The Battle That Prevented A Nuclear World War Three | Kapyong: The Forgotten War | Timeline

On April 24, 1951, following a rout of the South Korean army, the Chinese People Volunteer Army pursued their enemy to the lines of Australian and Canadian troops still digging fall-back defences, 39 kilometres to the rear. Here, sometimes at the length of a bayonet, often in total darkness, individual was pitted against individual in a struggle between a superpower and a cluster of other nations from across the world. They fought for a valley, the ancient and traditional invasion route to Seoul. If it fell the southern capital and the war, was lost. The United Nations troops had the military advantage of the high ground and artillery support: the Chinese relied entirely on vastly superior numbers. As a result, young men from both sides found a battle which was very close and very personal.
The Battle of Kapyong became the turning point of China’s Fifth Offensive in that Korea spring. The aim of the offensive was to finally drive the foreign troops out of South Korea and into the sea. What happened instead, changed the history of the Korean War. The Chinese were denied victory and forced back into negotiations. Had they succeeded, another crushing defeat for the US could have triggered events that led to a nuclear holocaust in Asia - and World War Three.
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  • @twofortydrifter
    @twofortydrifter10 ай бұрын

    I am a Korean American who was born in the U.S. 31 years after the armistice was signed. I don't think I would've been born in the free world if it weren't for these men. Not all of us have forgotten.

  • @chrez900

    @chrez900

    10 ай бұрын

    The United States is not free 😂😂 the terrorist Washington and nato regimes are world terrorist and war criminals Mexico stands with our North Korean and Russian and Chinese brothers and sisters 🇲🇽🇷🇺🇨🇳🇨🇺🇻🇪🇧🇷🇸🇦🇦🇷🇵🇸🇰🇵 🇮🇳 🇷🇸

  • @RealSalica
    @RealSalica11 ай бұрын

    I'm Canadian , my uncle went to this war , when I was growing up he was the silent one in the corner , he ended up in a military hospital ...PTSD destroyed his life .He was alone with his memories in rural place ... 😔

  • @byh388

    @byh388

    11 ай бұрын

    😢🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤ I am Korean,we know that, many Korean people thank you very much all our heart.🙏 we very sorry for help of many country's youth Always.

  • @semyonbudyonny1895

    @semyonbudyonny1895

    11 ай бұрын

    @@byh388Appreciate your gratitude, but it was American capitalism that caused the war in Korea, with its 3,000,000+ deaths. Korea should never have been handed to the Soviet Union after the War, but its communist leadership destroyed. Truman was a wuss!!

  • @richardgraham7055

    @richardgraham7055

    11 ай бұрын

    I went to school with the oldest son of "Smiley" Douglas. When I knew Mr. Douglas, his right arm was made of strap steel shaped like an arm so that a shirt or coat would make it look like he had two arms. He lost his arm in this battle playing catch with the Chinese using live hand grenades. The Chinese would throw some grenades and "Smiley" picked them up and threw them back, until one had a shorter fuse and blew his arm off.

  • @perrottarober

    @perrottarober

    11 ай бұрын

    Imagine sacrificing your life, siging a blank check payable up to and including your life... then returning home to a country where you can't even own a firearm.

  • @stanmans

    @stanmans

    11 ай бұрын

    Bless him

  • @phbrinsden
    @phbrinsden11 ай бұрын

    As a British person I can only say how truly proud I am of the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian Commonwealth troops. These young countries have always stepped up in times of crisis and punched above their weight. Also the Royal Marines in the long retreat (correction: advance to the rear) from Chosin. These countries have every reason to be proud of their military history.

  • @byh388
    @byh38811 ай бұрын

    Hello I'm Korean. ❤-south Korea 🇰🇷 We have survived for help of USA and many freedom nations UN. Thank you very much. 🙏🙏 All my heart.

  • @pshehan1
    @pshehan111 ай бұрын

    I interviewed an Australian veteran of this battle, Ted Hearn. It was one of a series of interviews I did with second world war veterans of the 2/14 Battalion. These men had fought in the middle east, on the Kokoda track and elsewhere in New Guinea and on Borneo. Ted had re-enlisted for the Korean war. Ted said Korea had two temperatures. Boiling hot and freezing cold. He said 'We should have apologised and given the place back to the Koreans.' Of Kapyong he said. 'They came on in waves like ants, blowing bugles and making funny noises.' He said it was worse than anything he experienced in WWII, including the epic ferocious struggle against the Japanese in the appalling conditions of the Kokoda track.

