Siege of Outpost Harry: in a series of nightly attacks over eight days in June 1953, the Chinese tried and failed to wrest this strategic spot from GIs.(Korean War)

From: VFW Magazine | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: Dyhouse, Tim | Copyright information

The Americans knew an attack on Outpost Harry was coming. As U.N. and Communist negotiators haggled during the first week of June 1953 in Panmunjom, U.S. troops fortified defenses around the outpost--a hill that sat some 425 yards in front of the U.S. Main Line of Resistance (MLR) and only 320 yards from Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) positions.

Based on U.S. aerial reconnaissance that showed a flurry of CCF construction behind enemy lines in early June, U.S. commanders w...

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