Battle of Heartbreak Ridge

September 13 – October 15, 1951 · Battle site

UN forces fought North Korean and Chinese troops for a ridge in the Korean mountains. The UN took the ridge after a month of fighting with heavy losses on both sides.

On the map Contemporaries

South Korea and UN forces

North Korea and allies

Other

United Nations

United States

France

Netherlands

South Korea

North Korea

People's Republic of China

Clovis E. Byers military commander

Robert Nicholas Young military commander

Pang Ho-san military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties: 3,700

Units

X Corps (United States) 7th Infantry Division (South Korea) US 2nd Division Regiment van Heutsz French Battalion

III Corps (North Korea) 12th Division (North Korea) 204th Division (People's Republic of China) 6th Division (North Korea)

9th Infantry Regiment (United States)