Third Battle of the Punchbowl

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The Third Battle of the Punchbowl was a 1951 Korean War offensive in which United Nations forces attacked well-fortified North Korean and Chinese positions in the Punchbowl region of eastern Korea to improve defensive lines before armistice talks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Korean War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Operation Piledriver
belligerent North Korea
People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea

United Nations Command
United States
combatant Chinese forces
North Korean forces
United Nations forces
commandedBy James Van Fleet
conflict Korean War
country Korea
date 1951
endDate 1951-09-21
feature mountainous terrain
well-fortified enemy positions
followedBy static phase of the Korean War
front eastern front of the Korean War
hasParticipant Republic of Korea Army units
U.S. Eighth Army
involves artillery bombardment
infantry assaults
trench warfare
location Gangwon Province
Korea
Punchbowl region
eastern Korea
objective improve defensive lines
secure more defensible terrain
straighten front lines
opponent Chinese People's Volunteer Army
North Korean forces
partOf Korean War
UN limited offensives of 1951
precededBy Second Battle of the Punchbowl
reason prepare for armistice talks
relatedTo Battle of Bloody Ridge
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
result UN forces captured key high ground
United Nations tactical victory
front line advanced to more defensible positions
startDate 1951-08-31
strategicImportance control of high ground overlooking Punchbowl basin
theater Korean Peninsula
timePeriod Cold War era

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