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	Chosin
		North-northeast lies the Reservoir, and to the south is Toktong pass, a bottleneck reached by a steep, narrow section of the one-lane MSR.
		On the Reservoir's east coast, a full Chinese division, expecting to find an isolated 5th Marine Regiment, found instead less than 3000 men of the 7th division's 31st RCT, and were crucifying them.
		Chosin was a major defeat.We were driven from the field of battle.
	www.rt66.com /~korteng/SmallArms/chosin.htm (0 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Chosin Reservoir
		The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was a battle in the Korean War, in which 30,000 United Nations troops (nicknamed the "Frozen Chosen", or "The Chosin Few") under the command of American General Oliver Smith faced approximately 60,000 Chinese volunteers.
		The X Corps troops at Chosin, mainly the U.S. 1st Marine Division, elements of the U.S. 7th Infantry Division, and 41 Independent Commando Royal Marines were, by late November, surrounded by units of the Ninth Army Group of the People's Liberation Army (referred hereafter as Chinese Communist Forces, or CCF).
		On the eastern side of the Chosin Reservoir, a 3,000-man composite U.S. Army task force from the 7th Infantry Division, RCT 31, was isolated by the 80th CCF Division reinforced by a regiment of the 81st CCF Division.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Chosin-Reservoir (5888 words)

	Welcome to KoreanWar.com: Battle of Chosin Reservoir
		The Battle of Chosin Reservoir pitted 20,000 UN forces vs. 200,000 Chinese.
		The feeling that the war was in its final stages was short-lived, however, as the battle of Chosin Reservoir loomed on the horizon.
		When the seventeen day conflict was over, the Battle of Chosin Reservoir would be a defeat for the UN forces, but remembered as one of the United States Marines finest hours.
	www.koreanwar.com /the_battle_of_chosin_reservoir_one.htm (0 words)

	Commentary - Chosin Reservoir, a historian’s perspective (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Korea has been called "The Forgotten War" and Chosin Reservoir certainly follows suit, despite the fact historians have characterized it as one of the most savage encounters in modern military history.
		On the night of Feb. 28, they camped along the eastern shore of the Chosin Reservoir with the Marines on the opposite shore.
		Less than 400 soldiers of the original 3,200 survived the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
	public.dover.amc.af.mil /news/story.asp?id=123038898 (825 words)

	Roughstuff's Korean War Archive
		But Appleman seems to feel it was a trap to lure the UN forces into the narrow valleys where the roadbound infantry was at maximum disadvantage versus mobile chinese soldiers.
		Here, around the Chosin Reservoir (this websites namesake), only the footdragging and caution of the Marines saved the forces, later, from complete annihilation.
		The marines were not used to mountain warfare; the army units, for their part, were rushed as an afterthought to the east side of the reservoir to protect the Marine's left flank.
	www.chosin.com /korea.html (2278 words)

	History of Marine Corps Aviation
		By November 27, the 1st MarDiv was concentrated in the vicinity of the Chosin Reservoir, with the command post at Hagaru, the 7th and 5th Marines at Yudamni, and the 1st Marines along the main supply route with a battalion each at Chinhung-ni, Koto-ri and Hagaru.
		After the breakout from the Chosin Reservoir area and the evacuation from Hungnam, the Korean War went into a lengthy phase of fierce fighting between the ground forces.
		Expertly moving between American, Chinese, and Korean points of view, Russ argues that the Marines were trapped at Chosin because of the arrogance of Douglas MacArthur, the incompetence of the U.S. Army, and the disciplined planning of the Chinese generals.
	www.acepilots.com /usmc/hist15.html (3168 words)

	Korean War Educator: Chosin Reservoir - Epic of Endurance
		Chosin Reservoir veterans are justly proud of their accomplishment, but most who fought in Korea also know that American blood ran just as red in 1951-53 as it did during the Chosin Reservoir campaign.
		Bush then mentioned the Changjin Lake Campaign (or the Chosin Reservoir Campaign as it is commonly known in the U.S.) during the Korean War, a major battle fought by the U.S. marines in the mountainous area near Changjin Lake of the eastern part of North Korea in the cold winter of 1950-51.
		See History at Chosin) places an obligation on all new historians--yet to rewrite the history of the Chosin Reservoir--that they use reality and not the PR hype of the 1st Marine Division and their earlier claim to fame as the only sole American division at Chosin.
	www.koreanwar-educator.org /topics/chosin/index.htm (12628 words)

