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Also Known As	Incheon landing
Date	September 15, 1950 - September 26, 1950
Location	Incheon • South Korea
Participants	South Korea • United States
Context	Korean War

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amphibious warfare

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Inchon landing

September 15, 1950 - September 26, 1950

Battle of the Chosin Reservoir

November 1950 - December 1950

Battle of Kapyong

April 23, 1951 - April 25, 1951

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Douglas MacArthur

United States general

Chesty Puller

United States Marine Corps officer

Edward M. Almond

United States general

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