Battle of Chosin Reservoir
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The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Battle of Lake Changjin, was a battle in the Korean War. The name "Chosin" is derived from the Japanese pronunciation
A column of the US 1st Marine Division moves through Chinese lines during its breakout from the Chosin Reservoir with a M26 Pershing medium tank.
Song Shilun (middle), commander of the People's Volunteer Army 9th Corps at Chosin Reservoir
Soldiers from the Chinese 79th Division moving to engage the Marines at Yudam-ni
Marines engaging the Chinese
Song Shilun
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Song Shilun, né Song Jiyao, was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He graduated from Whampoa Military Academy and participated in the Chinese Civil War, Second Sino-Japanese War, Secon
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
…Chosin Few", under the field command of Major General Oliver P. Smith were encircled and attacked by about 120,000 Chinese troops under the command of Song Shilun, who had been ordered by Mao Zedong to destroy the UN forces. In the ensuing 17-day battle in freezing weather that followed, the UN forces were able…
Song in 1955