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8240th Army Unit
The 8240th Army Unit (8240th AU) was an American guerrilla commando unit that operated during the Korean War that specialized in clandestine operation, commando style raids, gathering tactical field intelligence, irregular warfare, long-range penetration, and special operations behind enemy lines. It consisted of US Army advisors who mainly trained South Korean partisans for operations in North Korea.
One of the 8240th Army Unit's predecessors was the Korea Liaison Office (KLO), which operated from 1949 to 1951. In July 1951, the KLO was incorporated into the 8240th Army Unit.
The 8240th AU, led by Captain Donald Seibert, focused on training South Korean troops and irregular warfare. Operations included dropping airborne guerilla commando forces far behind enemy lines, as well as training North Korean refugees to gather intelligence by posing as North Korean soldiers.
In November 1952, the unit, along with other guerrilla commando units, was redesignated as United Nations Partisan Forces Korea.
There were 22 Donkey Units (Donkey-4 also known as White Tigers) and 8 Wolfpack units.
The Eighth Army took the guerrilla fighters and organized them into the "Donkey" squads in early 1951. These squads were organized on islands that, luckily, was a strategic advantage. The islands were behind enemy lines but were protected by the UN naval blockade and ROK garrisons from any enemy attack. There were five main activities that happened on these islands:
Operating as far north as the Yalu River and as south of the Ongin Peninsula, Leopard Base (originally part of "Task Force William Able") was the headquarters for 11 guerrilla units. This area along the west coast of North Korea had around 400 islands and roughly 70% of these islands were under the control of the guerrilla forces. These were strategic for springboarding into the North.
Wolfpack was the headquarters for 10,000 guerrillas which were operating south to Inchon. This was also originally part of "Task Force William Able" which was also on the west coast.
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8240th Army Unit
The 8240th Army Unit (8240th AU) was an American guerrilla commando unit that operated during the Korean War that specialized in clandestine operation, commando style raids, gathering tactical field intelligence, irregular warfare, long-range penetration, and special operations behind enemy lines. It consisted of US Army advisors who mainly trained South Korean partisans for operations in North Korea.
One of the 8240th Army Unit's predecessors was the Korea Liaison Office (KLO), which operated from 1949 to 1951. In July 1951, the KLO was incorporated into the 8240th Army Unit.
The 8240th AU, led by Captain Donald Seibert, focused on training South Korean troops and irregular warfare. Operations included dropping airborne guerilla commando forces far behind enemy lines, as well as training North Korean refugees to gather intelligence by posing as North Korean soldiers.
In November 1952, the unit, along with other guerrilla commando units, was redesignated as United Nations Partisan Forces Korea.
There were 22 Donkey Units (Donkey-4 also known as White Tigers) and 8 Wolfpack units.
The Eighth Army took the guerrilla fighters and organized them into the "Donkey" squads in early 1951. These squads were organized on islands that, luckily, was a strategic advantage. The islands were behind enemy lines but were protected by the UN naval blockade and ROK garrisons from any enemy attack. There were five main activities that happened on these islands:
Operating as far north as the Yalu River and as south of the Ongin Peninsula, Leopard Base (originally part of "Task Force William Able") was the headquarters for 11 guerrilla units. This area along the west coast of North Korea had around 400 islands and roughly 70% of these islands were under the control of the guerrilla forces. These were strategic for springboarding into the North.
Wolfpack was the headquarters for 10,000 guerrillas which were operating south to Inchon. This was also originally part of "Task Force William Able" which was also on the west coast.