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in late December 1950. Approximately 100,000 troops and material and 100,000 civilians were loaded onto a variety of merchant ships and military transports totaling 193 shiploads over the weeks leading up to Christmas 1950, and were transported to safety in Pusan and other destinations in South
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The city is home to the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex, which has allegedly also been used to manufacture chemical weapons. Other industrial facilities include the February 8
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The population has been estimated at (variously) 200,000 or 450,000; the official North Korean population figure is 700,000 but this is disputed.
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supplies in Hŭngnam on 24 December 1950, the last day of the amphibious evacuation of U.N. forces from Hŭngnam during the
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In late 2005, Hŭngnam was demoted from Hŭngnam-si (Hŭngnam City) to Hŭngnam-kuyok (Hŭngnam District) within
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Korea. The evacuation included 14,000 refugees who were transported on one ship, the
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fuel used for liquid fueled rocket and missiles. It is also home to
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Index


Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha




Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Korean
Hamhung
North Korea
Sea of Japan

U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
United Nations
Korean War
high-speed transport
USS Begor (APD-127)
Hŭngnam evacuation
Korean War
SS Meredith Victory
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Hamhung

Vinylon
UDMH
Hungnam Chemical Engineering College
Pyongra Line

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