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April 22 to 25, 1951
Hill 677 - Kapyong, Korea
The Battle of Kapyong is one of Canada's greatest, yet least-known, military achievements. The Battle of Kapyong was an important episode in the Korean War. The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry persevered in the face of great adversity to help prevent a potentially costly defeat for the South Korean and UN forces.
For two days in April, 1951, a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front lines of the Korean War against a force of about 5,000 Chinese soldiers. Besieged by waves of attackers, the Canadians held their position amid the horror of close-combat until the assaulting force had been halted and the Canadians could be relieved at the cost of 10 dead and 23 wounded. It was the first time in Canadian Military history that Canadian troops had to call in an artillery strike on their own position. It was a wild battle and some of our positions were overrun; at one point the Canadians even called in an artillery strike on their own location to hit the enemy soldiers amongst them. The Canadians took cover while the attackers bore the brunt of the fire. The risky move worked and the enemy was driven off.
Their determined stand contributed significantly to the defeat of the Communist offensive in South Korea that year. In addition to the Battle Honour Kapyong, the 2nd Battalion, PPCLI was granted permission to add a US battle streamer to its Regimental Colour, and became the only Canadian unit awarded the United States Distinguished Unit Citation.
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