The Iron Triangle

 

     As UN forces fought their way north in 1951 Chinese resistance increased and the advance slowed.  US Army units captured the towns of Chorwon to the west and Kumhwa to the east and raided north toward Pyonggang, not to be confused with the North Korean capital Pyongyang further north.  Hopes for a quick armistice faded and UN and Communist forces entrenched.  A newspaperman called this area the Iron Triangle and the name stuck.  The Iron Triangle section of the UN line was mainly manned by US Army troops since they required more supply than the Marine and ROK forces and a rail line was conveniently nearby.   

 

Modern Battlefield Photos

Labor Party House and Chorwon Area

Whitehorse Mountain

Iron Triangle Observatory and Railroad Station

Diorama on display in the Iron Triangle Observatory of the Chorwon area from Whitehorse to Hill 717.

From Tunnel Number 2 Toward Chorwon

9th Field Artillery Bn. Position

Nam Dae Chon Valley

OP Crush Communism - Views toward Hills 717, 682, Papasan, Boomerang, Triangle Hill Area, and Rear Areas.

Kumhwa Area now known as Kimhwa


Wartime

Chorwon Area  including the Labor Party House.

9th Field Artillery Bn Photos

Kumhwa Area  position of 1st FA Observation Bn. Battery B, views looking north toward Papasan and Boomerang, and how the unit detected enemy artillery positions.

Battle of Boomerang - June 14-15, 1953


 

Maps - Iron Triangle area.

 


Post War Area Tourist Sites

Robin Hood's Hangout by the Hantan in the Chorwon Valley.

Tunnel Number 2 - A 70s era North Korean Invasion Tunnel

Kumhwa Trenches - from the 1970s.


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