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  1. Battle of Chosin Reservoir
    Battle of Chosin Reservoir1950 battle in the Korean War
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    Date27 November – 13 December 1950
    Territorial changesChinese forces recover northeastern Korea; UN withdraw to and evacuate from Hungnam.
    How Marines Escaped a Chinese Trap
    How Marines Escaped a Chinese Trap
    In late 1950, the Korean War seemed to be almost over. The UN forces had pushed the North Korean army back to the Chinese border. But a massive intervention by the Chinese changed everything.
    Overview

    The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Battle of Lake Changjin (Korean: 장진호 전투; Hanja: 長津湖戰鬪; RR: Jangjinho jeontu; MR: Changjinho chŏnt'u), was an important b… See more

    Background

    By mid-October 1950, after the successful landing at Inchon by the US X Corps, the Eighth Army breakout from the Pusan Perimeter and the subsequent pursuit and destruction of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the … See more

    Prelude

    Chosin Reservoir is a man-made lake located in the northeast of the Korean peninsula. The name Chosin is the Japanese pronunciation of the Korean place name Changjin, and the name stuck due to the … See more

    Battle

    On the night of 27 November, the PVA 20th and 27th Armies of the 9th Corps launched multiple attacks and ambushes along the road between the Chosin Reservoir and Kot'o-ri. At Yudam-ni, the 5th, 7th and 11th Marines we… See more