Typical of them is the Taejon liberation operation conducted by the Korean People's Army. The operation based on unique war tactics is still studied at military academies in Europe as a model of modern siege warfare.

At that time the enemy concentrated huge forces and weapons in Taejon City after surrendering the city of Seoul and the defense line along the River Kum to the KPA in counterattack.

President Kim Il Sung indicated the orientation and ways of an operation to encircle Taejon by suggesting that the southeastern part of the city be intercepted before the arrival of the enemy's reinforcements. At his instruction, KPA soldiers made 40-km-long march overnight to put that area under their control.

The operation to liberate Taejon was launched at 5 a.m. of July 20, 1950.

Under the support of artillery fire the KPA soldiers rapidly broke through the enemy's defense line and fought a fierce urban warfare.

Amazed at such strong attack, the enemy ran away toward the south and southeastern area of the city only to be wiped out by KPA units awaiting the fleeing troops there.

In the battle the U.S. 24th division, called "undefeated division", was annihilated and its Commander Dean arrested by a young KPA soldier.

A U.S. officer, who participated in the battle, said that the U.S. forces' defeat was ascribable to the KPA's unique tactics.