"Heroes of the Korean War: General Tahsin Yazici - Part 3
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The Defense Kaechon
As the rest of the division began to withdraw towards Kunu-ri, General Yazici and his men remained in place east of Kaechon. Due to a lack of communications with higher headquarters as well as language issues, the Turkish Brigade was late in receiving orders to withdraw. The Turks fought throughout the day against assaulting Chinese forces and were able to hold their positions at great cost. That evening General Yazici finally either received or properly understood the orders to withdraw towards the hamlet Sinnim-ni. Unlike the US units that withdrew during the day, the Turkish Brigade had to conduct their withdrawal during the night that caused mass confusion among the soldiers as trucks and equipment became backlogged on the narrow road towards the village. Additionally by withdrawing at night it opened the Turkish column to attack from the Chinese who preferred to conduct operations at night."
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