Battle of the Twin Tunnels
- Battle of the Twin Tunnels
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of the Twin Tunnels
partof=Korean War
date=February 11951
place=Near Jipyeong-ri, Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, South Korea
result= Chinese retreat
combatant1=flagicon|United Nations United Nations forces:
flagicon|USA 23rd Infantry Regiment (2nd Infantry Division)
flagicon|France French Battalion and 347th Field Artillery Battalion [cite web|url=http://www.korean-war.com/TimeLine/1951/timeline1951.html|title=Korean War timeline 1951]
combatant2=flagicon|China People's Volunteer Army
commander1=?
commander2=?
strength1=~3000?
strength2=?
casualties1=?
casualties2=1300|
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 coord|37|26|35|N|127|40|21|E along the Central Line in eastern Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea.
External links
* [http://www.2id.org/wonju1-tt.htm The 2nd Infantry Division in Korea: Wonju and Twin Tunnels]
* [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/30-2/30-2_7.htm Combat Actions in Korea, Chapter 7] : Twin Tunnels Patrol Ambush
* [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/maps/map23_full.jpg
] from Billy C. Mossman, Ebb and Flow: November 1950-July 1951 (Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, 1990)
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