Chinese vs. Filipino Forces in the Korean War

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Battle of Hill Eerie
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UN Forces (US and Philippines) vs. China


March 1952

On March 1952, Hill Eerie was the responsibility of the United States Army's 45th Infantry Division - Company K, 179th Infantry, commanded by Captain Max Clark.

On March 21, 1952, the twenty-six personnel of the third platoon, under the command of Lieutenant Omer Manley, set out to take over the outpost. Manley's men made up two rifle squads, a light-machine-gun squad and a 60-mm mortar squad.

Manley sent out two patrols to establish an ambush site around the hill. That night, both patrol squads sighted enemy activity. At 23:30, the Chinese attacked and a machine gun duel between the two sides ended after Captain Clark's troops on Hill 418 supported his men in the Eerie outpost with supporting machine-gun and mortar fire.

The battle continued on the morning of March 22 with the Chinese forces penetrating the outpost's perimeter and eventually overran Manley's men. Clark was then ordered to concentrate his artillery fire on Outpost Eerie after losing communications. At 01:30, Regimental Commander, Colonel Frederick A. Daugherty, ordered Clark to advance toward the hill and retake the hill.

Clark's men searched the area and found out that, of the 26 men who had defended the outpost, 8 were dead, 4 wounded, and 2 were missing (Lieutenant Manley and Corporal Joel Ybarra). They also recovered 31 enemy dead from around the hill and captured a wounded Chinese soldier. Later, Clark withdrew his troops to the main line of resistance.

May 1952


Former Philippine President (then Lieutenant) Fidel Ramos was the platoon commander of the team that captured Hill Eerie

In May 1952, the 20th Philippine Battalion Combat Team, under the command of Colonel Salvador Abcede, engaged the Chinese forces at the town of Karhwagol, west of Chorwon; they were also involved in other major battles and assaults against the Chinese forces.

There were numerous closely fought battles on Hill Eerie, as well as on Hills 18, 200, and 19, ('Yoke', 'Uncle' and 'Old Baldy'), all in the T-Bone Hill area, but later the 20th were committed to the Pork Chop Hill area and in Alligator Jaws.

Hill Eerie was a military outpost that changed hands many times and was a heavily fortified position with a commanding view of the plains below.
A series of raids were launched by the Filipinos, from May 18, led by Lieutenant Rodolfo Maestro, killing 28 CCF and a further 23 the next day, before disengaging with the enemy while tanks and artillery continued to bombard the outpost.

On May 21, 1952, Colonel Abcede ordered Major Felizardo Tanabe, the battalion's operations officer, to prepare the final assault on the Chinese position after several attempts to capture the outpost. Tanabe sent the 44-man 2nd reconnaissance platoon to sabotage the position.

The platoon was led by a young Filipino officer, a 1950 graduate of West Point's United States Military Academy, 2nd Lieutenant Fidel V. Ramos (future President of the Philippines).

Ramos divided the assault team into four groups of snipers, riflemen, scouts and forward observers, each with a radio operator, a messenger and a medic. The platoon was reinforced by some engineer demolition specialists and an artillery observer team. They left at 04:07.

The Filipino platoon crawled through rice paddies and scattered trees for two hours before it reach an irrigation ditch, about 400 meters from the top of the hill. Intelligence estimated the enemy strength to be one reinforced platoon of the Chinese Red Army.

The United States Air Force sent seven F-86 Sabre jet fighters to pound the enemy positions with napalm. There was also artillery support. After the bombardment, Ramos' men seized the front part of the trench network after discovering a hole in the blasted stack of barbed wire.

Close-quarter fighting raged as the retreating enemy fought back but the advancing Filipinos were gaining the upper hand. The scout team, led by Corporal Jose Palis, went into action on the right of the hill and was later joined by Lieutenant Ramos. Meanwhile, the rifle team, led by Sergeant Cipriano Drapeza, worked its way round to the left side of the hill while the sniper team, led by Second Lieutenant Armando Dizon, held the enemy's support from nearby Hill 191.

By 07:28, the Filipinos had demolished the Chinese bunkers and withdrawn from the top of the hill. Friendly tanks resumed their bombardment of Hill Eerie.
The assault lasted for two hours, Ramos' men suffered one injury while the Chinese had 11 dead, 10 wounded, whether from the supporting artillery, tanks and air strikes could not be determined. The battle was the final assault on Hill Eerie by the United Nations forces.