	USS Chosin (CG 65)
		The construction of CHOSIN began on August 3, 1987 by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
		CHOSIN, with the CONSTELLATION, departed the Gulf on August 17, 1997, on schedule to continue its routine six-month deployment in the waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
		USS CHOSIN left Pearl Harbor in mid-June 1999 for a routinely scheduled deployment with the USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) Battle Group and the USS PELELIU (LHA 5) Amphibious Ready Group, to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf.
	navysite.de /cg/cg65.html (1559 words)

	From Iwon to Chosin: A Photo Essay
		After Major Olson was wounded he was transferred to the position of regimental S-3, promoted to lieutenant colonel in early November 1950, and at the Chosin Reservoir was senior Army officer present in command of the "Provisional Battalion" attached to the 7th Marines for the breakout.
		In the rear studying a map is Major Hugh Robbins, the RCT adjutant and a Chosin survivor, who went with Colonel MacLean to the RCT assigned sector at the Chosin Reservoir.
		After the units of RCT 31 were ordered to the Chosin Reservoir, the 2d Battalion, 31st Infantry (2/31), was the last unit moved from the Fusen Reservoir area.
	libraryautomation.com /nymas/from_iwon_to_chosinphotoessay.htm (826 words)

	West Virginia Veterans Memorial - The Chosin Reservoir
		The Chosin Reservoir is the area near the Yalu River where an extended, major battle of the Korean War that dated from November 27 to December 6 of 1950 occurred.
		The 1st Battalion of the 32nd Infantry arrived at the Chosin Reservoir on November 26.
		The Chosin Reservoir was one of the biggest upsets for the UN and United States military during the Korean War.
	www.wvculture.org /history/wvmemory/vets/chosinreservoir.html (1083 words)

	Breakout from the Chosin Reservoir
		As it became apparent that the soldiers and Marines at the Chosin were facing an enemy that had surrounded them and outnumbered them more than 10 to 1, and in the face of similar opposing forces facing the 8th Army in the west, the drive to the Yalu halted and a withdrawal was finally ordered.
		Every step was a battle but the survivors of the Chosin Reservoir fought their way out of the frozen lake none would be sorry to leave behind.
		At the Chosin Reservoir, they established their own legacy...not one of retreat...but one of surviving against incredible odds through leadership, teamwork, and the highest degree of brotherhood.
	www.homeofheroes.com /brotherhood/chosin2.html (2186 words)

	(VI) Chosin Reservoir
		As part of the 7th Infantry Division and of X Corps (Maj.Gen. Edward M. Almond), the battalion was moving from Hamhung north to relieve marines on the east shore of Chosin Reservoir and then to continue the attack to the Yalu River.
		Lending greater force to common knowledge that Chinese forces in undetermined strength were roaming the mountains in the vicinity of Chosin Reservoir, the marines had told Colonel Faith that on the day before several Chinese prisoners had revealed the presence of three fresh divisions operating in the area of the reservoir.
		Except for the area along the reservoir, Colonel Faith's task force was surrounded by ridgelines, all of which belonged to the Chinese.
	www.kmike.com /CombatActions/Chosin.htm (10078 words)

	Collection Anime: Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950 - $11.68 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Martin Russ's controversial book Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950 tells the rivеting story of how 12,000 Аrmу personnel and Marines fought their way out of an encirclement by more than 60,000 Chinese sоldiеrs.
		Expertly moving between American, Chinese, and Korean points of view, Russ argues that the Marines were trapped at Chosin because of the arrogance of Douglas MacArthur, the incompetence of the U.S. Army, and the disciplined рlаnning of the Chinese generals.
		However, with the Chosin Resovoir, much like Dunкirк, the rеtrеаt was so necessary and so miraculous that it comes асrоss more like a victory, and the individual stоriеs transcend the inconclusive nature of the war.
	www.collection-anime.com /tovar30313430323932353934.html (1965 words)

