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[[Category: Battles of the Second Europan War]] | [[Category: Battles of the Second Europan War]] | ||
{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
| conflict = Operation Needle Stack | | conflict = Operation Needle Stack | ||
| partof = the [[Asianna and the Pacific Campaign]] of the [[Second Europan War]] | | partof = the [[Asianna and the Pacific Campaign]] of the [[Second Europan War]] | ||
| image = [[File:Members of 12th Parachute Battalion, 5th Parachute Brigade, 6th Airborne Division, enjoy a cup of tea after fighting their way back to their own lines after three days behind enemy lines in Normandy, 10 June 19 B5349.jpg|280px]] | | image = [[File:Members of 12th Parachute Battalion, 5th Parachute Brigade, 6th Airborne Division, enjoy a cup of tea after fighting their way back to their own lines after three days behind enemy lines in Normandy, 10 June 19 B5349.jpg|280px]] | ||
| caption = Troops of the [[6th Airborne Division]] in [[Hamcheon]] after securing the town. | | caption = Troops of the [[6th Airborne Division]] in [[Hamcheon]] after securing the town. | ||
| date = 15 November - 29 November 1944 | | date = 15 November - 29 November 1944 | ||
| place = Joyonghea, North Asianna | | place = Joyonghea, North Asianna | ||
| result = | | result = Allied victory; | ||
* Key bridges in Anseong, | * Key bridges in Anseong, Sinchang, Tanchon, and Kimchaek secured | ||
| territory = | | territory = | ||
| combatants_header = Belligerents | | combatants_header = Belligerents | ||
| combatant1 = ''''' | |||
| combatant1 = ''''' | |||
{{plainlist| | {{plainlist| | ||
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Rubrum1 T E.jpg|22px}} [[Rubrum and the Peristylium|Rubrum]]<br/> | |||
* {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} [[Great Lucis and Accordo|United Kingdom]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} [[Great Lucis and Accordo|United Kingdom]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|JoyongheaFlagOne.png|22px}} [[Joyonghea]] <br/> | * {{flagicon image|JoyongheaFlagOne.png|22px}} [[Joyonghea]] <br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Zanarkand and Besaid 3rd Version.jpg|22px}} [[Zanarkand and the Besaid Islands|Zanarkand]] <br/> | * {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Zanarkand and Besaid 3rd Version.jpg|22px}} [[Zanarkand and the Besaid Islands|Zanarkand]] <br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Realm_of_New_Akiba_3rd_Version.jpg|22px}} [[New Akiba]] <br/> | * {{flagicon image|Realm_of_New_Akiba_3rd_Version.jpg|22px}} [[New Akiba]] <br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Jutland.jpg|22px}} [[Jutland-Gimli]] <br/> | * {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Jutland.jpg|22px}} [[Jutland-Gimli]] <br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|-NS- TeulabiangFlag.png|22px}} [[Provisional State of Teulabia]] | * {{flagicon image|-NS- TeulabiangFlag.png|22px}} [[Provisional State of Teulabia]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| combatant2 = ''''' | | combatant2 = ''''' | ||
{{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} [[Empire of Quenmin]]<br/> {{flagicon image|Archadia-archedes 931556.jpg |22px}} [[Archadia-Archedes]]<br/> | {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} [[Empire of Quenmin]]<br/> {{flagicon image|Archadia-archedes 931556.jpg |22px}} [[Archadia-Archedes]]<br/> | ||
{{flagicon image|EmpireofRus.png |22px}} [[Ruzhite Empire]]<br/> | |||
| commander1 = ''''' | |||
| commander1 = ''''' | |||
{{plainlist| | {{plainlist| | ||
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Rubrum1 T E.jpg|22px}} [[Harry Kurosawa]]<br/> | |||
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Rubrum1 T E.jpg|22px}} [[Murasame Susaya]]<br/> | |||
* {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Jutland.jpg|22px}} [[Allone Grønkjær]] <br/> | |||
* {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} [[Okita Hanamura]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} [[Okita Hanamura]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} [[Albert Crocker]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} [[Albert Crocker]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Zanarkand and Besaid 3rd Version.jpg|22px}} [[Edward Samegawa]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Zanarkand and Besaid 3rd Version.jpg|22px}} [[Edward Samegawa]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Zanarkand and Besaid 3rd Version.jpg|22px}} [[Roy Peterson]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Zanarkand and Besaid 3rd Version.jpg|22px}} [[Roy Peterson]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|JoyongheaFlagOne.png|22px}} [[Chae Hwa-young]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|JoyongheaFlagOne.png|22px}} [[Chae Hwa-young]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|JoyongheaFlagOne.png|22px}} [[ | * {{flagicon image|JoyongheaFlagOne.png|22px}} [[Rang Seong-hun]]<br/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| commander2 = ''''' | |||
