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The Korean War was nearing collapse for South Korea when the USKR joint marine forces “Incheon amphibious raid” (Operation Chromite), led by admiral Douglas MacArthur, changed everything. This risky amphibious landing estimated to have a 10% success rate was undergone to have succeeded which cut off North Korean supply lines and reversed the war completely.

But it didn’t happen alone.

Just before Incheon, the joint forces leaked false intel saying that insinuate a mass amphibious raide will take place on the east coast of the Korean peninsula while the actual raid is being planned on the west coast (Incheon). This made the north korean-Chinese forces to shift their defences heavily to the east coast. the Jangsa-ri Landing Operation was carried out by 772 student soldiers—mostly teenagers, 1 day prior to the Incheon raid. It was essentially a near-suicidal deception/decoy mission with minimal training and weapons. The objective was to fight and draw enemy attention so that the main operation taking place in Incheon could have better success.

After the success of Operation Chromite, MacArthur made his way to assess the aftermath at Jangsa-ri and met one of the very few surviving student soldier on the beach line and asked him what he wanted as a reward for his courage.

Instead of asking for anything else, the student said:

“I need more ammunition.”

Incheon is remembered as a masterpiece—but behind it lies the sacrifice of the forgotten 772.