Battle of Wonju

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The Battle of Wonju was a key engagement of the Korean War in early 1951, where United Nations forces halted Chinese and North Korean advances in central South Korea.

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Battle of Wonju canonical 2
Second Battle of Wonju 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the Korean War
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Wonju
linked to: Battle of Wonju
belligerent Chinese People's Volunteer Army
Korean People's Army
North Korea
People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea

United Nations Command
United States
combatantStrength multiple Chinese and North Korean corps
multiple UN divisions
commander Edward Almond
Kim Il Sung
Matthew B. Ridgway
linked to: Matthew Ridgway

Peng Dehuai
conflict Korean War
continent Asia
countryInvolved South Korea
date 1951
endDate 1951-01-12
followedBy Fourth Battle of Seoul
Operation Thunderbolt
front central Korean front
historicalPeriod 1950s
Cold War
location Gangwon Province
South Korea
Wonju
notableUnit Chinese 40th Army
Chinese 42nd Army
ROK II Corps
X Corps (United States)
partOf Chinese Third Phase Campaign
Korean War
precededBy Chinese Third Phase Offensive
result United Nations victory
startDate 1951-01-07
strategicImportance halted Chinese and North Korean advances in central South Korea
stabilized the UN defensive line in central Korea
tacticalOutcome Chinese and North Korean forces failed to break UN central front
UN forces held Wonju area
theater Korean Peninsula
typeOfEngagement land battle

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Battle of Wonju alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Wonju
linked to: Battle of Wonju