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to halt the transport of supplies to North Korea. During the second Korean winter, railways and bridges leading from
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100 percent of
Sinanju was destroyed by the U.S. bombing; four other North Korean cities were at least 90 percent destroyed.
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During the third Korean winter of the war, the USAF targeted five railroad bridges over the
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troops had more difficulty transporting troops and supplies due to relentless allied intervention.
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According to a bomb assessment conducted by the U.S. Air Force, over the course of the
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Sinanju's bridges and railways were bombed by the United States Air Force during the
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of the Korean war to date - at least 300 planes converged on a city on the
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through April to destroy bridges between
Sinanju and
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361:American Airpower Strategy in Korea, 1950-1953
341:Mig Alley : The Fight For Air Superiority
23:Place in South Pyongan Province, North Korea
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222:Unggi (Sonbong County) - 5%
166:conducted the most massive
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270:Kunu-ri (Kunu-dong)- 100%
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323:Korean Service 1950-1954
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231:Songjin (Kimchaek) - 50%
264:Sariwon (Sariwŏn) - 95%
258:Hungnam (Hŭngnam) - 85%
252:Chinnampo (Namp'o)- 80%
249:Hamhung (Hamhŭng) - 80%
246:Kyomipo (Songnim) - 80%
234:Chongju (Chŏngju) - 60%
359:Crane, Conrad (2000).
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148:South Pyongan Province
119:South Pyongan Province
142:is a region (신안주) in
18:Sinanju (martial art)
255:Wonsan (Wŏnsan)- 80%
187:B-29 Superfortresses
162:On May 9, 1951, the
66:Revised Romanization
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219:Najin (Rashin) - 5%
399:39.600°N 125.617°E
346:2007-06-12 at the
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240:Haeju - 75%
152:North Korea
107:North Korea
417:Categories
309:2006-11-06
225:Anju - 15%
216:Musan - 5%
210:Korean War
179:Korean War
172:Yalu River
125:Population
295:"Sinanju"
203:Communist
191:Pyongyang
168:airstrike
390:125°37′E
344:Archived
326:Archived
114:Province
387:39°36′N
274:Sinanju
198:Estuary
183:Chongju
158:History
140:Sinanju
103:Country
84:Sinanju
71:Sinanju
30:Sinanju
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43:Hangul
281:Notes
54:Hanja
365:ISBN
144:Anju
58:新安州
47:신안주
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