November Offensive

Winter November Offensive
Part of the Mainland Theater of the Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War
Joyonghean and Zanarkian Troops Chuncheon, Post Operation Pine; December 31, 1943
Date 2 November - 31 December 1943 Location East Joyonghea, North Asianna Result Allied victory; Chuncheon, The first major East Joyonghean city falls to the Allies
Belligerents
United Kingdom Joyonghea Zanarkand New Akiba	Empire of Quenmin Hamyong Government Archadia-Archedes
Commanders and leaders
Albert Crocker Cheon Sang-ji Chae Hwa-young Rang Seong-hun Edward Samegawa Roy Peterson Simmon Denzel Crocker Hikaru Komaki Yuto Takagawa	Hồ Danh Sĩ Quốc Ong Thao Pin Quách Khánh Thắng Due Su Eun-gi Hugo Cavallero Marco Aconi Juan Alfredo Jodel
Units involved
11th Armoured Division 51st Wessex Division Gordon Highlanders 1st Airborne Division 6th Airborne Division 4th Area Division 3rd Area Division 9th Zanarkian Division 7th Zanarkian Division 4th Armoured Division 3rd Al Bhed Hussars 8th New Akiba Division 2nd New Akiba Division	105th Infantry Division 91st "Iron Claw" Division 55th "Emperor's Youth" Division 1st "Steel Tiger" Division 2nd "Steel Tiger" Division 5th Homeland Division 21st Militia Force 1st Militia Mechanised Force 91st Alpini Division 17th Infantry Division "Ajaccio" 151st Armoured Division "Centauro"
Casualties and losses
19,975 wounded or killed 79 tanks 59 guns 49 aircraft	41,048 wounded or killed 125 tanks 89 guns 94 aircraft

The November Offensive (2 November - 31 December 1943) was an allied operation during the Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War which was aimed to penetrate further through Central Joyonghea by means of the Inje-Chuncheon Road and to capture the city of Chuncheon, which was the first major city in Central Joyonghea. The offensive was to be one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in the theatre, with both sides pitting their best units and weapons to control a vital town of strategic importance.

As early as 1942, Grand General Cheon Sang-ji had designated Chuncheon as the next most important city in the country, being that this was where the road and railway routes converged from all cities in Joyonghea. He believed that whoever controlled Chuncheon will keep his troops fed and supplied for a long time. When the Quenminese captured the town in 1938, it subsequently hastened their conquests of nearly the entire Joyonghean peninsula by the end of 1939. Hanamura left the capture of the town to General Albert Crocker, who ordered Generals Chae Hwa-young and Edward Samegawa to advance along the Inje-Chuncheon Road. The Imperial forces established key defensive lines along the road from Inje to Chuncheon, which the Allies had trouble penetrating into. When the Allies engaged with the defenders at Inje, they fought in an urban house-to-house setting, which the Allies had trouble securing into. Crocker then decided to cut off Inje from the chance of supply by surrounding the town in an ambitious move that defeated attempts by the Imperials to reinforce the town.

After taking Inje in 28 November, the Allies moved along the route to Chuncheon. Spearheading the attacks was Chae and her Joyonghean troops. As with Inje, they also had trouble traversing the route, with the Quenminese carrying out guerrilla-style warfare that harassed Allied columns along the route. Chae moved to destroy several outposts and defensive positions along the line. Although this was effective, the Imperials continued to hammer down on the Allies. By 16 December, Chae's forces had advanced too far from the main column that he found herself along with 3 Joyonghean battalions cut-off. The 39th Mactongese Infantry Regiment and 178th Infantry Regiment surrounded the Joyongheans, which allowed Marshal Quoc to move the Steel Tigers in to destroy the unit and halt the Allied push. To counter this, Crocker ordered several Engineer battalions to enact scorched earth policy along the route, which effectively burned out the defenders along the area. In addition, he sent in units of paratroopers to paradrop behind enemy lines and cause chaos. Despite these, advance was still slow, which meant that the Chae and the rest of the Joyongheans were at the mercy of Marshal Quoc. It wasn't until 19 December, when ZANAC forces moved along the route in a race to relieve Hwa-young's forces. They also employed scorched-earth tactics that burned out many Imperial nests along the way. The ZANACs were able to relieve the Joyongheans by 20 December with General Chae safe. Samegawa's forces relieved the battered Joyonghean forces and subsequently cleared the path to Chuncheon, ending the Allied march to the city by 22 December.

Crocker launched Operation Pine, which was the Allied operation to capture the city of Chuncheon. The tide turned in favour of the Allies by Christmas Day, when ZANAC forces stormed Joyonghea's biggest railroad station at the time. This gave Samegawa the ability to direct attacks on the defenders at multiple areas. Crocker ably supported him by attacking Marshal Quoc's western flank and subsequently defeating an Archadian attempt to reinforce the Quenminese in the city. By 30 December, the Imperials had exhausted all possible efforts to keep the city and were forced to retreat further north as Chuncheon fell to the Allies that night.

The capture of Chuncheon was a major success for the Allies, as nearly 50% of Joyonghea had finally been liberated. The Allies rested for a few months until 15 days later, when Allied units consisting of Teulabians, Rubrumians, and Jutlanders landed on Joyonghea's eastern seaboard at Pyongtaek.

Order of Battle

Key Quenminese Commanders
Quách Khánh Thắng Due Hồ Danh Sĩ Quốc Ong Thao Pin Key Archadian Commanders Hugo Cavallero Marco Aconi Juan Alfredo Jodel Key ZANAC-Joyonghean Commanders Hikaru Komaki Edward Samegawa Chae Hwa-young Key Lucian Commanders Okita Hanamura Albert Crocker