Battle of the Twin Tunnels

Date	February 1, 1951
Location	Near Jipyeong-ri, Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, South Korea
Result	Chinese retreat

Belligerents

23rd Infantry Regiment (2nd infantry division)

French Battalion and 347th Field Artillery Battalion^[1]

Commanders

Strength

~3000?

Casualties and losses

1300

v • d • e

Ongjin Peninsula – Uijeongbu – Munsan – Chuncheon/Hongcheon – Gangneung – Miari – Han River – Osan – Donglakri – Danyang – Jincheon – Yihwaryeong – Daejeon – Pusan Perimeter – Incheon – Pakchon – Chosin Reservoir – Faith – Twin Tunnels – Ripper – Courageous – Tomahawk – Yultong Bridge – Imjin River – Kapyong – Bloody Ridge – Heartbreak Ridge – Sunchon – Hill Eerie – Sui-ho Dam – White Horse – Old Baldy – The Hook – Pork Chop Hill – Outpost Harry- Major Armistace Infractions– 1st Western Sea– 2nd Western Sea

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 37°26′35″N, 127°40′21″E along the Central Line in eastern Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea.

[edit] External links

The 2nd Infantry Division in Korea: Wonju and Twin Tunnels
Combat Actions in Korea, Chapter 7: Twin Tunnels Patrol Ambush
Map: Chipyong-ni, 13-14 February 1951 from Billy C. Mossman, Ebb and Flow: November 1950-July 1951 (Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, 1990)
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