Battle of the Twin Tunnels

Battle of the Twin Tunnels
Part of the Korean War
Date 1 February 1951 Location Near Jipyeong-ri, Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, South Korea 37°26′35″N 127°40′19″E / 37.443°N 127.672°E / 37.443; 127.672 Result UN victory
Belligerents
United Nations  United States  France	China
Commanders and leaders
Paul Freeman Ralph Monclar	Peng Dehuai
Units involved
X Corps 23rd Infantry Regiment 347th Field Artillery Battalion French Battalion[1]	42nd Army 125th Division
Strength
3,000	10,000[2]
Casualties and losses
：32 killed 100 wounded[3] ：13 killed	1,300 killed (counted) 3,600 killed (estimated)

The Battle of the Twin Tunnels (French: Bataille de Twin-Tunnels) took place during the Korean War. In which the UN forces inflicted heavy casualties on the People's Volunteer Army (PVA). The "Twin Tunnels" refer to a series of railroad tunnels along the Central Line in eastern Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

A series of battles, including Twin Tunnels, the Battle of Chipyong-ni and the Third Battle of Wonju between January and February 1951 marked a turning point in many ways for the entire Korean War.