Operation Ripper
Operation Ripper was a campaign fought in 1951 at Chuncheon, in what is now South Korea. It was part of the Korean War, which ran from 1950 to 1953. The recorded result: United Nations and South Korean victory.
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Fought 1951
Where Chuncheon, South Korea 37.867N, 127.733E
Outcome United Nations and South Korean victory
Belligerents United Nations; United States; Australia; Canada; New Zealand; Third Philippine Republic; United Kingdom; First Republic of Korea against North Korea; China
Where it sits in the Korean War First Battle of Naktong Bulge, 1950 Battle of Chonan, 1950 Second Battle of Naktong Bulge, 1950 Battle of Wawon, 1950 Battle of Taegu, 1950 Battle of the Bowling Alley, 1950 Battle of Ka-san, 1950 Battle of Tabu-dong, 1950 Battle of Yongsan, 1950 Battle of Uijeongbu, 1950 bombing of Pyongyang, 1950 Battle of Chochiwon, 1950 Battle of Yongdong, 1950 Battle of Sangju, 1950 Battle of Nakdong River, 1950 bombing of North Korea, 1950 First Battle of Seoul, 1950 Operation Pokpoong, 1950 Battle of Chuncheon, 1950 Battle of Kaesong–Munsan, 1950 Battle of Ongjin, 1950 Battle of Korea Strait, 1950 Battle of Andong, 1950 Battle of Chumonchin Chan, 1950 Battle of Osan, 1950 Battle of Pyongtaek, 1950 Battle of Taejon, 1950 Hadong Ambush, 1950 Battle of the Notch, 1950 Battle of Pusan Perimeter, 1950 Battle of Pusan Perimeter logistics, 1950 Battle of P'ohang-dong, 1950 Battle of Masan, 1950 Battle of Battle Mountain, 1950 Battle of Cheonpyeong Valley, 1950 Battle of Kyongju, 1950 Battle of Nam River, 1950 Battle of Haman, 1950 Great Naktong Offensive, 1950 Battle of Inchon, 1950 UN offensive into North Korea, 1950 Second Battle of Seoul, 1950 Battle of Sariwon, 1950 Battle of Pyongyang (1950), 1950 Battle of Yongju, 1950 Battle of Unsan, 1950 Battle of Onjong, 1950 Battle of Kujin, 1950 Battle of Chongju, 1950 Battle of Pakchon, 1950 Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, 1950 Battle of Changjin Reservoir, 1950 Third Battle of Seoul, 1950 First and Second Battles of Wonju, 1950 Battle of Hoengsong, 1951 Battle of Uijeongbu, 1951 Pohang Operation, 1951 Battle of the Twin Tunnels, 1951 Operation Roundup, 1951 Battle of Chipyong-ni, 1951 Blockade of Wonsan, 1951 Operation Thunderbolt, 1951 Operation Killer, 1951 Operation Ripper, 1951 Battle of Maehwa-san, 1951 Operation Tomahawk, 1951 Operation Rugged, 1951 Battle of Kapyong, 1951 Battle of the Imjin River, 1951 Battle of Yultong, 1951 Operation Dauntless, 1951 Chinese Spring Offensive, 1951 Battle of the Soyang River, 1951 Battle of Bloody Ridge, 1951 Battle of the Punchbowl, 1951 Operation Minden, 1951 Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, 1951 Naval Battle of the Han River, 1951 Battle of Hill 355, 1951 First Battle of Maryang-san, 1951 Battle of Haktang-ni, 1951 Operation Polecharge, 1951 Battle of Sunchon, 1951 Battle of White Horse, 1952 Attack on the Sui-ho Dam, 1952 Battle of Hill Eerie, 1952 Battle of Old Baldy, 1952 Battle of Triangle Hill, 1952 Second Battle of the Hook, 1952 Battle of Chatkol, 1953 Battle for Outpost Vegas, 1953 Battle of the Hook, 1953 Outpost Harry, 1953 Battle of Pork Chop Hill, 1953 Battle of Kumsong, 1953 Battle of the Samichon River, 1953 1950 1953 Operation Ripper, 1951 98 placed engagements of the Korean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 1951 (year precision) to 1951 Place Chuncheon, South Korea37.867N, 127.733E Kind Campaign, Cold War Territorial change United Nations forces recapture Seoul Casualties and losses Total unknown; 566 killed; 3,220 wounded 7,151 known dead; Thousands killed, wounded and captured Commanders
Operation Ripper Operation Ripper Battle of Chuncheon Battle of Kapyong Battle of Hwacheon Battle of Chipyong-ni Battle of the Twin Tunnels Battle of Chuncheon Battle of Kapyong Battle of Hwacheon Battle of Chipyong-ni Battle of the Twin Tunnels Pyongyang Suwon Goyang Haeju Gangneung Pyongsan Ansan Anbyon 100 km 37.867N, 127.733E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Combat data (CDB90)
Attacker: US DIVDefender: NKOR ARMYStrength 25,500 27,000 Casualties 250 (1.0%) 6,120 (22.7%) Outcome attacker won Duration 2 days Front width 8.1 km Attacker advanced 12.9 km
From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 631), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.
Operation Ripper 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 Q11078546 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Ripper , revision 1377825274, 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.
