Kunu-dong explained

Kunu-dong
Native Name Lang:ko
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:군우동
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info2:Kunu-dong
Translit Lang1 Info3:Gunu-dong
Pushpin Map:North Korea
Pushpin Map Caption:Map of North Korea showing the location of Kunu-dong
Coordinates:39.7067°N 125.8894°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:North Korea
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Pyongan

Kunu-dong (Kunuri) is a village located in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. A key battle of the Korean War, the Battle of Kunu-ri, took place there in November 1950. Kunu-ri was mainly a communication center and a railroad station at the time, and it contains the lateral east-west road which runs from Sinanju on the west coast and Hungnamon the east coast. It is located at the eastern bank of the Chongchon River which parallels the Kunu-ri—Huichon road,[1] and it is also situated at the northern end of the Taedong River valley and on the western slopes of the northern Taebaek Mountains range, generally known as the "Spine of Korea".[2] Kunu-ri is one of the most northern point UN forces managed to reach during the Korean War, which is very near the Chinese border before the massive Chinese attack drove them all the way south. The village was near the location where the US Army 2nd Engineer Battalion burned its colors to prevent their capture by Chinese forces.[3]

Kunu-ri is currently absorbed by the city of Kaechon.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070822161401/http://www.2id.org/kunuri.jpg . 2007-08-22 .
  2. Web site: Korean War - 2id Kunuri history . 2009-01-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081010191430/http://www.2id.org/kunuri-history.htm . 2008-10-10 .
  3. Web site: White Sands Missile Range burns colors, re-enacts Korea's 'Battle of Kunu-Ri'. Janessa Maxilom. November 24, 2013. Stars and Stripes. Alamogordo Daily News. New Mexico. On Friday, the White Sands Missile Range 2nd Engineer Battalion commemorated actions performed by their battalion 63 years ago during the Korean War's 'Battle of Kunu-Ri' by burning their unit colors..