A company-sized UN raid on Chinese positions in 1952 that failed to achieve all objectives, illustrating the difficulties of prisoner-capture operations in the Korean War.
Key Facts
- Date
- 2 July 1952
- Operation type
- Prisoner-capture raid
- Attacking unit
- 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR)
- Target
- Chinese PVA positions on Hill 227
- Attack size
- Company-sized
- Outcome
- Partial success; withdrawal after running out of ammunition
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
United Nations Command sought to capture a prisoner from Chinese People's Volunteer Army positions near Kangao-ri during the static phase of the Korean War. The newly arrived 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was tasked with conducting the operation against Hill 227.
On 2 July 1952, Australian forces launched a company-sized assault on PVA positions on Hill 227. Although they successfully seized some of the Chinese-held positions, the battalion was unable to complete all assigned objectives and conducted a withdrawal after exhausting their ammunition supply.
The operation ended without achieving its primary goal of capturing a prisoner. The withdrawal after ammunition depletion highlighted the logistical and tactical challenges facing UN forces in conducting limited-objective raids during the positional stalemate phase of the Korean War.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Side B
1 belligerent