Battle of Wawon

Battle of Wawon
Part of Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, Korean War
Map of the Chinese counterattack, November 28 – December 1, 1950.
Date November 27–29, 1950 Location Wawon, east of Kunu-ri, North Korea Result Chinese tactical victory; Successful Turkish delay action
Belligerents
United Nations  Turkey  United States	China
Commanders and leaders
Tahsin Yazıcı	Zhai Zhongyu
Units involved
Turkish Brigade 2nd Infantry Division	114th Division
Casualties and losses
218 killed 455 wounded 94 missing Chinese estimation: ~1,000	Unknown but heavy

Coordinates: 39°43′N 126°3′E / 39.717°N 126.050°E / 39.717; 126.050 (Wawon)

 United Nations

The Battle of Wawon (Turkish: Kunuri Muharebeleri), also known as the Battle of Wayuan (Chinese: 瓦院战斗; pinyin: Wǎ Yuàn Zhàn Dòu), was a series of delay actions of the Korean War that took place from November 27–29, 1950 near Wawon in present-day North Korea. After the collapse of the US Eighth Army's right flank during the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, the Chinese 38th Corps advanced rapidly towards the critical road junction at Kunu-ri in an effort to cut off United Nations forces' retreat route. In what was considered to be Turkey's first real combat action since the aftermath of World War I, the Turkish Brigade attempted to delay the Chinese advances at Wawon. Although during the battle the Turkish Brigade was crippled after being encircled by Chinese forces with superior numbers, they were still be able to breach the Chinese trap and rejoin the US 2nd Infantry Division. Delay of Chinese troops' advance after meeting with heavy Turkish resistance helped the other United Nations forces to withdraw without suffering many casualties and reassemble later in December.

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