Battle of Bloody Ridge  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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128°02′16.8″E﻿ / ﻿38.25500°N 128.038000°E﻿ / 38.25500;
128.038000  Battle Kara of Bloody Ridge Part of the Korean War
Date August 18 – September 5, 1951 Location Yanggu County,
Gangwon Province, South Korea Result United Nations victory
 United Nations   North Korea  People's Republic of China United
States 2nd Infantry Division South Korea 36th Regiment 15,000
Casualties and losses 2,700 [1] 8,000 dead 7,000 wounded [2]
The Battle of Bloody Ridge was a ground combat battle that took
place during the Korean War from August 18 to September 5, 1951.
Located in hills north of the 38th parallel north in the central
Korean mountain range, the battle was fought between the
communist North Korean forces of the Korean People's Army (KPA)
and United Nations forces consisting of Republic of Korea Army
(ROK) units and the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division.   By the summer
of 1951, the Korean War had reached a s