Third Battle of the Hook

Third Battle of the Hook
	Part of the Korean War
	; Soldiers of the British Duke of Wellington's Regiment share a smoke with a KATCOM during a lull in fighting at the Hook.
Date	May 28–29, 1953
Location	near Panmunjom, North Korea38°01′44.8″N 126°50′33″E
Result	United Nations victory Retention of original hill positions.;
Belligerents
United Nations: United Kingdom; United States; Turkey; South Korea;	China
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier Joseph Kendrew	Unknown
Strength
1,500	6,500
Casualties and losses
24 killed; 105 wounded; 20 missing; Chinese claim:; 160 casualties; 21 captured	UN estimate:; 1,050 killed; 800 wounded

The Third Battle of the Hook (Chinese: 坪村南山战斗) was a battle of the Korean War that took place between a United Nations Command (UN) force, consisting mostly of British troops, supported on their flanks by American and Turkish units against a predominantly Chinese force.

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