The Iron
Triangle
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As UN forces fought their way north in 1951 Chinese
resistance increased and the advance slowed. US Army units captured
the towns of Chorwon to the west and Kumhwa to the east and raided north
toward Pyonggang, not to be confused with the North Korean capital Pyongyang
further north. Hopes for a quick armistice faded and UN and Communist
forces entrenched. A newspaperman called this area the Iron Triangle
and the name stuck. The Iron Triangle section of the UN line was mainly
manned by US Army troops since they required more supply than the Marine
and ROK forces and a rail line was conveniently nearby.
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Modern Battlefield Photos
Labor Party House and Chorwon Area
Whitehorse Mountain
Iron Triangle Observatory and Railroad
Station
Diorama on display in the Iron Triangle
Observatory of the Chorwon area from Whitehorse to Hill 717.
From Tunnel Number 2 Toward Chorwon
9th Field Artillery Bn. Position
Nam Dae Chon Valley
OP Crush Communism - Views toward Hills
717, 682, Papasan, Boomerang, Triangle Hill Area, and Rear Areas.
Kumhwa Area now known as Kimhwa
Wartime
Chorwon Area including the
Labor Party House.
9th Field Artillery
Bn Photos
Kumhwa Area position of 1st FA
Observation Bn. Battery B, views looking north toward Papasan and Boomerang, and
how the unit detected enemy artillery positions.
Battle of Boomerang - June 14-15, 1953
Maps - Iron Triangle area.
Post War Area Tourist Sites
Robin Hood's Hangout by the Hantan in the
Chorwon Valley.
Tunnel Number 2 - A 70s era North Korean
Invasion Tunnel
Kumhwa Trenches - from the 1970s.
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