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==== Daegu advance ====

Five KPA divisions amassed to oppose the UN at Taegu; from south to north, the [[10th Division (North Korea)|10th]],{{sfn|Appleman|1998|p=253}} 3rd, 15th, 13th,{{sfn|Appleman|1998|p=254}} and 1st Divisions occupied a line from Tuksong-dong and around Waegwan to Kunwi.{{sfn|Leckie|1996|p=112}} The KPA planned to use the natural corridor of the Naktong valley from [[Sangju]] to TaeguDaegu as their main axis of attack for the next push south.{{sfn|Appleman|1998|p=336}} Elements of the 105th Armored Division were also supporting the attack.{{sfn|Appleman|1998|p=337}}{{sfn|Catchpole|2001|p=31}}

By August 7, the KPA 13th Division had crossed the Naktong River at Naktong-ni, {{convert|40|mi}} northwest of Daegu.{{sfn|Appleman|1998|p=337}} ROK troops attacked the 13th Division immediately after it completed its crossing, forcing the KPA troops to scatter into the mountains. The division reassembled to the east and launched a concerted night attack, broke the ROK defenses, and began an advance that carried it twenty miles (32 km) southeast of Naktong-ni on the main road to Taegu. Within a week, the KPA 1st and 13th divisions were converging on the Tabu-dong area, about {{convert|15|mi}} north of Daegu.{{sfn|Appleman|1998|p=338}}