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Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder City

Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder City was a battle fought on 27 July 1953 in what is now North Korea. The recorded result: Disputed.

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Map of the Nevada Complex Korea 1951-3
Map of the Nevada Complex Korea 1951-3. United States Army Center of Military History, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 July 1953
WhereNorth Korea37.965N, 126.721E
OutcomeDisputed
BelligerentsUnited Nations; United StatesagainstChina
Casualties and losses1,611 casualtiesandUN estimate; 3,100 casualties

Record

Date27 July 1953
PlaceNorth Korea
37.965N, 126.721E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and losses1,611 casualtiesUN estimate; 3,100 casualties
Commanders
  • Randolph M. Pate
Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder CityBattle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder CityBattle of Bunker HillBattle of the Nevada ComplexBattle of the Samichon RiverBattle of the HookFirst Battle of the HookBattle of the Samichon RiverSeoulPyongyangIncheonWonsanNampoSuwonHaejuSokcho100 km37.965N, 126.721E
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Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1953

Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder City is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 45 in present-day North Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q65059716, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder City, revision 1370598287, read 2026-11-14, 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.