{"id":101516,"date":"2026-03-25T04:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=101516"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:55:19","slug":"the-korean-war-week-92-operation-mixmaster-march-24-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/03\/25\/the-korean-war-week-92-operation-mixmaster-march-24-1952\/","title":{"rendered":"The Korean War Week 92: Operation Mixmaster! &#8211; March 24, 1952"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A1ww2MlytSg?si=kzTpCZrv1jogFD9S\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Korean War by Indy Neidell<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 24 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p>The UN forces begin a huge operation to move the US 1st Marine Division to new defensive positions far to the west of the former ones, but this involves moving some 200,000 men back and forth along the lines.  Behind the lines, the ROK continues building up force trying to turn itself into a well equipped and trained modern army, and above the lines the tech war marches on as the UN premieres a new night fighter.<\/p>\n<p>00:55 Recap<br \/>\n01:40 The ROK Economy<br \/>\n06:40 Operation Mixmaster<br \/>\n07:39 Rotation Settled<br \/>\n10:31 Ridgway&#8217;s Recommendations<br \/>\n14:01 Overt or Covert POW Screening<br \/>\n15:54 Notes<br \/>\n16:22 Summary<br \/>\n16:34 Conclusion<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/smithsonianassociates.org\/tic&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCo-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Tom Aldis<br \/>\nEdited by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nColor grading by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nArtwork by: Himanka Kalita<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Iryna Dulka &#038; Miko\u0142aj Uchmann<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound <\/p>\n<p>Additional sound effects provided by zapsplat.com<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korean War by Indy Neidell Published 24 Mar 2026 The UN forces begin a huge operation to move the US 1st Marine Division to new defensive positions far to the west of the former ones, but this involves moving some 200,000 men back and forth along the lines. 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