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Battle of Old Baldy | |||||||
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Part of the Korean War | |||||||
![]() Map of the Old Baldy area | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
38,000[citation needed] | 20,000[citation needed] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
US: 1,952 casualties 307 killed[1] Colombian: 97 killed[2] 33 Wounded | 3,000+ killed and wounded[citation needed] |
The Battle of Old Baldy was a series of five engagements for Hill 266 in west-central Korea. They occurred over a period of 10 months in 1952–1953, though there was also vicious fighting both before and after these engagements.