| commander2 =''''' | |||
{{plainlist| | {{plainlist| | ||
* {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} [[Hồ Danh Sĩ Quốc]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} [[Hồ Danh Sĩ Quốc]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} [[ | * {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} [[Ông Thao Pin]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} [[ | * {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} [[Quách Khánh Thắng Due]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Archadia-archedes 931556.jpg |22px}} [[Hugo Cavallero]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|Archadia-archedes 931556.jpg |22px}} [[Hugo Cavallero]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Archadia-archedes 931556.jpg |22px}} [[Juan Alfredo Jodel]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|Archadia-archedes 931556.jpg |22px}} [[Juan Alfredo Jodel]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|EmpireofRus.png |22px}} [[Olav Timasheff]]<br/> | |||
* {{flagicon image|EmpireofRus.png |22px}} [[Hans Greppenberg]]<br/> | |||
* {{flagicon image|HamyongGovernmentFlag.png|22px}} [[Mangjeol Jun-iseul]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|HamyongGovernmentFlag.png|22px}} [[Mangjeol Jun-iseul]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|HamyongGovernmentFlag.png|22px}} [[Su Eun-gi]]<br/> | * {{flagicon image|HamyongGovernmentFlag.png|22px}} [[Su Eun-gi]]<br/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| units1 | | units1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Rubrum1 T E.jpg|22px}}{{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Jutland.jpg|22px}} [[Third Rubrumian Army]]<br/> ([[Harry Kurosawa|Kurosawa]])<br/> | ||
{{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} [[Lucis 11th Army]] ([[Okita Hanamura|Hanamura]])<br/> | |||
* {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} II Lucian Airborne Corps (Hanamura) | |||
* {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} XXX Corps ([[Albert Crocker|Crocker]]) | |||
{{flagicon image|JoyongheaFlagOne.png|22px}} {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Zanarkand and Besaid 3rd Version.jpg|22px}} [[1st Zanarkian-Joyonghean Army Group]] <br/> | {{flagicon image|JoyongheaFlagOne.png|22px}} {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Zanarkand and Besaid 3rd Version.jpg|22px}} [[1st Zanarkian-Joyonghean Army Group]] <br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Zanarkand and Besaid 3rd Version.jpg|22px}} Fifth Zanarkian Imperial Force ([[Edward Samegawa|Samegawa]]) | * {{flagicon image|Commonwealth of Zanarkand and Besaid 3rd Version.jpg|22px}} Fifth Zanarkian Imperial Force ([[Edward Samegawa|Samegawa]]) | ||
* {{flagicon image|JoyongheaFlagOne.png|22px}} 1st Conglomerate ([[Chae Hwa-young|Hwa-young]]) | * {{flagicon image|JoyongheaFlagOne.png|22px}} 1st Conglomerate ([[Chae Hwa-young|Hwa-young]]) | ||
* | * {{flagicon image|Realm_of_New_Akiba_3rd_Version.jpg|22px}} [[New Akiba Joyonghea Expeditionary Force]] ([[Hikaru Komaki|Komaki]]) | ||
| units2 = {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} [[Joyonghea Imperial Front]]<br/> | | units2 = {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} [[Joyonghea Imperial Front]]<br/> | ||
* {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} 19th Field Army ([[Hồ Danh Sĩ Quốc|Sĩ Quốc]])<br/> | * {{flagicon image|Quen minh 691036.jpg|22px}} 19th Field Army ([[Hồ Danh Sĩ Quốc|Sĩ Quốc]])<br/> | ||
{{flagicon image|Archadia-archedes 931556.jpg |22px}} [[Archadian 7th Army]]<br/> | {{flagicon image|Archadia-archedes 931556.jpg |22px}} [[Archadian 7th Army]] ([[Hugo Cavallero|Cavallero]])<br/> | ||
{{flagicon image|EmpireofRus.png |22px}} [[II Ruzhite Imperial Expeditionary Force]] ([[Olav Timasheff|Timasheff]])<br/> | |||
| strength1 = | | strength1 = | ||
| strength2 = | | strength2 = | ||
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{{Campaignbox Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War}} | {{Campaignbox Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War}} | ||
