Invasion of Gogsan (1979)
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Invasion of Gogsan (1979) | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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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 |