UN Forces September 1950 counteroffensive

UN September 1950 counteroffensive
	Part of the Korean War
	; Map of the UN Counteroffensive
Date	23–30 September 1950
Location	South Korea
Result	United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations United States; South Korea; United Kingdom;	North Korea
Commanders and leaders
Douglas MacArthur; Walton Walker; Frank W. Milburn; John B. Coulter; Chung Il-Kwon; Shin Sung-Mo; Earle E. Partridge	Choi Yong-kun; Kim Chaek ; Kim Ung ; Kim Mu Chong
Units involved
Eighth Army I Corps 1st Cavalry Division; 24th Infantry Division; 1st Infantry Division; 27th Infantry Brigade; ; IX Corps 2nd Infantry Division; 25th Infantry Division; ; Republic of Korea Army I Corps 3rd Infantry Division; Capital Division; ; II Corps 6th Infantry Division; 8th Infantry Division; ; Fifth Air Force	Korean People's Army 1st Division; 2nd Division; 3rd Division; 4th Division; 6th Division; 7th Division; 8th Division; 13th Division; 15th Division; 27th Division; 105th Armored Division;
Strength
160,000	70,000
Casualties and losses
	955 killed

The UN Forces September 1950 counteroffensive was a large-scale offensive by United Nations Command (UN) forces against North Korean forces commencing on 23 September 1950.

Following the UN counterattack at Inchon on 15 September, on 16 September UN forces within the Pusan Perimeter broke out of the perimeter, driving back the North Koreans and moved north linking up with the UN forces coming from Inchon near Osan on 27 September.

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