un troops approached the yalu river during the korean war.
un troops approached the yalu river during the korean war.
when did un troops approach the yalu river?
during the korean war
linjiang yalu river bridge









































the linjiang yalu river bridge () is a bridge over the yalu river, connecting linjiang city, jilin province, china, with chunggang county, chagang province, north korea. it was built by the japanese in 1938 and linjiang border post is located there. a little downstream from the bridge is yunfeng dam.









































during the korean war, it was one of the border posts from which the chinese people's volunteer army entered north korea.









































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bullet::::- sino–korean friendship bridge and new yalu river bridge (dandong)









































bullet::::- ji'an yalu river border railway bridge









































bullet::::- changbai-hyesan international bridge
linjiang yalu river bridge
until 17 october general macarthur's orders, based on the joint chiefs of staff directive of 27 september, had restrained un ground forces other than rok troops from operating north of a line extending from ch'ongju on the west through kunu-ri and yongwon to hamhung on the east coast. on 17 october general macarthur, in his unc operations order 4, lifted this restriction and advanced northward the line below which all un ground forces could operate. this new line, confirmed in a message to all commanders on 19 october, extended generally from sonch'on through koin-dong-p'yongwon- p'ungsan to songjin on the east coast. it was generally south of the manchurian border across the greater part of the peninsula, and was within the spirit and meaning of the joint chiefs of staff directive of 27 september, which was still in effect. in the policy laid down in this directive, only rok forces were to be used in the provinces of korea bordering on the yalu river. but on 24 october, as the leading un forces crossed the ch'ongch'on river, general macarthur issued an order to his ground commanders in korea which changed all earlier orders drastically. he now removed all restrictions on the use of un ground forces south of the border, and instructed his commanders to press forward to the northern limits of korea, utilizing all their forces. thus, when eighth army began what it thought would be the last series of maneuvers to end the war it did so under orders radically different from those that had so far guided its operations in korea. the day it was issued, this order brought a message from the joint chiefs of staff to macarthur stating that it was not in accord with the directive of 27 september and asking for an explanation. general macarthur's reply the next day justified lifting the restriction as a matter of military necessity. he said that the rok forces could not handle the situation by themselves, that he felt he had enough latitude under existing directives to issue the order, and that, furthermore, the whole subject had been covered in the wake island conference. while it is clear that the joint chiefs of staff felt that macarthur had violated their basic 27 september directive, they did not countermand his orders to go to the yalu. when the 27th british commonwealth brigade crossed the ch'ong-ch'on, that unit, the us 24th infantry division which followed, and all the other un troops deployed in korea, were authorized to go to the yalu river —to the extreme northern limits of the country.
un offensive into north korea