Operation Killer
| Operation Killer | |||||||
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| Part of the Korean War | |||||||
Operation Killer map | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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China North Korea | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Douglas MacArthur Matthew Ridgway Bryant Moore † Oliver P. Smith Edward Almond Yu Jae-hung | Peng Dehuai | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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South Korea 59 killed 802 missing 119 wounded Total 980 Casualties: 310 |
China 7,819 killed 1,469 wounded 208 captured Total 9,496 casualties: 310 | ||||||
Operation Killer was a military operation that marked the start of the second major counter offensive which United Nations Command (UN) forces launched against the Chinese Communist People's Volunteer Army (PVA) and the North Korean Army (KPA) during the Korean War. The offensive lasted from 20 February to 6 March 1951 and was formulated by General Matthew Ridgway with the goal of annihilating enemy forces south of a line designated the Arizona Line. The operation was immediately followed by Operation Ripper.