  • @akmchefskingdom6607

    @akmchefskingdom6607

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @asianmaddness56

    @asianmaddness56

    2 ай бұрын

    Koreans fighting for their land - whether justified or politically motivated…. They go till the last man standing. 20 kill death ratio during Vietnam War. Tiger division. Not people to mess with lol.

  • @pshehan1

    @pshehan1

    2 ай бұрын

    @@asianmaddness56 The North Koreans were fighting to impose a communist dictatorship over the whole of Korea. The South Koreans were fighting for their land.

  • @martinrichards2680
    @martinrichards268010 ай бұрын

    My Father was in Korea with the Queens Own Highlanders even though he came from near Liverpool. He never spoke much about what happened he kept it bottled up like many of our brave men.

  • @asianmaddness56
    @asianmaddness564 ай бұрын

    As a Korean American, I wouldn’t be here without their service. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

  • @magnaviator

    @magnaviator

    7 күн бұрын

    you'd be in a reunified Korea ruled by Koreans. instead S. Korea is still occupied by foreigners with no sovereignty. see it all depends on how you frame it.

  • @asianmaddness56

    @asianmaddness56

    3 күн бұрын

    @@magnaviator reunified Korea ruled by China and Russia you mean. No fricking thanks. Much prefer capitalism.

  • @1joshjosh1
    @1joshjosh110 ай бұрын

    As a Western Canadian I tell you amongst military circles and the Royal Canadian Legion and stuff like that this battle is definitely not forgotten. In fact just last month in a town very close to me they dedicated a new epitaph to this battle. With the parade and colors and everything

  • @JorgeCruz-mi5gc
    @JorgeCruz-mi5gc11 ай бұрын

    I spent four years stationed in the ROK, Area 1- 2nd ID 9th Infantry Regiment. Both of my grandfathers fought in the Korean War. One grandfather was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for the 65th Infantry Regiment, "The Borinqueneers" action during the Korean War. Whole stationed innthe ROK I was interested of other nation's exploits during the Korean War. During one battle around Seoul, Canadian forces hosted a hockey game on the forzen river. The old black and white photos were interesting that soldiers still found ways to destress while the world around them was in termoil.

  • @jorgecruzseda7551

    @jorgecruzseda7551

    11 ай бұрын

    Si es Cruz tiene que ser BUENO!

  • @hojinl
    @hojinl8 ай бұрын

    As a Korean Australian, thank you, Aussies, Kiwis and Canadians for your sacrifice.

  • @Jarod-vg9wq
    @Jarod-vg9wq10 ай бұрын

    Bless our hero soldiers of Canada 🇨🇦 & Australia 🇦🇺.

  • @hojinl

    @hojinl

    8 ай бұрын

    and New Zealand 🇳🇿

  • @desmondfarrell7249
    @desmondfarrell724911 ай бұрын

    These brave heroic men. May they always be remembered.

  • @user-pk2ff2cz6l

    @user-pk2ff2cz6l

    11 ай бұрын

    Occupiers will be occupiers

  • @d.o.g573

    @d.o.g573

    11 ай бұрын

    @@user-pk2ff2cz6l Hello Mr. CCP !

  • @user-pk2ff2cz6l

    @user-pk2ff2cz6l

    11 ай бұрын

    @@d.o.g573 Thank you, I appreciate it. Am honestly with no irony so happy you addressed me as CCP :* :*

  • @d.o.g573

    @d.o.g573

    11 ай бұрын

    @@user-pk2ff2cz6l because that’s what you are my little Wumao

  • @ALRIGHTYTHEN.
    @ALRIGHTYTHEN.11 ай бұрын

    Most battalion sized battles are forgotten, even in more heavily covered wars. Rarely are the actions of a single battalion talked about unless it's part of a larger battle.

  • @effexon

    @effexon

    11 ай бұрын

    this makes me wonder when UN and other experts tout modern times we have less wars and conflicts than past centuries, that is by this filtering only big enough fights are qualified and counted... coz in ancient times 5000 men was enough to write many books and stories. also WW2 seems to have hazed views simply due to those staggering numbers which are unhealthy for societies.

  • @pimpinaintdeadho
    @pimpinaintdeadho11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for keeping this content alive. Much more than other cable channels do for history. 👍

  • @percanatord3461
    @percanatord346111 ай бұрын

    I can't get enough of these war documentaries best channel out there history hit never misses with these !!

  • @nedmccarroll8462
    @nedmccarroll846211 ай бұрын

    This was one of the greatest stand of the Korean war ,but like the war most Australians don't know this battle

  • @Angus1966

    @Angus1966

    11 ай бұрын

    Present day Australians , aint what they used to be

  • @user-iy8wt3pu6m
    @user-iy8wt3pu6m6 ай бұрын

    감사합니다

  • @jafo766
    @jafo76611 ай бұрын

    Uncle John Jourdain Canada was there , unfortunately we'd never hear his accounts , they did not talk about it or WWII , Him or Grandpa.