	Chosin Reservoir Campaign
		In the mountainous terrain of North Korea during sub-zero winter conditions, along and in the hills surrounding a primitive road barely wide enough for a single modern vehicle to pass, the battle of Chosin Reservoir took place.
		It has been termed by historians as the most savage battle in modern warfare, and was cited by President Reagan in his first inaugural address as one of the epics of military history.
		Chosin Reservoir campaign began on November 27 at Yudam-ni with Chinese Communist action against the 5th and 7th Marine Regiments on the west side of the reservoir.
	www.grunt.com /scuttlebutt/corps-stories/korea/chosin.asp (352 words)

	Chinese Winter Offence in Korean War
		The commanders did not know about the actual situation in Chosin and their orders were unreasonable for the army who were really experiencing the battle in Chosin.
		The freezing weather in Chosin reservoir did not only made it difficult for both armies to fight, but it also even affected the consequence of the whole War.
		The freezing weather in Chosin Reservoir in Winter made the both militaries weaken and deprived the soldiers motivation to fight.
	www.american.edu /ted/ice/chosin.htm (1660 words)

	USS Chosin (CG 65)
		The construction of CHOSIN began on August 3, 1987 by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
		CHOSIN embarked on her second six month deployment to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf on November 15, 1994.
		CHOSIN, with the CONSTELLATION, departed the Gulf on August 17, 1997, on schedule to continue its routine six-month deployment in the waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
	www.navysite.de /cg/cg65.html (1559 words)

	CHANGJIN JOURNAL 10.30.00 - 3 Parts
		Once the Chosin operation ended and X Corps departed North Korea, the only documents in existence were the command and after-action reports of the units that had the capability of producing them, that is, had enough survivors.
		During these early years of the Chosin Few, a letter was dispatched by the Executive Director to the Secretary of the Navy, recommending additions to the list of units awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for the Chosin campaign.
		When survivors of Chosin were invited to tell their stories and discuss differing points of view, participants quickly learned that no one had a complete picture.
	libraryautomation.com /nymas/Changjinjournal010430.html (4979 words)

	CHOSIN RESERVOIR ..KOREAN WAR REMEMBRANCE PAGE
		When winter set in the weather was very frigid and thousands of Soldiers and Marines that fought at the Chosin Reservoir and from other locations in the Korean War came home ‘limping’.
		These men "went through hell" and those 'Chosin Few' that are still with us today deserve all the honor, and gratitude that we can extend to them.
		One of his songs "Ballad of Chosin" (see below) is based on the Chosin Epic and his music composition of "Band of Brothers".
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	The Brotherhood of the Frozen Chosin
		From Yudam-ni at the north west corner of the Chanjin Reservoir, the MSR was a dangerous, 78-mile journey to the Sea of Japan.
		The Marines at the Chanjin Reservoir, identified on Japanese maps as the CHOSIN Reservoir, pulled together to insure the success of the withdrawal.
		On the eastern side of the Chosin Reservoir, Army Lieutenant Colonel Don Faith watched as his 3,000-man force crawled into their sleeping bags to escape the sub-zero Korean night.
	www.homeofheroes.com /brotherhood/chosin.html (3860 words)

	Chapter V: The Battle of the Changjin
		General Choi's 26th Regiment was in Tanch'on, near the coast due south of Hapsu, en route to the 7th Division zone as a substitute for forces of the 7th being shifted to the Changjin Reservoir area to accommodate the 1st Marine Division's advance on Mup'yong-ni.
		The lower half of the long supply road between Hungnam and the Changjin Reservoir and a stretch of narrow-gage railway lay in the area assigned to the 3d Division.
		The 2d Battalion was in Yudamni, having left the area east of the reservoir upon the arrival of the 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry.
	www.kmike.com /EbbAndFlow/Ch5.htm (7709 words)

