Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Heartbreak Ridge canonical | 8 |
| Battle of Bloody Ridge | 4 |
| Battle of Old Baldy | 2 |
| Battle of Sniper Ridge | 1 |
| Battle of Triangle Hill | 1 |
| Battle of Twin Tunnels | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Wendengli
ⓘ
Second Battle of the Punchbowl ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
South Korea ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
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 infantry units
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Korean People's Army units
U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment ⓘ United States 2nd Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. 2nd Infantry Division
U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
close air support operations
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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 Heartbreak Ridge
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
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 (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Bloody Ridge
this entity surface form:
Battle of Bloody Ridge
this entity surface form:
Battle of Triangle Hill
this entity surface form:
Battle of Old Baldy
French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation
→
notableEngagement
→
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
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French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation
→
notableEngagement
→
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Twin Tunnels
subject surface form:
Eastern Front of the Korean War
subject surface form:
Eastern Front of the Korean War
this entity surface form:
Battle of Bloody Ridge
subject surface form:
Eastern Front of the Korean War
this entity surface form:
Battle of Old Baldy
this entity surface form:
Battle of Bloody Ridge
subject surface form:
Battle of Shangganling
this entity surface form:
Battle of Sniper Ridge