Fifth Phase Offensive (1951)

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The Fifth Phase Offensive (1951) was a major Chinese-led military campaign during the Korean War aimed at pushing United Nations forces southward, which ultimately resulted in heavy casualties and a strategic stalemate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Korean War ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chinese Spring Offensive ⓘ
Fifth Campaign ⓘ
belligerent Chinese People's Volunteer Army ⓘ
Korean People's Army ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ
People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
campaignType ground offensive ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Peng Dehuai ⓘ
commanderSide Chinese People's Volunteer Army ⓘ
conflict Korean War ⓘ
dateEnd 1951-06-10 ⓘ
dateStart 1951-04-22 ⓘ
followedBy stalemate phase of the Korean War ⓘ
front central front in Korea ⓘ
western front in Korea ⓘ
historicalPeriod Cold War ⓘ
location Korean Peninsula ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Kapyong ⓘ
Battle of Soyang River ⓘ
Battle of the Imjin River ⓘ
objective inflict heavy casualties on UN forces ⓘ
push United Nations forces southward ⓘ
opposedBy Commonwealth forces ⓘ
Republic of Korea ⓘ
linked to: South Korea

United Kingdom ⓘ
United Nations Command ⓘ
United States ⓘ
opposingCommander James Van Fleet ⓘ
Matthew B. Ridgway ⓘ
linked to: Matthew Ridgway
partOf Chinese offensives in the Korean War ⓘ
phase first phase began April 1951 ⓘ
second phase began May 1951 ⓘ
precededBy Fourth Phase Offensive ⓘ
result UN lines largely restored after initial withdrawals ⓘ
heavy casualties for Chinese and North Korean forces ⓘ
strategic stalemate ⓘ
strategicOutcome failed to drive UN forces off the Korean Peninsula ⓘ
strategicSignificance led to transition toward armistice negotiations ⓘ
marked the end of large-scale mobile offensives in the Korean War ⓘ
tacticsUsed mass infantry assaults ⓘ
night attacks ⓘ
theater Far East Command theater ⓘ
year 1951 ⓘ

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Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units → engagement → Fifth Phase Offensive (1951) ⓘ
Battle of Kapyong → partOf → Chinese Spring Offensive of 1951 ⓘ
subject linked to: Kapyong
linked to: Fifth Phase Offensive (1951)
West-Central Korea → sawLargeScaleOffensivesDuring → Fifth Phase Offensive (1951) ⓘ
Iron Triangle (Korean War) → notableEngagement → UN spring offensive 1951 ⓘ
linked to: Fifth Phase Offensive (1951)
Iron Triangle (Korean War) → notableEngagement → Chinese Fifth Phase Offensive ⓘ
linked to: Fifth Phase Offensive (1951)
Chinese People's Volunteer Army corps-level commanders → engagedIn → Fifth Phase Campaign (Korean War) ⓘ
linked to: Fifth Phase Offensive (1951)