Battle of Gorangpo

{{Short description|1950 battle of the Korean War}}

{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Battle of Gorangpo

| partof = Korean War

| date = 25–26 June 1950

| place = Gorangpo-ri, Jangnam-myeon, Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

| result = {{ubl|DPRK victory | Successful ROK withdrawal}}

| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|Democratic People's Republic of Korea|1949}}

| combatant2 = {{flagcountry|First Republic of Korea|1948|size=23px}}

| commander1 = Choe Kwang

| commander2 = Paik Sun-yup

| strength1 = {{ubl|1st Infantry Division |6th Infantry Division}}

| strength2 = 1st Infantry Division

| casualties1 =

| casualties2 =

}}

{{Campaignbox Korean War}}

The Battle of Gorangpo was one of a series of coordinated attacks beginning on 25 June 1950 that marked the beginning of the Korean War.{{cite book|last=Keegan|first=John|title=World armies|url=https://archive.org/details/worldarmies00keeg|url-access=registration|access-date=25 August 2011|year=1979|publisher=Facts on File|isbn=978-0-87196-407-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/worldarmies00keeg/page/407 407]}}