Battle of Hoengsong 1951
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1951 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | South Korea | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Fourth Phase Offensive, Korean War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 37.4897, 127.9875 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Hoengsong, also known as the Hoengsong counteroffensive (Chinese: 橫城反擊戰) was a battle during the Korean War that took place between 11 and 15 February 1951. It was part of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) Fourth Phase Offensive and was fought between the PVA and United Nations forces. After being pushed back northward by the UN's Operation Thunderbolt counteroffensive, the PVA was victorious in this battle, inflicting heavy casualties on the UN forces in the two days of fighting and temporarily regaining the initiative.
The initial PVA assault fell on the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) 8th Infantry Division which disintegrated after several hours of attacks by three PVA divisions. When the US armored and artillery forces supporting the 8th Division found their infantry screen evaporating, they began to withdraw down the single road through the twisting valley north of Hoengsong; but they were soon outflanked by PVA infiltrating cross-country. Hundreds of US soldiers were killed by PVA forces, which resulted in one of the most lopsided defeats suffered by the US military in the Korean War.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Hoengsong (revision 1377809603), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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