Battle of Paro Lake explained

Conflict:	Battle of Paro Lake
Partof:	the Korean War
Date:	May 26–30, 1951
Place:	Hwacheon, Paro Lake, South Korea.
Result:	United Nations victory
Combatant1:	United States
Combatant2:	China
Commander1:	Jang Doyoung
Commander2:	Fu Chongbi
Units1:	6th Infantry Division 2nd Regiment 7th Regiment 19th Regiment
Units2:	63rd Corps 187 Division 188 Division 189 Division
Casualties1:	107 killed 494 wounded 33 missing
Casualties2:	According to the War Memorial of Korea or Committee of Warfare in History (1983): ~5,000 killed^[1] According to the some records: 3,000~21,550 killed, more from the POWs^[2]

The Battle of Paro Lake (

Korean: 파로호 전투, Chinese: 破虏湖战役) ^[3] ^[4] took place during the Korean War. It was fought between elements of the South Korean 6th Infantry Division and elements of the Chinese 63rd Corps between May 17, 1951, to May 21, 1951. The claims of the Korean and U.S. military are different from those of the Chinese military. Paro Lake is a name that arose after this battle.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: 용문산전투(龍門山戰鬪).
Web site: 그러나 중국 측은 파로호 전투 전사자를 우리측보다 10분의 1 규모인 3천 명이라고 축소한 것으로 알려졌다..
Web site: 파로호전투(破虜湖戰鬪). .
Web site: 파로호(破虜湖). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
Web site: 이재현 . 2018-06-26 . "67년 전 중공군 수만 명 파로호에 수장…현대판 살수대첩" . 2024-05-23 . 연합뉴스 . ko.