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| 1950 | MacArthur, Douglas |  |
| 27th Sep 38th Parallel MacArthur is authorized by the Pentagon to cross the 38th Parallel |
| 1st Oct MacArthur asks the nth Korean Commander-in-Chief to surrender, he refuses |
| 1st Nov Unsan Chinese troops overwhelm the 6th ROK Infantry Division |
| 24th Nov River Yalu Flies to Nth Korea to supervise the drive to the River Yalu |
| 5th Dec 5-15 December, the Chinese invade Korea & force the X Corps to evacuate |
| 1950 | Truman, Harry S | |
| 25th Mar North Korea invades South Korea |
| 26th Mar The UN Security Council passes a resolution demanding withdrawal of Nth Korean forces |
| 27th June Geneva A UN resolution demands the withdrawal of Nth Korean forces from Sth Korea |
| 30th June Authorized after MacArthur reports on the hopelessness of the Sth Korean situation |
| 1st July Pusan UN troops arrive in Pusan |
| 1951 | MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 1st Jan 400,000 Chinese & 100,000 Nth Koreans open a major offenisive |
| 1951 | Ridgway, Matthew | |
| 1st Jan 400,000 Chinese & 100,000 Nth Koreans open a major offenisive |
