Third Battle of the Punchbowl
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The Third Battle of the Punchbowl was a 1951 Korean War offensive in which United Nations forces attacked well-fortified North Korean and Chinese positions in the Punchbowl region of eastern Korea to improve defensive lines before armistice talks.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Battle of the Punchbowl canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Korean War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Piledriver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
North Korea
NERFINISHED
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People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| combatant |
Chinese forces
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North Korean forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | James Van Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| country | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1951 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1951-09-21 ⓘ |
| feature |
mountainous terrain
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well-fortified enemy positions ⓘ |
| followedBy | static phase of the Korean War ⓘ |
| front | eastern front of the Korean War ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Republic of Korea Army units
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U.S. Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery bombardment
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infantry assaults ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Gangwon Province
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Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Punchbowl region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Korea ⓘ |
| objective |
improve defensive lines
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secure more defensible terrain ⓘ straighten front lines ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chinese People's Volunteer Army
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North Korean forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Korean War
NERFINISHED
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UN limited offensives of 1951 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of the Punchbowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reason | prepare for armistice talks ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Bloody Ridge
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Battle of Heartbreak Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
UN forces captured key high ground
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United Nations tactical victory ⓘ front line advanced to more defensible positions ⓘ |
| startDate | 1951-08-31 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of high ground overlooking Punchbowl basin ⓘ |
| theater | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
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