was preparing to attack the
North Koreans. They attacked towards the 38th parallel
and would participate in the battles of Kap'yong and
Chail-li.
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