'''Operation Needle Stack''' (15 November - 29 November 1944) was a major airborne operation that took place in [[Joyonghea]] during the [[Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War]]. It was considered to be the operation that gave the Allies a dagger thrust towards the Quenminese lines. Vital objectives include securing key bridges at Anseong, | '''Operation Needle Stack''' (15 November - 29 November 1944) was a major airborne operation that took place in [[Joyonghea]] during the [[Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War]]. It was considered to be the operation that gave the Allies a dagger thrust towards the Quenminese lines. Vital objectives include securing key bridges at Anseong, Sinchang, Tanchon, and Kimchaek to provide a way for the [[XXX Eastern Corps]] to push through and take the city of [[Kangjon]], the last city before [[Chongjin, Joyonghea|Chongjin]]. | ||
The operation had two phases, ''Needle'' which was the initial airborne drops behind enemy lines. ''Stack'' which was the attempt of the [[Third Rubrumian Army]] to engage the western flank and to reach the city of Eensyeong by means of the city of [[Tongjon]], just 15 kms west of [[Tamseon]]. The timely arrival of the Rubrumian-Jutlandish forces at Tongjon enabled the XXX Eastern Corps to push through Tamseon without the worry of enemy reinforcements intercepting the column. By the 25 | The operation had two phases, ''Needle'' which was the initial airborne drops behind enemy lines. ''Stack'' which was the attempt of the [[Third Rubrumian Army]] to engage the western flank and to reach the city of Eensyeong by means of the city of [[Tongjon]], just 15 kms west of [[Tamseon]]. The timely arrival of the Rubrumian-Jutlandish forces at Tongjon enabled the XXX Eastern Corps to push through Tamseon without the worry of enemy reinforcements intercepting the column. By the 25 November, elements of the [[Lucis 11th Army]] linked-up with the airborne forces at Kimchaek, completing the primary objective. An Imperial counterattack to retake Kimchaek ensued on 27 November but the offensive was bogged down with the arrival of the Rubrumian-Jutlandish forces, causing the Imperial forces to call off the attack. | ||
The operation became a major success for the Allies as it | The operation became a major success for the Allies as it only served to accelerate General Kurosawa's march to the north by securing key cities and further splitting the Imperial forces in the east away from the main force located in the west of Joyonghea. This finally prompted Kurosawa to march to the border of Churuongchandat, where the [[Operation Spearhead|invasion of Churuonchandat]] simultaneously took place with the [[Battle of Chongjin]], which ended Imperial presence in Eastern Joyonghea and leaving only the Northwestern region still under Imperial control. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== |
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Operation Needle Stack (15 November - 29 November 1944) was a major airborne operation that took place in Joyonghea during the Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War. It was considered to be the operation that gave the Allies a dagger thrust towards the Quenminese lines. Vital objectives include securing key bridges at Anseong, Sinchang, Tanchon, and Kimchaek to provide a way for the XXX Eastern Corps to push through and take the city of Kangjon, the last city before Chongjin.
The operation had two phases, Needle which was the initial airborne drops behind enemy lines. Stack which was the attempt of the Third Rubrumian Army to engage the western flank and to reach the city of Eensyeong by means of the city of Tongjon, just 15 kms west of Tamseon. The timely arrival of the Rubrumian-Jutlandish forces at Tongjon enabled the XXX Eastern Corps to push through Tamseon without the worry of enemy reinforcements intercepting the column. By the 25 November, elements of the Lucis 11th Army linked-up with the airborne forces at Kimchaek, completing the primary objective. An Imperial counterattack to retake Kimchaek ensued on 27 November but the offensive was bogged down with the arrival of the Rubrumian-Jutlandish forces, causing the Imperial forces to call off the attack.
The operation became a major success for the Allies as it only served to accelerate General Kurosawa's march to the north by securing key cities and further splitting the Imperial forces in the east away from the main force located in the west of Joyonghea. This finally prompted Kurosawa to march to the border of Churuongchandat, where the invasion of Churuonchandat simultaneously took place with the Battle of Chongjin, which ended Imperial presence in Eastern Joyonghea and leaving only the Northwestern region still under Imperial control.