 On or about August 23, 1950, American and ROK troops launched a counterattack, which forced the division to withdraw about 5 miles to the north and received such heavy casualties that its strength was reduced to about 4,000 men.From August 23 to September 3, the division reportedly remained in defensive positions just north of Pohang-dong.During this period approximately 3,000 replacements were received, most of whom were conscripted from South Korea and assigned to the division without any previous military training.