Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Kim Chaek

Battles of Kim Chaek

North Korean general and politician (1903－1951)

Kim Chaek is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1950: 4 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in South Korea (3), North Korea (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 706 km apart end to end, 235 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Korean War (4).

Battle of TaeguBattle of Pusan PerimeterBattle of P'ohang-dongUN offensive into North KoreaBattle of TaeguBattle of Pusan PerimeterBattle of P'ohang-dongUN offensive into North KoreaSeoulPyongyangIncheonDaejeonGwangjuWonsanSinuijuDaeguNampoSuwon500 km37.550N, 128.183E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1950: 4 engagements4 in 195019501950
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Taegu, 1950Battle of Pusan Perimeter, 1950Battle of P'ohang-dong, 1950UN offensive into North Korea, 195019501950
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1950Battle of TaeguDaegu, South KoreaUnited Nations victory
4 August 1950Battle of Pusan PerimeterPusan Perimeter, South Korea110 km SEUnited Nations victory
5 August 1950Battle of P'ohang-dongPohang, South Korea108 km NUnited Nations victory
1950UN offensive into North KoreaNorth Korea487 km NWUnited Nations victory; Chinese intervention

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.