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Battle of Paro Lake
Part of the Korean War
DateMay 26–30, 1951
LocationHwacheon, Paro Lake, South Korea.
Result United Nations victory
Belligerents

 United Nations

 China
Commanders and leaders
First Republic of Korea Chang Do-yong China Fu Chongbi
Units involved

First Republic of Korea 6th Infantry Division

  • 2nd Regiment
  • 7th Regiment
  • 19th Regiment

China 63rd Corps

Casualties and losses
107 killed
494 wounded
33 missing

According to the War Memorial of Korea or Committee of Warfare in History (1983):

  • ~5,000 killed


According to the some korean records:

  • 3,000~21,550 killed, more from the POWs
Korean War
North Korean offensive
(25 June – 15 September 1950)
United Nations Command counteroffensive
(15 September – 30 October 1950)
Chinese Intervention
(25 October 1950 – January 1951)
Fighting around the 38th parallel
(January – June 1951)
Stalemate
(July 1951 – 27 July 1953)
Air operations
(1950 – 1953)
Naval operations
(1950 – 1953)
For further information, see also:
Korean War (template)

The Battle of Paro Lake (Korean: 파로호 전투, Chinese: 破虏湖战役) took place during the Korean War. It was fought between elements of the South Korean 6th Infantry Division and elements of the Chinese 63rd Corps between May 26 and 30, 1951. The claims of the Korean and U.S. military are different from those of the Chinese military. Paro Lake is a name that arose after this battle. It is said that after the battle, the South Korean army threw numerous corpses of Chinese soldiers into the river.

Background

References

  1. "용문산전투(龍門山戰鬪)".
  2. "그러나 중국 측은 파로호 전투 전사자를 우리측보다 10분의 1 규모인 3천 명이라고 축소한 것으로 알려졌다".
  3. "파로호전투(破虜湖戰鬪)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  4. "파로호(破虜湖)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  5. 이재현 (2018-06-26). ""67년 전 중공군 수만 명 파로호에 수장…현대판 살수대첩"". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  6. "오랑캐무찌른歷史(역사)자랑 「破虜湖(파로호)」命名記念碑除幕式盛大(명명기념비제막식성대)". newslibrary.naver.com.
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