1st Provisional Marine Brigade
General Walker and the Eight Army were about to make a counter offensive, the first one by the United Nations. They were going to start by taking Chinju from the North Korean 6th Division. The attack the Geumgang River in the middle of the month. One of Walker's goals was to stop North Koreans from grouping together next to Taegu. He wanted to do this by pushing some of the enemies south to keep them away. On August 6th, the Eighth Army was allowed to attack. The plan was to move west near Masan and take The Chinju Pass. And also capture the Nam River, but it depended on the arrival of the 2nd Infantry Divisions a few battalions of tanks.