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    THE CHOSIN RESERVOIR BREAKOUT

    Oct 30, 2017 2 minutes
    Source:   UN troops returning from the Kumwha River, which was a major focal point in the battles for the ‘Iron Triangle’ during a period of military stalemate  

    An aerial view of the ‘Iron Triangle’ where UN forces battled Chinese troops

    “THE FIGHTING TOOK PLACE IN TEMPERATURES THAT APPROACHED MINUS 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, AND X CORPS RECORDED 7,338 CASES OF FROSTBITE”

    Located in North Korea’s South Hamgyong Province, the Changjin Reservoir had been renamed the Chosin Reservoir by the Japanese. The ‘Frozen Chosin’ became the setting for a remorseless siege and breakout during the winter of 1950, when

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