Battle of Kunu-ri 1950: The 5,000 Turks Sent Into the Hole Where a Corps Vanished

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The Battles of Kunuri and Wawon in 3 days


Turkish Brigade : 767 loses (218 martyrs, 455 wounded, 94 missing)

Chinese Forces : over 3.000 loses

Battle of Wawon - Wikipedia

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Because the Chinese Army was so numerous, the Turkish Brigade withdrew after successfully completing its mission.


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The Battle of Kumyangjang-ni, which took place in January 1951 , a few months after Kunuri was where the Turkish Brigade dealt its most significant blow to the Chinese forces. In that battle, Turkish soldiers suffered only 12 fatalities while neutralizing 474 Chinese troops through bayonet charges.

Battle of Kumyangjang-ni - Wikipedia

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My Uncle was a veteran who fought in the Korean War, when they ran out of ammunition, Turkish soldiers fixed bayonets and launched an attack against the numerically superior Chinese Army


My Uncle was a very short-tempered, crazy and fearless man, and he spoke very little

May ALLAH have mercy on him

 

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5,455 Turkish Soldiers ( Turkish Brigade ) saved the US Army 2nd Infatry Division ( 17.000 Soldiers ) from 100.000+ Chinese Forces during the Battles of Kunuri and Wawon in 1950



This is a historic turning point, as the extraordinary resistance displayed by the Turkish Brigade enabled the American 2nd Infantry Division and the U.S. 8th Army to break out of a Chinese encirclement and avoid total destruction.

The Turkish Brigade, codenamed North Star