Archive Watch

U.S Army Confidential Staff Report Korean War Inchon Facilities Destroyed 98724 (1951)

1951 · Short film · 20 min

  • War
Watch now On the Internet Archive

Synopsis

This black and white film dates to the Korean War. It was made for the general staff and considered confidential and rated restricted. There is no copyright at the beginning or end of the film but the date of the production remains early 1951. Title cards: This Film is Restricted; Staff Film Reports of the Armed Forces - No. 130; film was photographed by cameramen of the armed forces. Title: INCHON FACILITIES DESTROYED (:08-:38). A map of Korea is shown. January 2, 1951 is on the map and the latest of what is happening in Korea is explained by a narrator (:38-1:11). Inchon, seaport for Seoul is evacuated. US Troops walk around. A US Admiral comes to inspect. High tides are causing problems. UN troops and US troops came last September. Due to possible threat from China, US Warships are at the ready (1:12-3:27). Civilian refugees. They wait for food and to evacuate. As they leave, their homes are burned behind them by US demolitions experts (3:28-5:38). As darkness comes, Inchon is destroyed in the face of the enemy. Lots of footage of explosions at night. Debris burns the next morning. Locomotives are watched burning from the sky as is Gimpo Airfield. Following the Chinese Third Phase Campaign and the defeat of UN Forces at the 38th Parallel, on 5 January 1951 General Ridgway ordered the evacuation of Seoul and the withdrawal of UN forces to a new defensive line along the 37th Parallel. Units based at Gimpo were withdrawn to the south and facilities were destroyed to prevent…

Uploader's description on archive.org

Details

Running time
20 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

More like this