Third Battle of Seoul
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The Third Battle of Seoul was a major Korean War engagement in early 1951 in which United Nations forces recaptured the South Korean capital from Chinese and North Korean troops after its earlier loss.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Battle of Seoul canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Ripper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| campaign | Operation Ripper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityInvolved | Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas MacArthur
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Matthew B. Ridgway NERFINISHED ⓘ Peng Dehuai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1951-03-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourth Battle of Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western front of the Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Seoul
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South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | retake Seoul from Chinese and North Korean forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chinese People's Volunteer Army
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Korean People's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese Spring Offensive phase of the Korean War
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Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
United Nations victory
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recapture of Seoul by UN forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 1951-01-25 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
halted Chinese and North Korean advance south of Seoul
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restored South Korean control of its capital ⓘ |
| theater | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | land warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1951 ⓘ |
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