Battle of Yultong
| Battle of Yultong | |||||||
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| Part of the Chinese Spring Offensive of the Korean War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| China | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Dionisio S. Ojeda Conrado Yap † Jose Artiaga, Jr. † |
Zeng Shaoshan You Taizhong | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 10th Battalion Combat Team, PEFTOK |
34th Division, 12th Army, PVA (UN account) 44th Division, 15th Army, PVA (Chinese account) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 900 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12 killed 38 wounded 6 missing |
500+ killed 2 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Yultong (Korean: 율동 전투; RR: Yultong Jeontu; Filipino: Labanan sa Yultong), also known as the Battle of Meiluodong (Chinese: 美罗洞战斗; pinyin: Měiluódòng Zhàndòu), Battle of Yuldong, or Battle of Yuldong-ri, took place during the Korean War. It was fought between approximately 40,000 soldiers from elements of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) 34th Division (44th Division from Chinese sources) and 900 Filipino soldiers 10th Battalion Combat Team (BCT), north of Yeoncheon during April 22–23, 1951. The battle was part of the Chinese Spring Offensive.