Chinese Second Phase Offensive

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The Chinese Second Phase Offensive was a major Chinese People's Volunteer Army campaign during the Korean War that pushed United Nations forces southward in late 1950, including the fighting at the Chosin Reservoir.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf campaign
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Second Phase Campaign
Second Phase Offensive
belligerent Chinese People's Volunteer Army
Korean People's Army units
United Nations Command forces
commander Peng Dehuai
commanderSide Peng Dehuai commanded Chinese People's Volunteer Army forces
linked to: Peng Dehuai
conflict Korean War
endDate 1950-12-24
followedBy Chinese Third Phase Offensive
front eastern front in Korea
western front in Korea
includedBattle Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
fighting in east-central Korea
location Chosin Reservoir
East-Central Korea
Korean Peninsula
North Korea
West-Central Korea
notableFeature large-scale night attacks by Chinese infantry
use of infiltration tactics by Chinese forces
objective to destroy UN forces advancing toward the Yalu River
to push United Nations forces southward
opponent Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea

United States
participant Chinese People's Volunteer Army
People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Republic of Korea Army
United Nations Command
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
partOf Chinese People's Volunteer Army campaigns in the Korean War
Chinese intervention in the Korean War
linked to: Korean War
precededBy Chinese First Phase Offensive
result Chinese victory
UN forces retreat to the south
abandonment of UN advance to the Yalu River
scale major Chinese offensive
startDate 1950-11-25
strategicImpact forced UN withdrawal from much of North Korea
halted UN drive toward the Yalu River
shifted initiative to Chinese forces
timePeriod December 1950
November 1950
weatherCondition extreme cold at Chosin Reservoir
harsh winter conditions

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Battle of Chosin Reservoir partOf Chinese Second Phase Offensive
Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units engagement Chinese Spring Offensive (1951)
linked to: Chinese Second Phase Offensive
Chinese Second Phase Offensive alsoKnownAs Second Phase Campaign
linked to: Chinese Second Phase Offensive
Chinese Second Phase Offensive alsoKnownAs Second Phase Offensive
linked to: Chinese Second Phase Offensive
Chinese People's Volunteer Army 9th Army Group engagement Chinese Second Phase Offensive
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River partOf Chinese Second Phase Offensive
Chinese Third Phase Offensive precededBy Chinese Second Phase Offensive