  • @KillMachine_Rudra
    @KillMachine_Rudra11 ай бұрын

    the war will be over by christmas - what a classic line

  • @barrybence4555
    @barrybence45556 ай бұрын

    A friend of mine who fought with the PPCLI at this battle believed that the Platoon Commander Levy was denied a decoration because he was Jewish. When will we ever learn?

  • @seedAndc
    @seedAndc11 ай бұрын

    Thank 😊 you UN army..!! From free democracy of korea 🇰🇷..!!^^

  • @Thewanderingdan
    @Thewanderingdan11 ай бұрын

    I watched this video yesterday with no comments just a fresh empty area.....felt like fresh snow with no footprints

  • @kokomo9764
    @kokomo976411 ай бұрын

    McCarther's plan was absolutely insane. Thank God he was relieved of command by Truman.

  • @byh388

    @byh388

    11 ай бұрын

    Well...I don't think so, many Korean support General MCthur know and then.

  • @byh388

    @byh388

    11 ай бұрын

    The 6.25 war was very difficult and brutal. Koreans today also shed tears when they think of the wonderful young man of many countries who died in unknown countries too far after being called by the nation to defend freedom. Thank you very much.

  • @byh388

    @byh388

    11 ай бұрын

    And I recently heard that American and UN forces prisoners of war died in North Korea, having lived and died in prison under brutal conditions. You don't know how heartbreaking it was.ᆢᆢ The Korean War was the invasion of South Korea by North Korean and Soviet Chinese forces. It was very tragic.

  • @ericwofford1896

    @ericwofford1896

    11 ай бұрын

    Nah, we could've had a reasonable nuclear war given the Chinese had no nukes and the Soviets only had a couple of dozen warheads at the most with limited delivery capabilities. We should have gone all the way....

  • @kokomo9764

    @kokomo9764

    11 ай бұрын

    @sunburn063 No one today thinks bombing China or NK with a nuclear weapon was a good idea.

  • @brettcurtis5710
    @brettcurtis571011 ай бұрын

    In memory of Lance-Bombardier Jack O'Neil, RNZ Artillery - Kapyong and K Force veteran - and a good mate!

  • @burtonbinger5158
    @burtonbinger51588 ай бұрын

    Most of our military men never see war, those that do almost never talk about it, the reason is one word and a book gets remembered, mostly about those that never got to return, they always remember that they are lucky, and we can never understand what that kind of "lucky" really is to them.

  • @eduardodabay4963
    @eduardodabay496310 ай бұрын

    I'm a filipino proud to be a huge help in korean war for victory

  • @user-oi9iz9jr8y
    @user-oi9iz9jr8y11 ай бұрын

    Well done video

  • @marvwatkins7029
    @marvwatkins70298 ай бұрын

    Never heard of this battle. Thank you for this fine doc.

  • @clintcrout813

    @clintcrout813

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes sadly in Australia the memory of Kapyong it is completely overshadowed by ANZAC Day, but Kapyong Day is commemorated by the modern day 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (Infantry). Also their battalion's barracks in Australia are known as the "Kapyong Lines". 🙂In Australia the Vietnam veterans mark one of their most well known battles during Vietnam at "Long Tan" which occurred on 18th August 1966, and today commemorate that day nationally as "Vietnam Veterans Day". But alas, Korea did become the forgotten war and there is no national day to commemorate their service and sacrifices except on ANZAC Day. 🙁

  • @didyouknowjustwalk8915
    @didyouknowjustwalk891511 ай бұрын

    The war that turned madness

  • @harryparsons2750

    @harryparsons2750

    8 ай бұрын

    That’s every war

  • @samuel10125
    @samuel1012511 ай бұрын

    This whole doc is very well put together and informative but this defense was part of a far bigger offensive happening at the same time this battle was happening so the tag it changed the course of the war is should not be made especially when happening at the same time The Battle of The Imjin River also known as the Battle of Gloster Hill which is i think is closer to Seoul in many ways the Glosters have been credited with changing the course of the war this is not meant to downplay the action of the Canadians or Australians I'm just pointing out that this was part of a bigger battle and main force of this attack was focused on the British positions. If anything this documentary instead of singling our certain regiments for topic they could have just done it on the whole offensive and spoke about all the Commonwealth and South Korean forces taking part and the battles surrounding it compare both battles and there's alot of similarities every Commonwealth force on these 5 - 7 days faced the exact same scenario for the British their tanks tried to get through but couldn't the Chinese were so massive in numbers the tanks had to spray each other with their co-axles machine guns. Even In the information of the aftermath of this battle it says"the resistance by British Commonwealth forces in the battles at the Imjin River and at Kapyong had helped to blunt its impetus and prevented a potential encirclement of the U.S. forces in Korea, which were then in full retreat across the Korean front lines. The defence mounted by the 27th Brigade stopped the PVA from isolating US I Corps from US IX Corps, and prevented a potential surrounding of the UN forces. This also halted the PVA advance on Seoul and prevented its capture.

