 The Gapyeong Canada Monument  The text of the PPCLI Monument  The monument to the Canadian Contribution The Gapyeong Canada Monument is a monument erected to commemorate to sacrifice of Canadian forces during the Korean war, especially at the Battle of Kapyong. The English text describing the monument reads as follow : Gapyeong County is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ...
Combatants United Nations: Republic of Korea United States United Kingdom Canada Australia The Netherlands France Philippines Turkey Ethiopia Communist states: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea People’s Republic of China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung Il Kwon Douglas MacArthur Mark W. Clark Matthew Ridgway Kim Il-sung Choi...
The Battle of Kapyong was waged during the Korean War. ...
Korean War Monument to the Canadian Armed Forces
This monument, located at 207-4 Igokri. Puk-myeon, Gapyeong-gun Gyeonggi-do Province, was erected by Gapyeong-gun, County on December 30, 1983 to replace an earlier monument erected by the U. N. Korean War Allies monument citizens of Gapyeong County in November 1975. The 6.5-meter monument rests on a 70-centimenter fondation in a 1,688 - sqaremeter site. The design of the monument is taken from the Canadian flag. It commemorates the victory of the Canadian troops in the Battle of Gapyeong on April 24 and 25, 1951.
When the Korean War began with a surprise attack on the South by Communist North Korea, Canada dispatched its forces to help defend the freedom of Korea and the peace of the world. The Canadian troops arrived in Korea in August 1950 and engaged in mopping up operations in the Samnyangjin area. They then moved north to fight in the Battle of Gapyeong and in other battles, advancing eight kilometers north of the 38th parallel. Securing a position at the confluence of the Han-gang and Imjim-gang Rivers, the Canadian troops occupied a high poing north of Kaesong and conducted more than 1,000reconnaisance operations.
When one walks toward the monument, at the left is a panel explaining the history of the monument while at the left is a description of the Canadian contribution to the Korean War. The main monument is centered at the far end alongside both a Korean and Canadian flag. The main monument is flanked left by the monument dedicated to the PPCLI 2nd Battalion and the battle on Hill 677 and flanked on the right with another monument naming all the Canadian units that participated in the Korean War. Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) is an infantry regiment in the Canadian Forces (CF), belonging to 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG). ...
The Main Monument
The main monument was erected December 30th, 1983 and its English text reads as follow : Dedicated to members of the Canadian Armed Forces who fought on the sea, on the land and in the air in the defence of freedom and world peace during the Korean War 1950-1953 their sacrifice and spirit will never be forgotten
PPCLI Monument At the left of the main monument lies the monument dedicated to the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry for their actions during the Battle of Kapyong on April 24th and 25th 1951, actions that had them decorated with the Presidential Unit Citation (US). This monument was erected November 7th 1975. USA and USAF Presidential Unit Citation Please see Presidential Unit Citation for other versions of this award The Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to units of the Armed Forces of the United States and allies for extraordinary heroism in action on or after 7 December 1941 against an armed enemy. ...
Canadian Contribution to the Korean War The two rightmost monument describe the Canadian contribution to the Korean war. The front monument reads as follow : Between 1950 and 1953, Canada participated in the Korean War as part of a United Nations multinaltional forece to procect South Korea from invasion by North Korea. When considered in proportion to the population of the country, Canada's army, navy and air force formed one of the largest contingents of the United Nations forces. Some 27,000 Canadians left behind the conforts of home in the interests of peace and security in a region far removed from their own country. Five hundred and sixteen of them gave their lives in the name of this noble cause. Recognized for their military skills and the recipients of many military decorations, these valiant Canadians embodied their country's commitments to safeguard the fundamental principles of the United Nations. The rear monument goes into details, listing the units that participated in the Korean war as well as the size of the contribution: 26,791 Canadians during the war itself, 7,000 until 1955 with 516 casualties and 1,255 woundeds. The units that served are : - Navy
- Army
- Air Force
- No. 426 (Thunderbird) Squadron
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External links - http://www.lifeinkorea.com/culture/Korean-War/UN2.cfm#txt03
- http://www.gp.go.kr/eng/cultural/monuments01.html
- http://www.cadets.net/pac/images/photo_feature/2004/korea/korea_e.asp
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