Kagnew Battalion

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The Kagnew Battalion was a renowned Ethiopian military unit that fought alongside United Nations forces in the Korean War, earning distinction for its discipline and combat effectiveness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethiopian Army unit
military unit
alliedWith United Nations forces
United States Army
attachedTo 2nd Infantry Division (United States)
7th Infantry Division (United States)
casualties killed and wounded in action in Korea
commander Mulugeta Buli
Teshome Irgetu
conflictSide United Nations Command
country Ethiopia
decoratedBy Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea

United States
deployment 1st Kagnew Battalion
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2nd Kagnew Battalion
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3rd Kagnew Battalion
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endTime 1954
engagedInBattle Battle of Old Baldy
Battle of Pork Chop Hill
Battle of T-Bone Hill
formedUnder Haile Selassie I
garrisonBeforeDeployment Addis Ababa
hasLanguage Amharic
headOfStateDuringService Haile Selassie I
legacy source of national pride in Ethiopia
symbol of Ethiopian participation in UN peacekeeping and collective security
namedAfter Emperor Haile Selassie I’s horse Kagnew
Kagnew
notableFor bravery
combat effectiveness
discipline
high morale
low desertion rate
numberOfDeploymentsToKorea 3
opposedTo Chinese forces
North Korean forces
participatedIn Korean War
partOf Imperial Ethiopian Army
receivedAward Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
recognizedBy United Nations Command
recognizedFor never losing a prisoner of war to the enemy while on guard duty
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
startTime 1951
theaterOfOperations Korean Peninsula
trainingLocation Ethiopia
typeOfUnit infantry battalion
uniformFeature Ethiopian Army khaki uniform

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Imperial Ethiopian Army notableUnit Kagnew Battalion
Ethiopian Imperial Guard unitDeployedAs Kagnew Battalion in the Korean War
linked to: Kagnew Battalion
Imperial Army sentExpeditionaryForce Kagnew Battalion
Imperial Army notableUnit Kagnew Battalion
Kagnew Battalion deployment 1st Kagnew Battalion
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Kagnew Battalion deployment 2nd Kagnew Battalion
linked to: Kagnew Battalion
Kagnew Battalion deployment 3rd Kagnew Battalion
linked to: Kagnew Battalion