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Blue House raid

Name: Blue House raid
Location: Blue House, South Korea

Blue House raid was a battle fought in 1968 at Blue House, in what is now South Korea. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Blue House. It was part of the Korean DMZ Conflict, which ran from 1966 to 1969. The recorded result: South Korean and U.S. victory.

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Fought1968

WhereBlue House, South Korea37.587N, 126.975E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSouth Korean and U.S. victory

BelligerentsSouth Korea; United StatesagainstNorth Korea

Casualties and losses26 killed; 4 killedand29 killed and/or committed suicide; 1 captured; 1 escaped

Part ofKorean DMZ Conflict1966 to 1969

Record

Date	1968 (year precision) to 1968
Place	Blue House, South Korea 37.587N, 126.975E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Casualties and losses	26 killed; 4 killed	29 killed and/or committed suicide; 1 captured; 1 escaped
Commanders	Park Chung Hee Charles H. Bonesteel III	Kim Il Sung

Placed at Blue House; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Japanese occupation of Gyeongbokgung 1894, 0.9 km S
Third Battle of Seoul 1950, 2.0 km S
Operation Killer 1951, 4.9 km S
Siege of Haengju 1593, 13 km W
Battle of Uijeongbu 1951, 18 km N

Elsewhere in 1968

Blue House raid is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q491182, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Blue House raid, revision 1385616221, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.