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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 September 13th and October 15th, 1951.
Apr 25, 2017 · Learn about the month-long campaign in 1951, where UN troops fought against North Korean and Chinese forces for a strategic hill. Find out the background, makeup, description, outcomes, and historical significance of this battle.
- Ben Loudermilk
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge. Yanggu County, Gangwon Provinc. 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, the defenses were even more formidable here than on Bloody Ridge.
Apr 23, 2001 · The respite between the end of the Bloody Ridge battle on 5 September and the assault on Heartbreak Ridge eight days later permitted the North Koreans to strengthen their defenses even further...
Thirty-eight years a go, on these very streets, shells exploded in one of the most vicious battles of the Korean War, or any war for that matter. The siege of Chip-yong-ni was broken on February 15, 1951, when tanks of the 5th Cavalry Regiment approached from the southwest and entered the perimeter.
In late September and early October 1951 a month-long battle focused on the complex structure of enemy defensive positions protecting the seven-mile-long hill mass that became known as Heartbreak Ridge. Responsibility for seizing this are had passed from Eighth Army to X Corps, to the 2d Infantry Division.
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, Gugeler; links to annotated combat photos, infantry weapons, and Korean War history.