The Filipino battalion was replaced by the 2nd Battalion of the 179th United States Infantry.

June 1952

On June 16, 1952, the 19th Philippine Battalion Combat Team, under the command of Colonel Ramon Z. Aquirre, relieved the American battalion in the T-Bone ridge sector.

By June 18, the Chinese forces sought to recapture the area and launched an intense artillery and mortar barrage. The Filipinos held their ground and were able to repulse the Chinese attack.

On June 20, the Chinese forces launched another attack towards Hill Eerie and the rest of the T-Bone ridge area. At dawn, the Chinese had advanced sufficiently to engage in hand-to-hand fighting but the Filipino troops were able to hold the position.

By morning, the artillery battle continued but the allied forces successfully defended Hills Eerie and 191. As a result of the battle it was estimated that the CCF suffered 500 casualties while the Filipinos had 24.

The Filipino battalion was later relieved by the US 2nd Infantry Division on July 18, 1952.


References

^ PÊ»yŏnchÊ»an Wiwŏnhoe, Chŏnsa (December 20, 1977). "The Philippine Force". In Yu Man Kap, Park Chan Sul, Kim Chong Ku. The History of the United Nations Forces in the Korean War. VI. Seoul, Korea: Ministry of National Defense (Republic of Korea). pp. 319–320.
^ PÊ»yŏnchÊ»an Wiwŏnhoe, Chŏnsa (December 20, 1977). "The Philippine Force". In Yu Man Kap, Park Chan Sul, Kim Chong Ku. The History of the United Nations Forces in the Korean War. VI. Seoul, Korea: Ministry of National Defense (Republic of Korea). pp. 320–322.
Why powerful and brave philipinese lost " their " land to cocky PLA without a fight?:rofl:
 
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If you do not have anything to say about the topic then I suggest you shut your mouth.
 

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Never heard of Pilipino in Korean War. These Pilipino soldiers might be heroes to you. But to say they can kick Chinese army you are obviously over your head.
Do you dispute the account?
 

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I am sure they fought bravely just like the Chinese, Americans and the rest of UN forces.

Unlike some people I feel no need to score brownie points there.

It was a war lasted for years with both sides winning and losing across the country.

To claim that someone "kicked" the other sides ass is just laughable.
 

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In Operation Tomahawk in 1953, Indian forces fought alongside Filipino, South Korean and US forces against Chinese and North Korean Forces.

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One hundred twenty C-119s and C-46s drop 3,437 paratroopers of the 187th Regimental Combat Team and 12 officers and men of the 60th Indian Parachute Field Ambulance near Munsan-ni in second largest airborne operation of the war."


Operation Tomahawk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 

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asianobserve thanks for sharing to us this stories, it's a great part of world history about fighting communism.
i think the fighting filipinos didnt kick the chinese a*s but it's better to acknowledge that they definitely kicked the commie a*s
since president quirino that time didnt send them to fight china but to fight against communist rather
 

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Well, I can argue there are many battles where Chinese army kicked American, British and many other countries asses during the Korea war. So what? Depend on which side you are siding and what story you want to listen, nothing can change the fact that Korean war is end up in a draw with both sides heavy casualties. The majority role was played by Chinese and American during the war.

If you are not happy with China's current stand in South China Sea and try to copy past these stories for your support to Philippine, I get it. But don't tempt others to fight while you are remaining as an "asianobserve"
Overall 7,420 Filipino soldiers fought in the Korean War making the Philippines the fourth largest contributor of combat troops to aid in the defense of Korea. 112 soldiers died and approximately over 400 were wounded during the PEFTOK participation in the Korean War.

lol u call that heavy casulaties? XD lol
and BTW why are u guys waiting? and what are u waiting? when black eagle turns to white? hahah XD
your country started the FIRE but dont go any closer because u might get burn with your own ambitious and ridiculously claiming some properties, which u guys based from an ancient history.

lol BTW u guys were CRAZY XD and maybe some day u will say that charice is a chinese pacquiao is a chinese and maybe i am chinese :D XD trolololololol
 

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Never heard of Pilipino in Korean War. These Pilipino soldiers might be heroes to you. But to say they can kick Chinese army you are obviously over your head.
naturally because your government has been lying to you all the time
 

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Or maybe you are too insignificant to mention. Consider how many US and Chinese soldiers who participated in the war.
 

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