Battle of the Twin Tunnels

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Battle of the Twin Tunnels
Part of Korean War
Date February 1, 1951 Location near Jipyeong-ri, Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, South Korea Result Chinese retreat
Combatants
Western Allied Forces	People's Volunteer Army
Commanders
?	?
Strength
~3000?	?
Casualties
?	1300

Korean War
Osan – Pusan Perimeter – Inchon – Pakchon – Chosin Reservoir – Faith – Twin Tunnels – Ripper – Courageous – Tomahawk – Yultong Bridge – Imjin River – Gloster Hill – Old Baldy – Kapyong – Bloody Ridge – Heartbreak Ridge – Sunchon – Hill Eerie – Sui-ho Dam – The Hook – Pork Chop Hill – Outpost Harry

The Battle of the Twin Tunnels took place during the Korean War. It resulted in heavy casualties for the People's Volunteer Army.

The "Twin Tunnels" refer to a series of railroad tunnels at 37°26′35″N, 127°40′21″E along the Central Line in eastern Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea.

[edit] External links

• The 2nd Infantry Division in Korea: Wonju and Twin Tunnels
• Combat Actions in Korea, Chapter 7: Twin Tunnels Patrol Ambush
• Map: Chipyong-ni, 13-14 February 1951 from Billy C. Mossman, Ebb and Flow: November 1950-July 1951 (Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, 1990)
• (Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas)  (Map)