Bloody Gulch massacre
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The Bloody Gulch massacre was a war crime that took place in the Korean War on August 12, 1950, in "Bloody Gulch", west of Masan, South Korea. After a successful attack on two US artillery battalions that killed or injured hundreds of US soldiers, North Korea's Korean People's Army (KPA) 13th Regiment then killed 75 US Army prisoners of war. Otherwise this was one of the smaller engagements of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter. The 75 soldiers were from the 555th Field Artillery Battalion of the US 24th Infantry Division and the 90th Field Artillery Battalion of the US 25th Infantry Division.
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Bloody Gulch massacre | |
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Location | Masan (Changwon), South Korea |
Date | August 12, 1950; 73 years ago (1950-08-12) (KST) |
Target | US Army prisoners of war |
Attack type | Mass murder, summary execution |
Deaths | 75 |
Perpetrators | North Korean army soldiers |
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