  • @pulsed13

    @pulsed13

    11 ай бұрын

    There's also the Battle of Yultong wherein the 10th BCT of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea were able to hold off the Chinese in their sector despite being outnumbered and almost surrounded... And since they were the only remaining unit nearby that was relatively intact even after their own battle just the previous night, they got temporarily attached to 29th Brigade in an attempt to reach the Glosters' position during the Battle of the Imjin River.

  • @brettwilson3142

    @brettwilson3142

    10 ай бұрын

    Leave it to the Americans to make a mess off everything.

  • @musicmasterplayer4532

    @musicmasterplayer4532

    7 ай бұрын

    Actually, the Canadians and Australians numbered about 700 men each supported by NZ gunners were opposed by about 20,000 Chinese of two divisions, while at Imjin the British had a full regiment of four battalions opposing 27,00 Chinese. Comparable opposition but the British were less outnumbered. Also the Brits surrendered 80% of their men, the Canadians made a last stand and fought to the death.

  • @ryanpzy9336
    @ryanpzy933611 ай бұрын

    God Bless Australia! 🇦🇺

  • @StephenLuke

    @StephenLuke

    11 ай бұрын

    🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @BedroomBully88

    @BedroomBully88

    11 ай бұрын

    Covid Concentration Camps is what you fought for yeah?

  • @AgxntOrange
    @AgxntOrange5 ай бұрын

    Commonwealth troops are some of the best ever. Tough as nails. My great grandpa helped liberate the Nederlands in WW2. He was an abrasive man to be around but its understandable given what he must have seen and done. And shutout to our cousins in the southern hemisphere too. We love ya lads.

  • @theconvictedquokka

    @theconvictedquokka

    Ай бұрын

    From an Australian Love ya to mate

  • @pimpinaintdeadho
    @pimpinaintdeadho11 ай бұрын

    @19:58 I'm no artillery gunner but, couldn't they fire blind at night with maps and compass and just observe the flashes?

  • @theconvictedquokka

    @theconvictedquokka

    Ай бұрын

    Yes but there's a risk they hit friendlies if they hit friendlies line is broken and with out zeroing the guns in its guaranteed to hit friendlies

  • @Ubique2927
    @Ubique292711 ай бұрын

    The 25pdr should still be in service. An excellent weapon, maneuverable and precise. With updates it would still be a good system.

  • @matthewtilley7175

    @matthewtilley7175

    11 ай бұрын

    I understand your emotional ties. But no

  • @KevsCollectibles
    @KevsCollectibles11 ай бұрын

    My gratitude and reverence to the brave ANZAC troops that fought in this battle!!!

  • @peterwhite507

    @peterwhite507

    11 ай бұрын

    and the Canadians.

  • @KevsCollectibles

    @KevsCollectibles

    11 ай бұрын

    @peterwhite507 100% Canadians as well! I honestly thought ANZAC stood for Australia, New Zealand, American, Canadian but it only relates to Australian and NZ.

  • @gmartist1548
    @gmartist154811 ай бұрын

    Sadly they didnt even mention philippines. Hope they could include that story during the korean war. God bless and may the souls of the heroes who help bring democracy to Korea rest in peace. 🙂

  • @HikerBikerMoter

    @HikerBikerMoter

    8 ай бұрын

    stupi*

  • @thevenbede767
    @thevenbede76711 ай бұрын

    Calling South Korea democratic is a stretch in the 50s. The south Koreans had to fight a lot longer for their democracy

  • @T1H2E3O

    @T1H2E3O

    10 ай бұрын

    Massive stretch

  • @Wiznuke
    @Wiznuke11 ай бұрын

    against a peasant chinese army and the US and UN allies barely managed to hold on, if the chinese army had been better armed the result would had been rather different.. raw manpower against tanks and air superiority......which proves that the chinese are no pushovers

  • @d.o.g573

    @d.o.g573

    11 ай бұрын

    You prove a point - raw personal power is useless against tanks and air superiority…thank you

  • @harryparsons2750

    @harryparsons2750

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes they are they are pathetic

  • @bonnieikamas1201
    @bonnieikamas120111 ай бұрын

    “Last night I had the strangest dream , I never dreamed before. I dreamed the world had all agreed to put an end to war…” Simon and Garfunkel ❤️🙏🌹

  • @TheTiffanyAching

    @TheTiffanyAching

    11 ай бұрын

    The song was by Edward Potts McCurdy. Many have covered it, including Simon and Garfunkel.