	Gainesville man survived savage battle of Chosin Reservoir - gainesvilletimes.com
		J.D. Gibbs, a Gainesville man, is one of the Chosin Few who survived Korean War battle at Chosin Reservoir.
		Historians call the battle of the Chosin Reservoir one of the most savage in U.S. military history.
		The 1st Regiment of the 1st Marine Division slept under a blanket of snow a foot deep in the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.
	www.gainesvilletimes.com /news/stories/20050530/localnews/108173.shtml (815 words)

	ANGELS OR GOONEY BIRDS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the Chosin Reservoir a force of over 100,000 Chinese Communist soldiers had surprised, encircled, and trapped a force of about 18,000 Americans comprised of the 1st.
		He recalled the incident and advised the delay was caused by the extreme cold during the night which had required them to remove the fluids from the generators that powered their communications equipment, in order to keep them from freezing.
		In one of the most famous books on the Chosin Reservoir campaign, "Chosin", by Eric Hammel, the author states on page 299, "Only two transport aircraft were lost of the hundreds involved in carrying supplies to and the wounded from Hagaru-ri".
	www.haciendavillage.com /CHOSINFEW/angelsbren.htm (4210 words)

	East of Chosin
		For the first time, there was one complete and accessible record of what happened to the army troops trapped east of the Chosin Reservoir during the first wintry blast of the Korean War.
		With the 1st Marine Division on the west side of the frozen Chosin reservoir, the army's hastily assembled 31st Regimental Combat Team, 3,000 strong, advanced up the east side of the reservoir.
		With truckloads of dead and wounded trapped along on the road, a few of the 385 survivors trudged across the frozen reservoir to alert the marines to their plight.
	www.tamu.edu /upress/BOOKS/appleman.htm (312 words)

	News: Plaque at Armed Forces Park honors "Chosin Few", served, chosin, reservoir - Yuma Sun
		GENE TINSETH (left) and Bob Hennings (right), both veterans of the Chosin Reservoir battle of the Korean War, are assisted by Tom Jones as they place a memorial plaque at Yuma Armed Forces Park Tuesday.
		Others from the area who served at the Chosin Reservoir but who did not attend the ceremony were Ed Badger of Yuma, who served in the Army, and Ed Murphy of Yuma, who served in the Marines.
		Fought from Nov. 26 to Dec. 13, 1950, the battle at the Chosin Reservoir pitted 30,000 United Nations troops - nicknamed the "Frozen Chosen" or "The Chosin Few" - under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur against as many as 120,000 Chinese communist soldiers.
	www.yumasun.com /onset?id=32262&template=article.html (680 words)

	1st DIVISION MARINES (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Through out the Chosin Reservoir battle both the Army and the Marines had constant daylight support from aircraft of the Marine Air Wing.
		Dec 6, 1950-Marines on the road from Hagaru to Kotori, withdarwing from the Chosin Reservoir area.
		This is an aerial view of the Chosin Reservoir.
	www.bob-west.com /2CHO-MARPHOTO.html (525 words)

	The U.S. Presidential Unit Citation and the Army 31st RCT
		All were part of the 31st RCT (Regimental Combat Team) that fought at the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, November 27th, 1950.
		With this new perspective of such a large enemy force on the Chosin Reservoir east shore, it can now be concluded that the delaying action role of the 31st RCT was significant.
		On June 10th, 2000, in Lancaster Pa at the Army Chosin Few reunion, the U.S. Presidential Unit Citation for the Chosin Reservoir Campaig was offically added to the Regimental flags of the 31st and 32nd Infantry Regiments.
	www.geocities.com /chosin_katia/korprescit.html (735 words)

	CombatLeadership.com Book Store
		NORTH KOREA -- DECEMBER 1950 This is the incredible saga of the famed First Marine Division and its savage fighting withdrawl from the Chosin Reservoir to the North Korean port of Hungnam.
		Martin Russ's controversial book Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950 tells the riveting story of how 12,000 Army personnel and Marines fought their way out of an encirclement by more than 60,000 Chinese soldiers.
		Chronicles the newly assembled 1st Marine Division's mission to seize the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, during which they fought treacherous mountains and seven well-armed Chinese regiments.
	www.combatleadership.com /Bookstore_subcat.asp?id=38 (755 words)

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