| Battle of Yultong | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Chinese Spring Offensive of the Korean War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 China | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Dionisio S. Ojeda[1] Conrado D. Yap † Jose Artiaga, Jr. † |
Zeng Shaoshan[2] You Taizhong[3] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 10th Battalion Combat Team, PEFTOK |
34th Division, 12th Army, PVA (UN account)[4] 44th Division, 15th Army, PVA (Chinese account)[5] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 900[6][7] | 40,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
12 killed 38 wounded 6 missing[8] |
~500 killed 2 captured[8] | ||||||
The Battle of Yultong (Korean: 율동 전투; RR: Yultong Jeontu; Filipino: Labanan sa Yultong),[4] also known as the Battle of Puluodong (Chinese: 普罗洞战斗; pinyin: Púluódòng Zhàndòu), Battle of Yuldong, or Battle of Yuldong-ri, took place during the Korean War. It was fought between approximately 40,000 soldiers from elements of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) 34th Division (44th Division from Chinese sources)[5][9] and 900 Filipino soldiers 10th Battalion Combat Team (BCT), north of Yeoncheon during April 22–23, 1951.[10] The battle was part of the Chinese Spring Offensive.
- ^ Villahermosa 2009, p. 104.
- ^ Li 2019, p. 129.
- ^ Li 2014, p. 137.
- ^ a b Chae, Chung & Yang 2001, p. 625.
- ^ a b Chinese Military Science Academy 2000, p. 315.
- ^ Pobre 2000, p. 443.
- ^ Pobre 2012, p. 176.
- ^ a b War History Compilation Committee 1977, p. 315.
- ^ "The Philippines in the Korean War – The Battle of Yultong". History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Chae, Chung & Yang 2001, pp. 625, 627.
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