Battle of Shangganling (Triangle Hill)

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The Battle of Shangganling (Triangle Hill) was a major and protracted Korean War engagement in 1952 between Chinese and United Nations forces, noted for its intense close-quarters combat and heavy casualties over a small but strategically important hill position.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Korean War battle
battle
engagement
casualties heavy
characteristic heavy casualties on both sides
intense close-quarters combat
protracted fighting
ChineseName 上甘岭战役
combatant Chinese People's Volunteer Army
surface form: Chinese People's Volunteers

People's Volunteer Army
Republic of Korea Army
United Nations Command
United States Army
conflictBetween Chinese forces and United Nations forces
countryInvolved China
surface form: People's Republic of China

South Korea
United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1952-11-25
followedBy continued stalemate near the armistice line
hasAlias Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
surface form: Battle of Sniper Ridge

Battle of Shangganling (Triangle Hill) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Triangle Hill
legacy important symbol of resistance in Chinese popular memory
subject of Chinese films and literature
location Pork Chop Hill outpost
surface form: Sniper Ridge

Triangle Hill
central Korean Peninsula
near the 38th parallel
notableFor extensive use of artillery
large-scale infantry assaults
repeated UN attempts to seize the hilltops
stubborn Chinese defense of fortified positions
objective capture of Triangle Hill
control of high ground overlooking key approaches
partOf Korean War
static phase of the Korean War
precededBy earlier positional fighting along the Korean front lines
relatedTo armistice negotiations in the Korean War
result Chinese tactical victory
UN offensive repulsed
scale one of the fiercest hill battles of the Korean War
startTime 1952-10-14
strategicImportance control of a small but dominant hill position
influence over nearby supply routes and approaches
terrain extensive trench and bunker systems
rugged hills and ridges
timePeriod November 1952
October 1952
UNCodeName Operation Showdown

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Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units engagement Battle of Shangganling (Triangle Hill)
eastern front of the Korean War notableBattle Battle of Shangganling (Triangle Hill)
subject surface form: Eastern Front of the Korean War
this entity surface form: Battle of Triangle Hill
Battle of Shangganling (Triangle Hill) hasAlias Battle of Shangganling (Triangle Hill) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Battle of Shangganling
this entity surface form: Battle of Triangle Hill