Battle of the Bowling Alley
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The Battle of the Bowling Alley was a fierce 1950 engagement of the Korean War in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted repeated North Korean armored assaults along a narrow valley north of Taegu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Bowling Alley canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Korean War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Taegu
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surface form:
Battle of the Bowling Alley north of Taegu
|
| belligerent |
Korean People's Army
ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean People’s Army
Korean People's Army ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean forces
Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea forces
United Nations forces ⓘ |
| combatType |
armored engagement
ⓘ
defensive battle ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| conflictPhase | early phase of the Korean War ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| date | August 1950 ⓘ |
| front |
Busan Perimeter
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surface form:
Pusan Perimeter
|
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War era
|
| involves |
artillery
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infantry ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| location |
South Korea
ⓘ
north of Taegu ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fighting along a narrow valley
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repeated North Korean armored assaults ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Pusan Perimeter
Korean War ⓘ |
| result |
United Nations victory
ⓘ
halt of North Korean armored assaults ⓘ |
| side |
North Korean People’s Army armored units
ⓘ
Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea Army units
U.S. Army units ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army units
|
| significance |
contributed to halting North Korean advance in southern Korea
ⓘ
helped stabilize the Pusan Perimeter ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
defend approaches to Taegu
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prevent North Korean breakthrough toward Taegu ⓘ |
| theater | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1950 ⓘ |
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