United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea
- United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea
United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea (UNPIK), also known as "the White Tigers", was a unit during the Korean War that was consolidated under the control of Eighth United States Army, Korea's 8th Army G-3 Miscellaneous Group, 8086th and 8240th Army Unit. The details about the undercover operation was made public by the US Army in 1990. The unit worked deep inside North Korea to gather intelligence, conduct raids and sabotage, rescue POWs, recruit & lead guerrilla armies and create confusion in the enemy’s rear.
The unit is widely seen as the second steppingstone towards the setting up of a permanent special forces doctrine in the US Army. A documentary about the unit has been produced by the History Channel as part of their Heroes under fire series. [ [http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=74637 The White Tigers] The History Channel DVD series] UNPIK was disbanded in 1954.
The island Wollaedo in the Yellow Sea was used as a base by pro-Southern partisans during the war. This position was regularly bombarded by Northern artillery on the mainland of Cape Changsan. In 1952, a group of partisans working together with UNPIK landed on the cape. They successfully took control of and destroyed the artillery site, escaping withsmall losses.[cite book]
title = White Tigers: My Secret War in North Korea
last = Malcom
first = Ben S.
publisher = Brassey's
year = 2003
isbn = 1574886053] [cite journal]
title = Unconventional Warfare in Korea: Forgotten aspect of the 'Forgotten War'
last = Kipler
first = Richard L.
year = 2003
month = August
journal = Special Warfare
publisher = John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
volume = 16
issue = 2
pages = 26-37
url = http://www.soc.mil/swcs/swmag/Archives/03aug.pdf
format = PDF
accessdate = 2008-07-07] References
External links
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0LIY/is_9_89/ai_87704453 The White Tigers] Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine
* [http://www.korean-war.com/specops.html The Korean War, United Nations Special Operations in Korea]
* [http://www.specialforcesbooks.com/UNPIK.htm Organigramme]
* [http://www.norbay.com/Spec.%20Ops%20Korea.html List of medals and patches]
* [http://www.kimsoft.com/korea/white-t.htm My Secret War in North Korea] , book review
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