March 23 – July 16, 1953 · Central Korea Theater
March 23 – July 16, 1953
Pork Chop Hill — so named for its shape on military maps — was the site of repeated bloody engagements during the final months of the war. The low but strategically positioned outpost was attacked by Chinese forces in April 1953, recaptured by US troops in desperate fighting, and attacked again in July as armistice negotiations neared conclusion. In the final assault, American commanders judged the hill not worth further sacrifice and ordered withdrawal just two weeks before the armistice was signed.
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