French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation

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The French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation was a volunteer French Army unit that fought alongside UN forces in the Korean War, gaining distinction for its role in several major battles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Army unit
battalion
military unit
allegiance France NERFINISHED
United Nations NERFINISHED
attachedTo U.S. 2nd Infantry Division NERFINISHED
branch Army
commander Ralph Monclar NERFINISHED
conflict Korean War
country France
decoratedBy France NERFINISHED
Republic of Korea NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
endTime 1953
formedAs volunteer unit
garrison Camp Drake NERFINISHED
hasAward Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures NERFINISHED
Presidential Unit Citation (South Korea) NERFINISHED
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Cold War NERFINISHED
languageOfCommand French
notableEngagement Battle of Chipyong-ni NERFINISHED
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge NERFINISHED
Battle of Twin Tunnels NERFINISHED
Battle of Wonju NERFINISHED
notableFor combat effectiveness in Korean War
high casualty rate relative to size
operatedUnder United Nations flag NERFINISHED
participatedIn United Nations Command in Korea NERFINISHED
partOf French Army NERFINISHED
United Nations forces in the Korean War NERFINISHED
primaryOpponent Chinese People's Volunteer Army NERFINISHED
North Korean forces NERFINISHED
recruitedFrom Foreign Legion volunteers
French Army volunteers
role infantry
size battalion-strength
startTime 1950
status disbanded
successor French Korean War veterans associations
theatreOfOperations Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED
typeOfService ground combat

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Battle of Heartbreak Ridge militaryUnit French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation