This began the deployment of Task Force Smith, the first American combat troops to arrive and fight in the Korean War.
It was Soviet leader Josef Stalin himself who reluctantly gave the go ahead to North Korean dictator Kim Il-Sung to invade.
Task Force Smith suffered its heaviest casualties during the retreat, with enemy machine gun positions hitting them from close range.
Crew members give first aid to wounded soldier, during action in the Korean War.
After American and UN reinforcements arrived, a counteroffensive drove the North Korean military to the brink of collapse.
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