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Geographical area between North and South Korea
The
Iron Triangle
was a key communist
Chinese
and
North Korean
concentration area and communications junction during the
Korean War
, located in the central sector between
Cheorwon
and
Kimhwa
in the south and
Pyonggang
in the north.
[1]
The area was located 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 kilometres) north of the
38th parallel
in the diagonal corridor dividing the
Taebaek Mountains
into northern and southern ranges and contained the major road and rail links between the port of
Wonsan
in the northeast and
Seoul
in the southwest. During the war the area was the scene of heavy fighting between the Chinese
People's Volunteer Army
and the
US Eighth Army
during the
Battle of White Horse Hill
and the
Battle of Triangle Hill
in October?November 1952. The
Battle of Pork Chop Hill
in March?July 1953 took place to the west of the Iron Triangle.
[2]
This complex was eventually named the "Iron Triangle" by newsmen searching for a dramatic term. Today, the region straddles the
Demilitarized Zone
.
Battles
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Notes
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O'Neill 1985, p. 131.
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Tucker et al. 2000, p. 650.
References
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- O’Neill, Robert (1985).
Australia in the Korean War 1950?53
. Volume II:
Combat Operations
. Canberra:
Australian War Memorial
.
ISBN
0-642-04330-2
.
- Tucker, Spencer C.; Kim, Jinwung; Nichols, Michael R.; Pierpaoli, Paul G.; Zehr, Norman R. (2000).
Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History
. Volume II. Santa Barbara:
ABC-CLIO
.
ISBN
978-1-57607-029-1
.