  • @charleswheeler3689
    @charleswheeler368911 ай бұрын

    The question whether or not Truman would have approved the use of the Atomic Bombs under any circumstances.

  • @MondoProducer
    @MondoProducer11 ай бұрын

    Wonderfully narrated and Dangerously was born - Now if they showed all on one table then wow! Look what the Canadian soldier says of no hate...Beautiful!

  • @mitchellculberson9336
    @mitchellculberson93368 ай бұрын

    It wasn't a retreat,it was an advancement in another direction.

  • @philipfoster7269
    @philipfoster726911 ай бұрын

    Only surprised you didn't try to make out that Lt Col Fergusson was the only Brit there.

  • @JaiAryavart108
    @JaiAryavart10811 ай бұрын

    So US has always been fond of brandishing and using N Weapon. Thanks god, several countries now possess this weapon. Your expostion with narration is lovely.

  • @JGLeber

    @JGLeber

    11 ай бұрын

    Yep 25 pounders really helped.

  • @JGLeber

    @JGLeber

    11 ай бұрын

    Chinese were tough no doubt Got a draw at 38 th Parallel .

  • @JGLeber

    @JGLeber

    11 ай бұрын

    OMG Hit by US napalm strike!!!!!!

  • @JGLeber

    @JGLeber

    11 ай бұрын

    Canadian were One of three British Divisions von DDay. With British Divisions they Saved D-Day. Americans alone would have Been liquidated.

  • @JGLeber

    @JGLeber

    11 ай бұрын

    Chinese didn't use mortars on Canadians during attack?? Big mistake no matter how brave Canadians were.Thank God.Canadians called New Zealand artillery on own positions!!!. Chinese didn't realize bad shape Canadians were in.Saved war. No Victoria Crosses???. A damn Forgotten War. I remember it as a kid. At 38th Parallel a year and a half of trench warfare.So many die days Chinese veteran says.God Bless them all for a politicians war.Nothing new.

  • @jepoywendam8826
    @jepoywendam882611 ай бұрын

    Without the Filipino Soldiers the Chinese and North Korea will take the whole Korean peninsula. That means Filipino Soldiers fought strongly and win the battle. That is why General Mac Arthur said: if he has 10,000 Filipino Soldiers he can conquer the whole world. Proud to be a Filipino...Filipino Soldiers beat the Chinese and North Korean soldiers. My grand father is world war 2 veteran.

  • @d.o.g573

    @d.o.g573

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank god he never commanded German soldiers….

  • @harryparsons2750

    @harryparsons2750

    8 ай бұрын

    I’ve heard that the country that likes America the most is the philapines.

  • @HikerBikerMoter

    @HikerBikerMoter

    8 ай бұрын

    hahahahahahahaha yabang!

  • @lalalalafm
    @lalalalafm4 күн бұрын

    왜 잊어진 전쟁이라고 하는가? 우리는 절대 잊지 않는다.

  • @GJS65
    @GJS6511 ай бұрын

    Hate to be pedantic but it's the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, not 3rd Royal Australian Regiment.

  • @elvinsmatthew

    @elvinsmatthew

    11 ай бұрын

    Let's face it calling it 3rd rar makes it sound larger then it does. 1 infantry regiment in the army. It's not funny. Yet it's the way Australia has been for decades. Understrength

  • @aquilesboy198
    @aquilesboy19811 ай бұрын

    Subtitles please , subtitulos por favor

  • @rogergriffin9893
    @rogergriffin98938 ай бұрын

    MacArthur had a great landing at Inchon. But arrogance and racism caused him to dismiss the idea that the Chinese army would enter the war, even though there were clear warnings. His atomic war plan would have forced the Russians to use tactical nukes too.

  • @jmanj3917
    @jmanj391711 ай бұрын

    49:30 Few things are as inexcusable as when a government fails to recognize those who sacrifice for that government.

