UN Forces September 1950 counteroffensive

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UN September 1950 counteroffensive
Part of the Korean War
Map of the UN Counteroffensive
Date 23–30 September 1950 Location South Korea Result United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations  United States  South Korea  United Kingdom	North Korea
Commanders and leaders
Douglas MacArthur Walton Walker Frank W. Milburn John B. Coulter Chung Il-Kwon Shin Sung-Mo Earle E. Partridge	Choi Yong-kun Kim Chaek Kim Ung Kim Mu Chong
Units involved
Eighth Army I Corps 1st Cavalry Division 24th Infantry Division 1st Infantry Division 27th Infantry Brigade IX Corps 2nd Infantry Division 25th Infantry Division Republic of Korea Army I Corps 3rd Infantry Division Capital Division II Corps 6th Infantry Division 8th Infantry Division Fifth Air Force	Korean People's Army 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division 4th Division 6th Division 7th Division 8th Division 13th Division 15th Division 27th Division 105th Armored Division
Strength
160,000	70,000
Casualties and losses
955 killed[1]

The UN Forces September 1950 counteroffensive was a large-scale offensive by United Nations Command (UN) forces against North Korean forces commencing on 23 September 1950.

Following the UN counterattack at Inchon on 15 September, on 16 September UN forces within the Pusan Perimeter broke out of the perimeter, driving back the North Koreans and moved north linking up with the UN forces coming from Inchon near Osan on 27 September.