Battle of Kujin
The Battle of Kujin (25–26 October 1950), also known as the Battle of the Broken Bridge, took place during the United Nations Command (UN) offensive towards the Yalu River, which followed the North Korean invasion of South Korea at the start of the Korean War. The battle was fought between Australian forces from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) and elements of the 17th Tank Brigade of the Korean People's Army (KPA) over a key bridge across the Taeryong River near Kujin, North Korea. On 25 October the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade had resumed their advance towards Pakchon after crossing the Chongchon River, with 3 RAR as the lead battalion. Arriving at Kujin, the Australians discovered that the centre span of the 300-metre (330 yd) concrete bridge had been demolished by
Wikipage redirect
battles
primaryTopic
Battle of Kujin
The Battle of Kujin (25–26 October 1950), also known as the Battle of the Broken Bridge, took place during the United Nations Command (UN) offensive towards the Yalu River, which followed the North Korean invasion of South Korea at the start of the Korean War. The battle was fought between Australian forces from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) and elements of the 17th Tank Brigade of the Korean People's Army (KPA) over a key bridge across the Taeryong River near Kujin, North Korea. On 25 October the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade had resumed their advance towards Pakchon after crossing the Chongchon River, with 3 RAR as the lead battalion. Arriving at Kujin, the Australians discovered that the centre span of the 300-metre (330 yd) concrete bridge had been demolished by
has abstract
The Battle of Kujin (25–26 Oct ...... the bridge to the Australians.
@en
causalties
combatant
date
1950-10-26
is part of military conflict
Relates an entity to the populated place in which it is located.
result
United Nations victory
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
23,999,057
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
1,017,480,649
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
alt
Three soldiers are standing on ...... oulders while carrying stores.
@en
caption
Australian soldiers scaling th ...... iver near Kujin, October 1950.
@en
casualties
combatant
*
*
*
@en
commander
Basil Aubrey Coad
@en
Charles Green
@en
Kim In-sik
@en
conflict
Battle of Kujin
@en
date
image size
partof
the Korean War
@en
place
Kujin, North Korea
@en
result
United Nations victory
@en
wikiPageUsesTemplate
subject
point
39.70944444444444 125.56888888888889
comment
The Battle of Kujin (25–26 Oct ...... bridge had been demolished by
@en
label
Battle of Kujin
@en
lat
3.970944444444444e+1
long
1.2556888888888889e+2
wasDerivedFrom
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Battle of Kujin
@en