Battle of Heartbreak Ridge 1951
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 13 September 1951 – 15 October 1951 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1951 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | South Korea | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Korean War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 38.3000, 128.0167 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge (Korean: 단장의 능선 전투; Hanja: 斷腸의 稜線 戰鬪; French: Bataille de Crèvecœur), also known as the Battle of Wendengli (Chinese: 文登里战斗; pinyin: Wéndēnglǐ Zhàndòu), was a month-long battle in the Korean War which took place between 13 September and 15 October 1951. After withdrawing from Bloody Ridge, the Korean People's Army (KPA) set up new positions just 1,500 yards (1,400 m) away on a 7-mile (11 km) long hill mass. If anything, these defenses were even more formidable than on Bloody Ridge.
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was one of several major engagements in the hills of North Korea a few miles north of the 38th Parallel, the pre-war boundary between North and South Korea, near Chorwon. For the Chinese, this battle is often confused with the Battle of Triangle Hill, which occurred a year later.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Heartbreak Ridge (revision 1376272103), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Bloody Ridge 1951 · 5 km
- Battle of the Punchbowl 1951 · 11 km
- Battle of Hwacheon 1951 · 34 km
- Battle of Triangle Hill 1952 · 48 km
- Battle of Chatkol 1953 · 53 km
- Battle of Chuncheon 1950 · 54 km
Other battles of the Korean War
- Battle of the Notch 1950
- Battle of the Pusan Perimeter 1950
- First and second battles of Wonju 1950
- Hadong Ambush 1950
- Third Battle of Seoul 1950
- Battle of Bloody Ridge 1951
- Battle of Chipyong-ni 1951
- Battle of Haktang-ni 1951
- Battle of Hoengsong 1951
- Battle of Kapyong 1951
All 64 battles of the Korean War →
Browse more: battles in South Korea · Asia · Post-1945 battles