Uljin–Samcheok Landings

Uljin–Samcheok Landings
Hangul	울진·삼척 무장 공비 침투 사건
Hanja	蔚珍三陟武裝共匪浸透事件
RR	Uljin·Samcheok mujang gongbi chimtu sageon
MR	Ulchin·Samch'ŏk mujang kongbi ch'imt'u sakŏn

Ulchin-Samcheok landings
	Part of the Korean War and the Cold War
	; PPS-43, compasses, grenade, and fake ID from the Ulchin-Samcheok landings at the War Memorial of Korea
Date	October 30, 1968 – December 26, 1968
Location	Ulchin, Samcheok, Gangwon Province
Result	South Korea–American victory
Belligerents
South Korea; United States	North Korea
Commanders and leaders
Park Chung Hee; Charles Bonesteel III Lyndon B Johnson	Kim Il Sung
Strength
US 6th Combat Aviation Platoon; 26th Rear Area Security Division; Republic of Korea Reserve Forces; Republic of Korea Marine Corps; U.S. 2nd Infantry Division ; ; Total Strength:; 70,000	KPA Unit 124 ; ; ; ; ; ; Total Strength:; 120
Casualties and losses
Total casualties:; South Korea; 63 killed (incl. 23 civilians); United States ; 3 killed ; 3 wounded	Total casualties:; North Korea ; 110 killed; 7 captured; 3 unaccounted for

The Ulchin-Samcheok landings was an unsuccessful attempt by North Korea to establish guerrilla camps in the Taebaek Mountains on October 30, 1968, in order to topple Park Chung-hee's regime and bring about the reunification of Korea.

As the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) became increasingly harder to penetrate following the Blue House Raid, Kim Il Sung deployed 120 North Korean commandos along eight separate coastal locations between Ulchin and Samcheok in Gangwon Province on a mission to indoctrinate South Korean citizens. However, the attempt failed, and the North Korean commandos were routed by South Korean and American forces.