Operation Thunderbolt (1951)

Operation Thunderbolt
Part of the Korean War
Date January 25 – February 20, 1951 Location Han River, South Korea Result United Nations victory
Belligerents
United Nations  United Kingdom  United States  South Korea  Turkey	China  North Korea
Commanders and leaders
Matthew B. Ridgway Frank W. Milburn John B. Coulter Bryant E. Moore	Peng Dehuai Liang Xingchu Zeng Zesheng Lee Kwon Mu
Units involved
Eighth Army 3rd Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 25th Infantry Division 1st Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Brigade 29th Infantry Brigade Turkish Brigade	38th Corps 50th Corps I Corps
Strength
94,147	Unknown
Casualties and losses
US: ~3,500 Total: Unknown Chinese estimation: 10,000	Heavy

Coordinates: 37°45′N 126°11′E / 37.750°N 126.183°E / 37.750; 126.183 (Han River)

 United Nations

Eighth Army

Operation Thunderbolt, also known in China as the Defensive Battle of the Han River Southern Bank (Chinese: 汉江南岸防御战; pinyin: Hàn Jiāng Nán Àn Fáng Yù Zhàn), was a US offensive during the Korean War.

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