Hill 303 massacre

Quando

17 de ago. de 1950

Tipo

Massacre

Mortes

42

Coordenadas

36.01° N, 128.41° E

Description

incident in the Korean War on 17 Aug. 1950, in which 41 US prisoners of war were executed by North Korean troops in Waegwan-eup, Chigok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

1950 massacre in Waegwan, South Korea

The Hill 303 massacre was a massacre that took place during the opening days of the Korean War on August 17, 1950, on a hill above Waegwan, Republic of Korea. Forty-one United States Army (US) prisoners of war were murdered by troops of the North Korean People's Army (KPA) during one of the engagements of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter.

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