Invasion of Gogsan (1979)

Invasion of Gogsan (1979)
	; Clockwise from the top left: Troops of the DPA's 11th Mechanised Division during the Siege of Jido , The KOGN Tan Seon during exercises before the invasion, DPA artillery shelling KOGA positions near the border, KOGA 8th Cavalry Division troops in Gimhwa
Date	1 May 1979 - 12 June
Location	Gogsan, East Daekan Sea
Result	Daekanese victory; Gogsan fully annexed by Daekan as a Special Semi-Autonomous region; Gogsanese royal family killed;
Belligerents
Daekan; Supported by: ;	Gogsan; Supported by: ;
Commanders and leaders
Hong Tae-Hyun (Premier, Commander-in-Chief) ; Yang Jae-Sun (General Secretary) ; Wi Sung-Soo (Minister of Defence) ;	Gwul II (King, Commander-in-Chief) ; Pong Ho-Jin (Prime Minister) ; Ryu Minjae (Minister of Defence) ;
Strength
~700,000	~350,000 troops; 150,000 irregulars
Casualties and losses
18,512 dead	22,911 dead

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