Operation Chromite

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(1) Operation Chromite reversed the situation at the Pusan Perimeter through strategic maneuvering of UN forces, creating sea blockades, and severing the NKPA supply line of communication, its center of gravity. In order to achieve a position of advantage the US had to dedicate a complete USMC division through mobilization of its reserve forces. This USMC Division was the decisive operation during the attack on Inchon. The Airforce also played a crucial role through destroying rail networks north of Seoul.
(2) Once Operation Chromite was in full effect the 8TH Army began its near simultaneous attack against the already worn division of the NKPA along the Pusan Perimeter. The NKPA had far exceeded its lines of communication and once Seoul

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