Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "长津湖战役" in Chinese language version.
这次作战打得很不好,不仅未能全歼美陆一师及第七师,反遭巨大减员
we have only counted those whose actions occurred between November 27 and December 13 – dates more commonly associated with the Battle of Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir is rightly regarded as one of the U.S. Marine Corps’ finest hours. In the face of overwhelming odds and a nearly impossible tactical situation, the Marines retained their discipline and fighting spirit, effectively defeating the Chinese army even as they withdrew to the sea as ordered.
but their spirits were high. They were still a fighting division.
But a number of historians and some Marine veterans of Chosin now believe that the 1st Marine Division might have been destroyed had the poorly armed, ill-trained soldiers of Task Force Faith not bought time by keeping the Chinese from sweeping south.
we have only counted those whose actions occurred between November 27 and December 13 – dates more commonly associated with the Battle of Chosin Reservoir
这次作战打得很不好,不仅未能全歼美陆一师及第七师,反遭巨大减员
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir is rightly regarded as one of the U.S. Marine Corps’ finest hours. In the face of overwhelming odds and a nearly impossible tactical situation, the Marines retained their discipline and fighting spirit, effectively defeating the Chinese army even as they withdrew to the sea as ordered.
but their spirits were high. They were still a fighting division.
But a number of historians and some Marine veterans of Chosin now believe that the 1st Marine Division might have been destroyed had the poorly armed, ill-trained soldiers of Task Force Faith not bought time by keeping the Chinese from sweeping south.
如果中国军队在这之前佔领了下碣隅里,美军的兩个团級战斗隊恐怕不能完整地从柳潭里撤到下碣隅里。下碣隅里的补给品可能成了中共军队绝佳的补给品来源了