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Third Battle of the Hook
1953 battle of the Korean War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Third Battle of the Hook (Chinese: 坪村南山战斗) was a battle of the Korean War that took place between a United Nations Command (UN) force, consisting mostly of British troops, supported on their flanks by American and Turkish units against a predominantly Chinese force.
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Third Battle of the Hook | |||||||
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Part of the Korean War | |||||||
![]() Soldiers of the British Duke of Wellington's Regiment share a smoke with a KATCOM during a lull in fighting at the Hook. | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
1,500 [1] | 6,500 [1] | ||||||
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24 killed 105 wounded 20 missing Chinese claim: 160 casualties 21 captured |
UN estimate: 1,050 killed 800 wounded[1] |
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