North Korea invades South Korea – archive, 26 June 1950

26 June 1950: North Korean forces cross into the South and capture a town 23 miles from the capital, Seoul

Seoul, June 25
North Korean troops to-night crossed the River Imjin and captured the town of Musan, 23 miles north of Seoul, the Southern capital. A South Korean official report to Tokyo said about a thousand men and ninety tanks had crossed the river and that the defenders had put ten of the tanks out of action.

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