  • @youngdn.s.r1021
    @youngdn.s.r102111 ай бұрын

    Last war proud Canadians fought in, I don't know were our Canadian patrism has gone

  • @michaeldean1289
    @michaeldean128911 ай бұрын

    Great piece of work guys! Makes me feel proud to be an Aussie, and not put much faith in British leadership! It took us a while after the lessons learned from Gallipoli. Nice to see what our heroes did to contribute to another dark near forgotten memory.❤😊

  • @Ubique2927

    @Ubique2927

    11 ай бұрын

    Certainly be proud being an Aussie. But do not disparage the British that also fought in Korea. The Gloucester's, again with NZ 25pdrs, held up the Chinese foir days before being literally wiped out. Also throughout the video the Australian commander looks to be a complete idiot.

  • @michaeldean1289

    @michaeldean1289

    11 ай бұрын

    @@Ubique2927 Hi Nick Definitely no disrespect for our British, 2 PPCL1 Canadian or 16th NZ field regiment arty brothers in arms whatsoever, nor were the PVA! The Middlesex seemed to be on a very different tangent though….. It was only Burke’s indecision to reorder Ferguson for 3RAR to return to their original positions that was my only problem, just a sheer waste of life. Yes, Ferguson, even though awarded a DSO, for sure seemed to be a bit of a phantom, as the comment was made by some of the diggers who were there. The Gloucesters at Imjin river were a different story poor buggers! Take care mate

  • @ricky-leethompson6786
    @ricky-leethompson678611 ай бұрын

    Fresh flowers what a pooft

  • @joshuaabrahamsworldofmemes4217
    @joshuaabrahamsworldofmemes42175 күн бұрын

    13:08 Imagine seeing this is a Dance

  • @EJ_Sergio_34
    @EJ_Sergio_348 ай бұрын

    Battle of Kaplong vs Battle of Yultong

  • @marvwatkins7029
    @marvwatkins70298 ай бұрын

    That USMC pilot was extremely careless or misinformed.

  • @seanlander9321
    @seanlander932111 ай бұрын

    MacArthur put the British under Australian command, but despite that control he proved that their perfidy gave the Chinese and North Koreans advance knowledge of allied movements and battle plans.

  • @truesouth4784

    @truesouth4784

    11 ай бұрын

    In fact, acting Brigadier Brian Arthur Burke, who was British, was in command of the 27th Commonwealth Brigade. That Australian commander Bruce Ferguson was the CO of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. He was not the commander of the Commonwealth Forces.

  • @seanlander9321

    @seanlander9321

    11 ай бұрын

    @@truesouth4784 The position of Commander in Chief of BCKF was always held by an Australian officer.

  • @truesouth4784

    @truesouth4784

    11 ай бұрын

    @@seanlander9321 Fair enough

  • @mikloridden8276
    @mikloridden827611 ай бұрын

    Imagine having to go there right after Japan surrendered, you could find Japanese documents and artifacts laying everywhere! Including things of the unknown. It might still buried down there, especially on the North Korean side, imagine what we could find out about WW2 in the north

  • @janklaas6885
    @janklaas688511 ай бұрын

    📍38:34

  • @JGLeber
    @JGLeber11 ай бұрын

    S. Koreans always were running south like Arvn in Nam.

  • @antoniussamuelson3748

    @antoniussamuelson3748

    20 күн бұрын

    South korean army at the time was 10 times worse than ARVN in nam. They have no tanks, no anti tank and little artilerry while north korean have tanks, experienced troops and have warplanes.

  • @katherinecollins4685
    @katherinecollins468510 ай бұрын

    Interesting

  • @alexx7077
    @alexx70773 ай бұрын

    People's Volunteer Army only battalion-3rd Battalion, 354th Regiment, 118th Division. 450 chinese soldier. The UN has 10 times the number of troops and 30 times the firepower of the Chinese army.

  • @anthonywilfredwong4545
    @anthonywilfredwong454511 ай бұрын

    As i said in another posting o KZread MacArthur was arrogant and hated to lose.

  • @meejinhuang
    @meejinhuang11 ай бұрын

    China didn't have nukes at this time, so there couldn't have been a nuclear war.

  • @bobapbob5812

    @bobapbob5812

    11 ай бұрын

    But the Soviets did and they were very active during the Korean War. It’s admitted on the Black Tulip war memorial in Ekaterinburg.

  • @JGLeber

    @JGLeber

    11 ай бұрын

    SOVIETS had nukes and huge army in Germany. It would have been WW3 then and now world is real close to world war and CONUS would not be Exempt from nuclear attack.

