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The Battle of Kumsong, also known as the Jincheng Campaign (Chinese: 金城战役; pinyin: Jīn Chéng Zhàn Yì), was one of the last battles of the Korean War.During the ceasefire negotiations seeking to end the Korean War, the United Nations Command (UNC) and Chinese and North Korean forces were unable to agree on the issue of prisoner repatriation.
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Kumsong County was a historical county of Korea. It was established in 1018, [ 1 ] and merged into Kimhwa County in 1914. [ 2 ] In July 1953, after Korean War , most of Kumsong County merged into Kimhwa County of North Korea.
This is the last of a three-part series marking the 70 year anniversary of the signing of the armistice in Korea on July 27, 1953.
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Charles Frank Pendleton [1] (September 26, 1931 – July 17, 1953) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War.He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on 16–17 July 1953 during the Battle of Kumsong.
On 18 May, in response to Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) and Korean People's Army (KPA) attacks on the east of the front in the Battle of the Soyang River, UN Commander General Matthew Ridgway suggested to US Eighth Army commander General James Van Fleet that he should attempt to relieve the pressure on his forces in the east by attacking in the west to threaten PVA/KPA lines of ...
Following the Battle of Maryang San in early October 1951 the 28th British Commonwealth Brigade maintained a defensive posture for the rest of the month. [3] Amid heavy fighting on the afternoon of 4 November the PVA recaptured Hill 317, which was by then held by the 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, in an action for which Private Bill Speakman was later awarded the Victoria Cross.