Korean War battle of the Chosin Reservoir. The Chinese elite 9th - TopicsExpress



          

Korean War battle of the Chosin Reservoir. The Chinese elite 9th Army launched a surprise attack surrounding and intending to destroy the 1st Marine Division. The Marines had to breakout and fight for 78 miles to survive. Their General refused to call it a retreat but told his men they were merely attacking in a different direction. And they did with about 836 killed and an estimated 35,000 Chinese killed. They had about 12,000 wounded mostly from frostbite.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:26:46 +0000

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