Battle of Heartbreak Ridge

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a protracted and costly 1951 U.S.-led United Nations offensive against entrenched North Korean and Chinese forces in the mountainous terrain of North Korea.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military conflict →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Wendengli → Second Battle of the Punchbowl →
belligerent	France → North Korea → People's Republic of China → South Korea → United States →
casualties	thousands of casualties on both sides →
characteristic	entrenched defensive positions → high casualties → mountainous terrain → protracted battle →
commander	Choe Yong-gon → Clovis Byers → Deng Hua → Frederic J. Brown Jr. → James Van Fleet → Ralph W. Zwicker →
conflict	Korean War →
country	North Korea →
date	September–October 1951 →
endDate	1951-10-15 →
followedBy	Battle of White Horse →
front	eastern front of the Korean War →
historicalPeriod	Cold War →
involves	Chinese People's Volunteer Army → Korean People's Army → United Nations Command →
militaryUnit	Chinese People's Volunteer Army units → French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation → Korean People's Army units → U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment → U.S. 2nd Infantry Division → U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment →
notableFeature	close air support operations → extensive use of artillery → use of tanks in steep terrain →
partOf	Korean War → UN offensive operations in 1951 →
place	Gangwon Province, North Korea →
precededBy	Battle of Bloody Ridge →
result	United Nations tactical victory →
startDate	1951-09-13 →
strategicSignificance	limited strategic gains for high cost →
tacticalObjective	improvement of UN defensive line → seizure of key ridgelines north of the Punchbowl →
terrain	rugged ridgelines and narrow valleys →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units ("Battle of Triangle Hill") → Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units → Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units ("Battle of Old Baldy") →	engagement
Korean War →	majorBattle
Bloody Ridge ("Battle of Bloody Ridge") →	notableEvent
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge ("Battle of Bloody Ridge") →	precededBy