Battle of Heartbreak Ridge

U.S. Army infantrymen of the 27th Infantry Regiment, near Heartbreak Ridge, take advantage of cover and concealment in tunnel positions, 40 yards from the KPA/PVA on 10 August 1952 ©Image Attribution forthcoming. Image belongs to the respective owner(s).

1951 Sep 13 - Oct 15

Yanggu County, Gangwon Provinc

After withdrawing from Bloody Ridge, the Korean People's Army (KPA) set up new positions just 1,500 yards (1,400 m) away on a 7-mile (11 km) long hill mass. If anything, the defenses were even more formidable here than on Bloody Ridge. The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was one of several major engagements in the hills of North Korea a few miles north of the 38th Parallel (the pre-war boundary between North and South Korea), near Chorwon.

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Battle of Heartbreak Ridge

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