Battle of Kumyangjang-ni
| Battle of Kumyangjang-ni | |||||||
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| Part of the Operation Thunderbolt in the Korean War | |||||||
A map from Operation Thunderbolt after the Battle of Kumyangjang-ni. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| China | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Tahsin Yazıcı | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Turkish Brigade |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Turkish sources: 12 killed 31 wounded |
Turkish sources: 474 killed 23 captured US sources: 154 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Kumyangjang-ni was a battle fought on January 25 to 27, 1951, at Geumyangjang-ri (present-day Geumyangjang-dong) by the 150th Division of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) and the Turkish Brigade of the United Nations Army. The conflict is also referred to as the Battle of Geumyangjang-ri and Hill 151 as of it initiation upon Hill 151.