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Punchbowl (Korean War)

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decided to launch a limited offensive in the late summer/early autumn to shorten and straighten sections of their lines, acquire better defensive terrain, and deny the enemy key vantage points from which they could observe and target UN positions. The
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took place west of the Punchbowl from August–September 1951 and this was followed by the
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Basin and Korean War battlefield in Haean, Yanggu County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
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Ebb and Flow: November 1950-July 1951 Volume 5 of United States Army in the Korean War
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Inspection by leading figures of UN Forces nearby the Punchbowl. (Left to right: Gen.
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Marines of the 1st Marine Division relax in a position overlooking the Punchbowl
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the region in mid-December 1950, during the withdrawal following the Chinese
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and the Eulji Observatory are located in the hills north of Haean town.
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northwest of the Punchbowl from September–October 1951, meanwhile the
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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captured the line of hills north of the Punchbowl in the
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Korean Tourism website for the Yanggu region of the DMZ
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Punchbowl, Korea
Hangul
Hanja




Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer

Haean Basin is located in South Korea
Haean
Yanggu County, Gangwon
Republic of Korea
Coordinates
38°17′06″N 128°8′24″E / 38.28500°N 128.14000°E / 38.28500; 128.14000
Korean
Haean
Basin
Yanggu
Gangwon Province
Korean War
Korean Demilitarized Zone


J. Lawton Collins
Matthew Ridgway
James Van Fleet
Clovis E. Byers
Paik Sun-yup

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