Back نبرد واون Persian Bataille de Wawon French Pertempuran Wawon ID 군우리 전투 Korean Kunu-ri Muharebesi Turkish
39°43′N 126°3′E / 39.717°N 126.050°E
| Battle of Wawon | |||||||
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| Part of Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, Korean War | |||||||
 Map of the Chinese counterattack, November 28 – December 1, 1950. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 China | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Tahsin Yazıcı Lütfi Bilgin †[2] |
Zhai Zhongyu | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
Turkish Brigade 2nd Infantry Division II Corps |
114th Division | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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200 killed 450 wounded 14 missing[3] Chinese estimation: ~1,000 killed and wounded[4] | |||||||
The Battle of Wawon(Korean: 군우리 전투; hanja: 軍隅里戰鬪; rr: Gunuri Jeontu; Turkish: Kunu-ri Muharebesi), also known as the Battle of Wayuan (Chinese: 瓦院战斗; pinyin: Wǎ Yuàn Zhàn Dòu), was a series of delay actions of the Korean War that took place from 27–29 November 1950 near Wawon in present-day North Korea. After the collapse of the US Eighth Army's right flank during the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) 38th Corps[nb 1] advanced rapidly towards the critical road junction at Kunu-ri in an effort to cut off United Nations forces' retreat route. In what was considered to be Turkey's first real combat action since the aftermath of World War I,[5] the Turkish Brigade attempted to delay the Chinese advances at Wawon. Although during the battle the Turkish Brigade was crippled after being encircled by Chinese forces with superior numbers,[6] they were still able to breach the Chinese trap and rejoin the US 2nd Infantry Division.[7] Delay of the PVA advance after meeting with heavy Turkish resistance helped the other United Nations forces to withdraw without suffering many casualties and reassemble later in December.[7]
- ^ Alexander 1986, p. 314.
- ^ "Korean War: 1st Turkish Brigade's Baptism of Fire". History.net. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Korean War (Kore Savaşi)" (in Turkish). Turkish War Veterans Association. Archived from the original on 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ Chinese Military Science Academy 2000, pp. 102, 104.
- ^ Starbuck, A.K. (December 1997). "Korean War: 1st Turkish Brigade's Baptism of Fire". Leesburg, VA: Weider History Group. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ Appleman 1989, pp. 91, 200.
- ^ a b Bozkurt, Abdullah (October 3, 2010). "Turkish veterans recall Korean War memories". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
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