Please wait. Contacting image service... loading

Article text

ALLIED TANKS PUNCH
'IRON TRIANGLE'
Initial Objectives
Gained in Big
Korea Attack
TOKIO, September 21 (A.A.P. -Reuters) . — Allied
tanks and infantry smashed into the enemy ''iron
triangle" in Central K,orea today in perhaps the
heaviest armored blow of the war.
-Elements of three United Nations divisions took -
part in the assault.
A field despatch tonight said the task force had
reached its first day's objectives. The mission was to
seek out enemy strongpoints and shoot up every target
in sight.
, , Front-line, ' reports . said
the assault force rolled deep
into the broad valley mass
ing area before it ran into
firm resistance. '. One spear-:
head was locked in savage
combat with enemy troops
swarming on all sides.
Overhead,?, Allied planes
darkened the sky. , .
Pyongyang, apex of this
triangle which ' ? also v ; is
bounded the -key. cities of
Chorwon on the "south-west
and Kiimhwa on the south
east,. is 20 miles north of the
38th Parallel.
The .enemy was reported
to be 'massing In the area
; stretching from Pyonggang
td Kiimsong (17 miles to the
1 east) , for a possible offen
sive: thrust down the inva-
i sion. route to the south-west
.toward Uljongbu and Seoul.
A new phase in the bat-
' tie of the hills in East
i . Korea was introduced yes
terday when United States
marines were landed by
helicopter under heavy
fire from the enemy.
A fleet of 21 helicopters
landed the troops over the
Communist advance posi
tions, where they set up a
forward nase on heights do
minating a broad sweep of
the foothills near the east
coast.
Peter Kaiischer, . a
United Press correspon-
dent, reported today that
it was believed General
Ridgway might attach
some conditions to accept-.:
ance of the Communist
bid to resume the armis
tice talks. .
He added that the Su
preme United Nations com
mander was known to be
anxious to ayoid any further
Communist disruption of
the ceaserfire conference on
grounds of fancied United
Nations violations of the
neutrality of the ' Kaesong
conference zone.
tions command spokesman
said General Ridgway prob
ably would send his reply
within 24 hours.
$