Hungnam is a port city on the Eastern coast of North Korea on the Sea of Japan. It is only eight miles from the slightly inland city of Hamhung. Hamhŭng (Hamhŭng-si) is the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea. ...

The port at Hungnam was the site of a major evacuation of both U.N. military and North Korean civilians during the Korean war in late December 1950. Approximately 100,000 troops and material and 100,000 civilians were loaded onto a variety of merchant ships and military transports over the weeks leading up to Christmas 1950, and were transported to safety in Pusan and other destinations in South Korea. This operation has been referred to as the Dunkirk of the Korean War. Jump to: navigation, search The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁/韓國戰爭), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... Dunkirk is the English name for the city of Dunkerque in northern France: see Dunkirk, France. ...