Chinese spring offensive

April 22 – June 10, 1951 · Battle site

Result United Nations victory

Chinese People's Volunteer Army troops launched a large offensive against UN forces in Korea. It failed to recapture Seoul and the UN launched a counteroffensive.

On the map Contemporaries

South Korea and UN forces

North Korea and allies

Other

South Korea

New Zealand

Philippines

United Nations

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Luxembourg

People's Republic of China

North Korea

Matthew Ridgway military commander

James Van Fleet military commander

Peng Dehuai military commander

Choe Yong-gon military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 418,500

Australia Killed 32

Belgium Killed 12

Canada Killed 12

Strength: 739,000
Captured: 17,000

People's Republic of China Strength 542,000

North Korea Strength 197,000

Units

Eighth United States Army I Corps (United States) III Corps (South Korea) IX Corps (United States) 1st Infantry Division (South Korea) 25th Infantry Division (United States) US 2nd Division US 3rd Division

Korean People's Army People's Volunteer Army 118th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)

X Corps (United States) 24th Infantry Division (United States) 7th Infantry Division (United States) Turkish Brigade