Battle of Chosin Reservoir
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The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was a brutal 1950 Korean War campaign in freezing conditions where United Nations forces, primarily U.S. Marines, fought their way out of encirclement by vastly larger Chinese forces.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Chosin Reservoir canonical | 22 |
| Chosin Reservoir campaign | 8 |
| Chosin Reservoir | 4 |
| Battle of the Chosin Reservoir | 2 |
| Battle of Changjin Lake | 1 |
| Changjin Lake Campaign | 1 |
| Chosin Campaign | 1 |
| Chosin Reservoir Campaign | 1 |
| Chosin Reservoir operations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T38361 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Chosin Reservoir Context triple: [Korean War, majorBattle, Battle of Chosin Reservoir]
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A.
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.
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B.
Inchon Landing
Inchon Landing was a pivotal 1950 amphibious assault led by UN forces under General Douglas MacArthur that reversed the course of the Korean War by recapturing Seoul and cutting North Korean supply lines.
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C.
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major 1945 Pacific campaign clash between the United States and Japan, famed for its brutal fighting and the iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi.
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D.
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a major and brutal 1945 Pacific campaign between the United States and Japan, marked by intense ground combat, massive casualties, and kamikaze attacks, and is often seen as a decisive factor leading to the end of World War II.
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E.
Battle of Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was a major World War II campaign in the Pacific where Allied forces fought to halt Japanese expansion and secure strategic control of the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Chosin Reservoir Target entity description: The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was a brutal 1950 Korean War campaign in freezing conditions where United Nations forces, primarily U.S. Marines, fought their way out of encirclement by vastly larger Chinese forces.
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A.
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.
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B.
Inchon Landing
Inchon Landing was a pivotal 1950 amphibious assault led by UN forces under General Douglas MacArthur that reversed the course of the Korean War by recapturing Seoul and cutting North Korean supply lines.
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C.
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major 1945 Pacific campaign clash between the United States and Japan, famed for its brutal fighting and the iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi.
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D.
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a major and brutal 1945 Pacific campaign between the United States and Japan, marked by intense ground combat, massive casualties, and kamikaze attacks, and is often seen as a decisive factor leading to the end of World War II.
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E.
Battle of Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was a major World War II campaign in the Pacific where Allied forces fought to halt Japanese expansion and secure strategic control of the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
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surface form:
Battle of Changjin Lake
Battle of Chosin Reservoir ⓘ
surface form:
Changjin Lake Campaign
Battle of Chosin Reservoir ⓘ
surface form:
Chosin Reservoir Campaign
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| belligerent |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
South Korea ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
United Kingdom ⓘ United Nations Command ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualties | thousands killed, wounded, and missing on both sides ⓘ |
| climate | mountainous winter conditions ⓘ |
| codename |
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chosin Campaign
|
| commander |
Edward Almond
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Mao Anying ⓘ Oliver P. Smith ⓘ Song Shilun ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Korean War ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| endDate | 1950-12-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hungnam evacuation ⓘ |
| front | eastern front of Korean War ⓘ |
| involves |
Chinese People's Volunteer Army 9th Army Group
ⓘ
Republic of Korea Army ⓘ Royal Marines ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| location |
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chosin Reservoir
North Korea ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
UN forces fought out of encirclement
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heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ large-scale Chinese intervention in Korean War ⓘ logistical withdrawal to Hungnam ⓘ |
| notableFor | heroic defense and breakout by vastly outnumbered UN forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units
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surface form:
Chinese People's Volunteer Army
United States X Corps ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese Second Phase Offensive
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Korean War ⓘ |
| primaryForce |
1st Marine Division (United States)
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41 (Independent) Commando Royal Marines ⓘ 7th Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ ROK I Corps ⓘ |
| result |
Chinese strategic victory
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United Nations forces successful breakout ⓘ |
| startDate | 1950-11-27 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence | halt of UN advance into North Korea ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | advance to Yalu River ⓘ |
| temperatureCondition |
extreme cold
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sub-zero temperatures ⓘ |
| theater | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1950 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Chosin Reservoir Description of subject: The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was a brutal 1950 Korean War campaign in freezing conditions where United Nations forces, primarily U.S. Marines, fought their way out of encirclement by vastly larger Chinese forces.
Referenced by (41)
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