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83: 67: 90: 255: 227:) were sent to Waegwan to do forced labor on the Gyeongbu Line railroad tracks. A demonstration, known as the Waegwan Incident (왜관사건) took place on July 26, in which Korean students protested preferential treatment given to Japanese students. In consequence, seven of the students were expelled. 270:. They claimed that among the refugees were North Korean soldiers in disguise. In the 1990s, the halves of the bridge were reconnected to serve as a pedestrian crossing between the two halves of Waegwan. 247:. Monuments to the UN and South Korean forces now stand on the low mountain overlooking the northeastern section of the city, which is locally known as "Jagosan" and known in military reports as 262:
In an attempt to slow the Northern advance, on August 3 American forces blew up the bridge at Waegwan while hundreds of refugees were crossing. This took place under the orders of Major General
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This was not the only atrocity committed in the area. On August 27, 1950, the retreating North Korean forces who had gained control of the area shot more than forty American
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Waegwan's name literally means "Japanese dwelling," and may indicate that the town was a common stopping-point for Japanese salt traders during the
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In the summer of 1939, Korean and Japanese students from the Daegu Normal School (now the teachers' college of
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in August and September 1950, the area around Waegwan was the site of intense fighting as
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Waegwan is also a historical term for the Japanese settlements established in
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The number of POWs involved is given variously as 42 by
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Busan
Ulsan
Jinhae
Korean
Hanja
View of Waegwan from the Gyeongbu Line railroad.
Waegwan is located in South Korea
35°58′58″N 128°24′10″E / 35.98278°N 128.40278°E / 35.98278; 128.40278
Korean
Chilgok County
North Gyeongsang
South Korea
eup
Nakdong River
Benedictine
United States Army
Camp Carroll
Gyeongbu Line
Korean National Railroad
Daegu
Gyeongbu Expressway
Joseon Dynasty
Kyungpook National University
Korean War
North Korean
Daegu
Hill 303

Hobart R. Gay
Dell Plunkett

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