Second Battle of the Punchbowl

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The Second Battle of the Punchbowl was a major Korean War engagement in 1951 in which United Nations forces fought Chinese and North Korean troops for control of strategic high ground in the mountainous Punchbowl region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
aim deny high ground to Chinese and North Korean forces
improve UN defensive line
belligerent Chinese forces
Korean People's Army
surface form: North Korean forces

United Nations forces
campaign UN 1951 autumn offensives
casualties heavy on both sides
combatantsSide Korean People's Army
People's Volunteer Army
United Nations Command
conflict Korean War
conflictType conventional warfare
date 1951
era Cold War
front eastern front of the Korean War
hasFeature fortified enemy positions
steep ridgelines
involved artillery support
infantry units
mountain warfare
location Korea
Punchbowl region
objective control of strategic high ground
opponent Chinese forces
Korean People's Army
surface form: North Korean forces

United Nations forces
partOf Korean War
UN offensive operations in 1951
relatedTo First Battle of the Punchbowl
Third Battle of the Punchbowl
result United Nations tactical victory
scope major engagement
status historical event
strategicImportance domination of surrounding approaches
terrain mountainous region
theater Korean Peninsula
typeOfWarfare land battle
usedTactics artillery bombardment
close-quarters combat
frontal assaults
year 1951

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Battle of Heartbreak Ridge alsoKnownAs Second Battle of the Punchbowl
eastern front of the Korean War notableBattle Second Battle of the Punchbowl
subject surface form: Eastern Front of the Korean War
this entity surface form: Battle of the Punchbowl