![]() However, this decision was soon reversed and Major Guy Lowther was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and became the new C.O., he was to become an inspirational leader! There was now some deliberation on whether to continue to use the Centurion tanks in the war as unsuitable to the terrain so there were moves afoot to move men and equipment to Japan, with some actually leaving Korea! They withdrew to a point south of the Hann river opposite Seoul. Forces in the Far East was General Douglas MacArthur! It was reported that he wanted to use Nuclear Weapons to stem the Chinese advance but he was recalled to Washington and confronted by the American President Harry Truman, this resulted in General MacArthur being replaced in the Korean theatre of war by General Ridgway!Īnd so the 8th.Hussars that had reached the North withdrew South, this included other tank troops that reached the North which I think was ‘A’ Squadron. The then Supreme Commander of the United Nations Forces was the WW2 Commander of U.S. ![]() The Withdrawal from North Korea.Īnd so the withdrawal from North Korea began, it was early December 1950 and in view of overwhelming odds the decision was taken to evacuate the positions held in North Korea. ![]() Reproduced, with kind permission, from the personal accounts of George Painter, Royal Signals att 8th Hussars.
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