Marcin lub inne z was moze mi wiecej powie o tego Pana ???
Udalo mi sie szybko zniem dyskutować ale nie mam swoja pierwsza część bo mi powiedzial tylko o swoja wojne w Koreii .
Ten Pan sluzyl w holenderskiem Baon ONZ " Van Heutsz Bataljon " na lewym górnym rogu kołnierza marynarki on nosi taki znak " Bagnet z napisem Korea 195."
Bo bral udzial w walk biale broni .
[/url][/quote]Podaje wam tutaj kilka informacjie o tego Baonu ale po Angielsku
The Korean War started on the 25th of June 1950. There were 16225 Dutch volunteers but only 3148 of them were accepted and sent to Korea because of the high selection standards. They were all send to Regiment Van Heutsz and became a part of the Netherlands Detachment United Nations. The NDVN was established on 15 October 1950. Regiment Van Heutsz was assigned to the American 2nd Infantry Division, 38th Infantry Regiment.
The first detachment consisted of 636 men and was sent to Korea on the 26th of October. Because they were assigned to an American Division, they would be organised and equipped in an American way. The UN command decided that the training period of the NDVN had to be reduced to 10 days which wasn’t long enough to get used to the American tactics, equipment and operating within an American unit. The first detachment had to train themselves. 100 ROKS (Republic of Korea Soldiers) were assigned to the Dutch battalion but that wasn’t enough to fill up the gap. Most of the Dutch soldiers had already experience with fighting guerrillas in Indonesia.
On the 26th of December 1950, the battalion got its first task. Their task was to secure the main supply root between Chunju and Hamchang. In the first week of 1951, the 2nd Infantry Division was ordered to defend the area around Wonju and Hoengsong. The defence stellages of the 2nd division collapsed under enemy pressure and the division had to retreat to the south of Wonju. On the 5th of January 1951, the Dutch battalion covered the retreat. The battalion continued the patrols to gather information on enemy troops. The Allies suffered many casualties in Massacre Valley and had to retreat to Hoengsong. The Dutch battalion had to clear the way back and had to cover the retreating Allied soldiers. The battalion succeeded but with many casualties.
After the retreat, the command post of the Dutch battalion at Hoengsong was attacked by Chinese with South-Korean uniforms. 17 men were killed and 37 were heavily wounded. The battalion commander, Luitenant Colonel Den Ouden, was also killed at Hoengsong. The battalion retreated to Wonju but at Wonju there was no time for recovery or rest. Wonju couldn’t fall in enemy hands. The Dutch battalion consisted of only 500 men at this time. They were ordered to attack Hill 325. After a few tries they succeeded.
The Dutch battalion was temporarily assigned to the 28th Infantry Regiment and had to retreat on the 28th of April across the Soyang river to Hongchon. Again the Dutch battalion was ordered to cover the retreat. They had to march 2 days in the mountains without any food before they could find the 28th Infantry Regiment.
The battalion was again assigned to the 38th Infantry Regiment and participated with the march to Inje. During this march, the Dutch battalion was reinforced with a new detachment. At Inje, the 2nd Division had a heavy battle. The Dutch battalion captured Hill 549 and defeated 3 heavy Chinese attacks. Inje was a big victory for the 2nd division.
The Dutch battalion was placed in reserve for a long period. After that they took part in capturing in Hill 1179. On the 6th of August, the battalion was relieved and they were again put in the division reserve. The first detachment went home, were replaced and a new battalion was formed. The Dutch battalion had a important share in capturing Heartbreak Ridge. They attacked hill 605 and hill 905 and they gave fire supports to American units.
Between December 1951 and April 1952, the battalion was used in the Iron Triangle. They succeeded in making POW`s at Leuringschanshill and Mausamahil. After that they had to guard a POW camp at the island Kojedo. They returned to the Iron Triangle in August 1952. The sector of the 38th Infantry Regiment was relatively quiet. On the 7th of April they were relieved by the 29th British Brigade and went in reserve at Tokchong.
On the 14th of July, Dutch volunteers again went to the Iron Triangle. 5 Chinese armies had broken through the Allied defences at Kumsong. The Dutch battalion was used in defending hill 340 and defeated a heavy enemy attack.
The Dutch battalion was one of the last units to leave Korea in November 1954.
Tez :
http://www.korean-war.com/netherlands.html
