Battle of Heartbreak Ridge

Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
Part of the Korean War
Heartbreak Ridge in South Korea, as seen from the north.
Date 13 September – 15 October 1951 Location 38°18′N 128°1′E / 38.300°N 128.017°E / 38.300; 128.017 in Yanggu County, Gangwon Province, South Korea Result United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations  United States  France  Netherlands  South Korea	North Korea  China
Commanders and leaders
Clovis E. Byers Thomas F. Deshazo Robert N. Young	Pang Ho San
Units involved
X Corps 2nd Infantry Division French Battalion Netherlands Battalion 7th Infantry Division	III Corps 6th Division 12th Division 13th Division 68th Army 204th Division
Casualties and losses
3,700	US Claim: 25,000
class=notpageimage| Location within South Korea

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The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge (Korean: 단장의 능선 전투; Hanja: 斷腸의 稜線 戰鬪; French: Bataille de Crèvecœur), also known as the Battle of Wendengli (Chinese: 文登里战斗; pinyin: Wéndēnglǐ Zhàndòu), was a month-long battle in the Korean War which took place between September 13th and October 15th, 1951. After withdrawing from Bloody Ridge, the Korean People's Army (KPA) set up new positions just 1,500 yards (1,400 m) away on a 7-mile (11 km) long hill mass. If anything, the defenses were even more formidable here than on Bloody Ridge.

The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was one of several major engagements in the hills of North Korea a few miles north of the 38th Parallel (the pre-war boundary between North and South Korea), near Chorwon. For the Chinese, this battle is often confused with the Battle of Triangle Hill, which occurred a year later.