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Title
Siberia Diversion
Description
Hill 58A, or "Siberia" as it was commonly known, was a squad-sized outpost a quarter mile forward of the American main line of resistance. It had changed hands many times and was now in the control of the Communist Chinese. Col. Walter Layers, the 1st Marines' Regimental Commander, …
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Date
1952-08-11
Scenario#
218
Scenario Description
Hill 58A, or "Siberia" as it was commonly known, was a squad-sized outpost a quarter mile forward of the American main line of resistance. It had changed hands many times and was now in the control of the Communist Chinese. Col. Walter Layers, the 1st Marines' Regimental Commander, was convinced that Siberia could not be held if Hill 122, or "Bunker Hill", to the west of Siberia remained in Communist hands. Its possession would enable the Marines to dominate Siberia if lost and observe enemy movement. In order to disguise the true objective, D Company was ordered to assault Siberia as a diversion. Four M46 Patton tanks mounting searchlights and four flame tanks of 1st Tank Battalion supported D Company.
Location
Outpost Siberia, South Korea
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Battle Narrative
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a battle fought between 9 August and 30 September 1952 during the Korean War between United Nations Command (UN) and Chinese forces over several frontline outposts. In March 1952 the US 1st Marine Division was transferred to US I Corps and moved onto the Jamestown Line, the UN's Main line of resistance (MLR) across Korea. The segment of the Jamestown Line assigned to the 1st Marine Division extended southwest from the Samichon River and the left flank of the British 1st Commonwealth Division, crossed the 38th Parallel (the original demarcation between North and South Korea) shifted to the south bank of the Imjin River in the vicinity of Munsan-ni, continued to the conflux of the Imjin and Han River, and then followed the south bank of the Han past the Kimpo Peninsula. Opposing the Marines on the Jamestown Line, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) had the 65th and 63rd Armies, totaling 49,800 troops.
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Combatants
American
Communist Chinese
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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