  • @harryparsons2750

    @harryparsons2750

    8 ай бұрын

    Russia did and backed their communist comrades

  • @craigime
    @craigime11 ай бұрын

    the chinese just throwing their lives away

  • @ryanpzy9336

    @ryanpzy9336

    11 ай бұрын

    Not a smart strategy

  • @StephenLuke

    @StephenLuke

    11 ай бұрын

    China had the highest casualty rate in the Korean War. Mao Zedong just sent his army to their deaths, Mao later did horrible things to his own people in China later on like the Great Leap Forward (from my perspective I call it the Great Leap Backwards) and the Cultural Revolution.

  • @robertbobbypelletreaujr2173

    @robertbobbypelletreaujr2173

    11 ай бұрын

    Horrors

  • @StephenLuke

    @StephenLuke

    11 ай бұрын

    @@robertbobbypelletreaujr2173 Exactly!

  • @johaneslerius9074
    @johaneslerius90744 ай бұрын

    behh mantap ehh PT.PAL bangun kapal perang kelas Destroyer semoga rudal2nya bisa dibeli dari Turki biar enak dipasangin dikapal Destroyer rancangan PT.PAL

  • @christopherliebler
    @christopherliebler11 ай бұрын

    Where are the Mongols when you need them

  • @tvgerbil1984
    @tvgerbil19847 ай бұрын

    All UN forces were under the command of Matthew Ridgway before this battle. Truman already sacked MacArthur 2 weeks earlier. Ridgway, unlike MacArthur, made concise study on the weaknesses of the Chinese, and was managing the battlefield far better than MacArthur. There was really little likelihood of the US entering the nuke war as planned by MacArthur.

  • @polygamous1
    @polygamous111 ай бұрын

    What a terrible thing war is men killing men they never met and if they met each other they could a been good friends, I remember in my village 2 young married girls in my village wearing black and spend the rest of their lives alone cause their husbands died in Korea as my grandfather used to tell me war is the devil's curse on humanity few Cypriots were drafted and send to Korea many never returned

  • @Dilley_G45

    @Dilley_G45

    11 ай бұрын

    It's terrible when you live on Korea in 1950 and suddenly your communist neighbor invades rapes kills and enslaves you. Fighting North Korea and China was one of the most justified wars ever

  • @byh388

    @byh388

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@Dilley_G45yes

  • @raginald7mars408
    @raginald7mars40811 ай бұрын

    "Prevented"??? delayed... will happen NOW!

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid358711 ай бұрын

    Informative and history interesting look video... Thanks for sharing...USA political elites weren't so naive to use atomic bombs and cobalt bombs during the Korean War in 1951....in 1975 the US military defeated front north Vietnam 🇻🇳 military efforts and communism pacts militarily and turned tide to the USA favorite (politically) in Paris conversations [dialogs] with out using atomic weapons ..only used concentrated aviation bombarding

  • @user-qk8cj1zb2f
    @user-qk8cj1zb2f7 ай бұрын

    我是中国人,我姥爷也参与了这场战争,这些军人也是我们的骄傲,不然朝鲜也不复存在了

  • @nicholasmcculloch7815
    @nicholasmcculloch781510 ай бұрын

    He was a great president.

  • @mikechevreaux7607
    @mikechevreaux760710 ай бұрын

    Watch Some Good Older Movies About THIS. Try: Pork Chop Hill, One Minute To Zero.

  • @larrabeejl
    @larrabeejl11 ай бұрын

    Mccarthur was a joke. From leaving his men behind in ww2 to wanting to drop a couple dozen nukes.

  • @jonathanjoestar9714

    @jonathanjoestar9714

    10 ай бұрын

    McCarthur was correct, and cowardice from people like you is the reason we have an authoritarian China and a rogue North Korea.

  • @marvwatkins7029
    @marvwatkins70298 ай бұрын

    No wonder people want to forget this war (except the N. Koreans, of course).

  • @SnakeBush
    @SnakeBush11 ай бұрын

    Pandas vs Roos

  • @user-gl7hz8rm1m
    @user-gl7hz8rm1m9 ай бұрын

    致敬单挑并击溃16国联军之英雄。止戈以武,青史重彩。青山存忠骨,英魂佑社稷。

  • @brokeasstruck5058
    @brokeasstruck505810 ай бұрын

    Stop censoring it

  • @JGLeber
    @JGLeber11 ай бұрын

    Americans would have wilted under such condition's No artillery?!!!!

  • @grantbrendon
    @grantbrendon11 ай бұрын

    Yea everyone thought of everyone else in stereotypes in those days it wasn’t just westerners white people way of thinking.

  • @kidfox3971
    @kidfox397111 ай бұрын

    My great grandfather was a captain in the US Navy during the war, I hope he's looking down with pride at how much I hate commies even more than he did 💪 🇺🇸 🇰🇷

  • @robertcottam8824

    @robertcottam8824

    6 ай бұрын

    But your great-grandfather fought alongside commies, cherub: Google ‘USSR’.

