Korean War: 1952-53
Date | Event |
May 25 | Raid on Agok. |
June 6—14 | Operation Counter. |
July 17— August 4 |  Battle for Old Baldy (Hill 266). |
July 23 | Air strikes against North Korea’s hydroelectric power grid. Results extend into northeast China. |
August 12-16 and September 5—15 | Battle of Bunker Hill (Hill 122). |
August 29 | The largest single-day air raid of the war happens in Pyongyang. |
September 1 | Largest all-Navy raid destroys the oil refinery at Aoji, North Korea. |
September 17—24 | Outpost Kelley is overrun by Chinese forces. |
October 9—July 1953 | “Cherokee” Strikes. |
October 14—25 | Operation Showdown (Hill 598).
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October 26—28 | Battle of the Hook. |
November 3 | Battle of Heartbreak Ridge (Hill 851) |
December 25 | Chinese forces are repelled in battle of T-Bone Hill. |
1953
January 25 | Operation Smack. |
March 17 | Hill 355 assaulted by the Chinese. |
March 23—24 | Old Baldy held by 31st Infantry. |
March 26—30 | Outposts at the Nevada cities held. |
April 16—18 |
 Battle of Pork Chop Hill.
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April 20—26 | Operation Little Switch exchanges sick and wounded POWs. |
May 13 | Raid on Toksan Dam. |
June 10—18 | Battle for Outpost Harry. |
June 15 | Navy and Marine Corps aircraft fly 910 sorties. |
July 6—10 | Battle of Pork Chop Hill. |
July 13—20 | Battle of Kumsong River Salient. |
July 24—26 | Final U.S. ground combat. |
July 27 | Last air kill of the war. |
July 27 | North Korea, China, and the United States sign an armistice which ends the war but fails to bring about a permanent peace. |
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General Matthew Ridgeway sign the Armistice |