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When did the Marines begin their fighting withdrawal from the Chosin Reservoir area?
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Battle of the Chosin Reservoir
Men and armor of the U.S. 1st Marine Division during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, December 1950.
The 1st Marine Division began its fighting withdrawal from the Chosin Reservoir area on December 1, 1950.1
Following the decision to evacuate the X Corps to the coast, the division initiated this movement—which Major General Oliver P. Smith famously described as "attacking in a different direction"—to consolidate its forces at Hagaru-ri before fighting its way toward the coastal plain at Hŭngnam.1