  • @SuperZiggy82
    @SuperZiggy8211 ай бұрын

    why dont u sub? but instead dub With an ridiculous why of talkin

  • @IJIgnatov
    @IJIgnatov9 ай бұрын

    It's remarkable how interfering in civil wars and local conflicts on other continents is a part of national interests and in the name of democracy. Lately in Afghanistan, Syria and U$raine ... 😎

  • @piotrczubryt1111
    @piotrczubryt111111 ай бұрын

    2:33 South Korea was democratic? I did not know.

  • @HikerBikerMoter
    @HikerBikerMoter8 ай бұрын

    cowardly ferguson

  • @musicmasterplayer4532

    @musicmasterplayer4532

    7 ай бұрын

    Ferguson may have suffered from battle fatigue at Kapyong which would explain his actions.

  • @nimrodgabriel2266
    @nimrodgabriel226610 ай бұрын

    Why did America invade North Korea

  • @antoniussamuelson3748

    @antoniussamuelson3748

    20 күн бұрын

    Because north korea invade south korea and america wanted to reunify korea under democratic ROK or south korea and koreans wanted that.

  • @watchman835
    @watchman83511 ай бұрын

    ”China men can’t fight.” 😂😂😂 I guess the dude learnt a big lesson there. For Chinese soldiers’ bravery, perseverance and determination, absolute respect! That is why other nations come and go, my civilisation stands tall for 5000 years and more to come. 👍👍👍

  • @ryanpzy9336

    @ryanpzy9336

    11 ай бұрын

    Too bad they got slaughtered at Kapyong

  • @watchman835

    @watchman835

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ryanpzy9336 Weak ones always more likely to be slaughtered, you better make sure you don’t end there.

  • @emilyvee4922

    @emilyvee4922

    11 ай бұрын

    I’ve lived in China for years. Its the women that are the life glue of that culture. With 1.8bn people, it doesn’t matter if they can fight or not. In China, human life is expendable. You only exist as part of a group machine. Unfortunately myopia is on the rise. Some estimates of 75% of the population. I sure hope gun sites have corrective lenses.

  • @d.o.g573

    @d.o.g573

    11 ай бұрын

    We have seen how they fared in Sudan…

  • @irresponsiblyblue1411

    @irresponsiblyblue1411

    10 ай бұрын

    Idiots leading their men to the slaughter. The CCP was, is, and will always remain trash with no concept of the value of human life. Respect for the Chinese people for persevering despite their idiot dictators.

  • @ctmdrivetest789
    @ctmdrivetest78910 ай бұрын

    united nations ??? really, what is the definition of united nation for those anglo imperialist

  • @robertbobbypelletreaujr2173
    @robertbobbypelletreaujr217311 ай бұрын

    One million screaming Chinese pouring over the hills as far as the eye could see in the last rays of daylight..

  • @d.o.g573

    @d.o.g573

    11 ай бұрын

    Fabulous- what a feast…

  • @kingpriapatius5832
    @kingpriapatius583211 ай бұрын

    SHAME. He didn't mention the GREEK army.

  • @208flatheads3

    @208flatheads3

    11 ай бұрын

    Yeah they do in the first 5 minutes explaining a camp

  • @kingpriapatius5832

    @kingpriapatius5832

    11 ай бұрын

    @@208flatheads3 "Ethiopia, Costa Rica and Turkey".

  • @lifeontheX

    @lifeontheX

    11 ай бұрын

    The Greeks were WILD MEN in Korea!

  • @kingpriapatius5832

    @kingpriapatius5832

    11 ай бұрын

    @@lifeontheX Exactly.

  • @mikloridden8276

    @mikloridden8276

    11 ай бұрын

    @@kingpriapatius5832 Mexico had like the most men provided and are never mentioned everywhere. 10,000 turks get more mention than 150,000 troops. Damn shame

  • @legaladvising1507
    @legaladvising150710 ай бұрын

    Respect for all of those who fought and are still fighting against Western fascism and imperialism!

  • @harryparsons2750

    @harryparsons2750

    8 ай бұрын

    Cause communism is so much better right! What governments are responsible for the most mass murderers? That’s right it’s COMMUNISM

  • @harryparsons2750

    @harryparsons2750

    8 ай бұрын

    And Chinas not imperial either right? That’s why they always leave Taiwan alone right? Right????

  • @legaladvising1507

    @legaladvising1507

    8 ай бұрын

    @@harryparsons2750Taiwan is China you genius!

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