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Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.
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1950–1953 war between North and South Korea
The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United States. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
People's Volunteer Army
Communist Chinese forces during the Korean War
The People's Volunteer Army (PVA), officially the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV), was the armed expeditionary forces deployed by the People's Republic of China during the Korean War. Although all units in the PVA were actually transferred from the People's Liberation Army…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Royal Australian Regiment
Administrative regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army
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Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Canadian military unit
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is one of the three Regular Force infantry regiments of the Canadian Army of the Canadian Armed Forces. Formed in 1914, it is named for Princess Patricia of Connaught, daughter of the then-Governor General of Canada. The regiment is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Kapyong
1951 battle of the Korean War
The Battle of Kapyong, also known as the Battle of Jiaping, was fought during the Korean War between United Nations Command (UN) forces—primarily Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand—and the 118th and 60th Divisions of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA). The fighting…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)