Iron Triangle (Korea)

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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

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
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Battles

Notes

  1. ^ O'Neill 1985, p. 131.
  2. ^ Tucker et al. 2000, p. 650.

References

  • O’Neill, Robert (1985). Australia in the Korean War 1950–53. Volume II: Combat Operations. Canberra: .
  • 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: .