Battle of Wendengli

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The Battle of Wendengli, better known as the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, was a major and grueling Korean War engagement between United Nations and North Korean/Chinese forces in 1951.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Korean War battle
battle
engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
belligerent France
North Korea
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea

United Nations Command
United States of America
surface form: United States
casualties heavy on both sides
characteristic grueling fighting
high casualties
repeated assaults on fortified hillsides
commanderSide1 Major General Robert N. Young
commanderSide2 Chinese and North Korean field commanders
conflict Korean War
countryInvolved North Korea
surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea

France
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea

United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1951
endDate 1951-10-15
followedBy stalemate phase of the Korean War
front central front in Korea
historicalPeriod Cold War era
location Korean Peninsula
surface form: Korea

central Korean front
notableFor difficult mountainous terrain
intense close-quarters combat
notableUnit French Battalion of the United Nations Forces
surface form: French Battalion of the United Nations

U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Division
surface form: U.S. 2nd Infantry Division
opponent Chinese People's Volunteer Army
Korean People's Army
surface form: North Korean forces

United Nations forces
partOf Korean War
precededBy Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
surface form: Battle of Bloody Ridge
result United Nations victory
startDate 1951-09-13
strategicObjective capture of ridge-line positions
improvement of UN defensive line in central Korea
tacticalOutcome UN forces seized key ridge positions
theater Korean Peninsula
typeOfEngagement prolonged infantry battle
year 1951

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Battle of Heartbreak Ridge alsoKnownAs Battle of Wendengli