UN FORCES MOVE NORTH Part 1

Description

Reel 1, Part 1, tanks carrying infantry of the 35th Regiment of the 25th Infantry Division move up on Suwon. The village of Osan is captured, civilians are interrogated and searched, and 155 mm. howitzers fire on Chinese positions as Chinese prisoners are rounded up. Assistant commander of the 25th Infantry Division Gen. Joseph South Bradley observes tank columns as they leave the north gate of Suwon and continue their advance. Part 2, tanks of the 25th Infantry Division fire into the hills during the offensive against Seoul. Chinese prisoners are rounded up, interrogated, and searched. Troops sleep during a break along the road. Reel 2, Part 1, U.S. tanks and South Korean 57 mm. field guns and 81 mm. mortars fire on Chinese positions in the hills. Machine gunners and snipers fire as infantry advance. Part 2, 25th Infantry Division troops reach the outskirts of Seoul and a Chinese prisoner is brought in for questioning. Patrols exchange fire with the Chinese across the Han River. Part 3, U.S. troops advance against stiffening Chinese resistance on the central front. Tanks fire into the hills, Chinese prisoners are rounded up, and C-119s air drop supplies. Part 4, U.S. infantry attempt to storm Hill 584 under cover of an artillery and mortar barrage but are repulsed by dug-in Chinese.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Bulletin" Program Series