Pyongyang, July 27 (KCNA) -- In the eastern mountains of the DPRK there is Height 1211, which was called "heartbreak ridge" or "trap valley" by U.S. imperialist aggressors during the Fatherland Liberation War. In the battle on Height 1211, which was fought during the fourth-stage period of Fatherland Liberation War, the soldiers of the Korean People's Army killed and captured more than 29,000 enemy soldiers, shot down over 40 enemy planes and captured and destroyed more than 60 enemy tanks and many other weapons and combat equipment. In those days the army and people of the DPRK made a great contribution to beating back the repeated "offensives" of the U.S. imperialists and achieving victory in the Fatherland Liberation War under the wise guidance of President Kim Il Sung, an invincible and iron-willed commander. In the said period, the U.S. imperialists mobilized all the elite divisions, which were said to have gained "victorious experience" in many wars of aggression, to recover the heavy defeat they had sustained for a year since the outbreak of the war. Not content with this, they even brought in troops of their satellite countries. In the second half of the year 1951, the enemy set Height 1211 as the major thrust of the "summer and autumn offensives" so as to occupy the major strategic zone in the eastern sector of the front, and mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops and lots of planes, warships, tanks, artillery pieces, etc. After seeing through the sinister intention of the enemy with far-sighted wisdom, the President gave an instruction to build a strong defensive position on Height 1211 where a large-scale attack of the enemy was expected. KPA soldiers, who constructed a defensive position on Height 1211 according to the operational plan of the President, dealt a heavy political and military blow to the aggressors. The US imperialists, who had been defeated in the battle, called the height "heartbreak ridge" because they felt very hurt when merely seeing Height 1211, and they also called it "trap valley" as they could not survive in the valley at the foot of the height. The 2nd Infantry Division of the KPA was awarded the title of Guards and many service personnel of the KPA state commendations including the title of Hero of the DPRK for their undying feats in winning the battle for defending the height.
More From KCNA.co.jp (En)
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — A Pyongyang municipal meeting of active schoolchildren in displaying noble traits and pride-telling
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — A Pyongyang municipal meeting of active schoolchildren in displaying noble traits and pride-telling
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — According to Rodong Sinmun, the offshore farms in North Hamgyong Province in the DPRK have a record
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — According to Rodong Sinmun, the offshore farms in North Hamgyong Province in the DPRK have a record
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Loach soup is a specialty of the Kaesong area in the DPRK. It is a spicy food boiled hard with other
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Loach soup is a specialty of the Kaesong area in the DPRK. It is a spicy food boiled hard with other
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Kim Myong Chol, an international affairs analyst of the DPRK, made public the following article
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Kim Myong Chol, an international affairs analyst of the DPRK, made public the following article
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Farms in Kaesong Municipality of the DPRK has finished the rice-transplantation in most of paddies.
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Farms in Kaesong Municipality of the DPRK has finished the rice-transplantation in most of paddies.
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — North Phyongan Province in the DPRK remade hundreds of hectares of paddy fields for fish breeding.
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — North Phyongan Province in the DPRK remade hundreds of hectares of paddy fields for fish breeding.
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Various economic sectors and units in the DPRK fulfilled their national economic plans for May. The
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Various economic sectors and units in the DPRK fulfilled their national economic plans for May. The
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — The National Exhibition of Children’s Science Fiction Models and Inventions-2026 opened with due
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — The National Exhibition of Children’s Science Fiction Models and Inventions-2026 opened with due
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Students of Nampho Revolutionary School in the DPRK conducted motivational activities at construction
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Students of Nampho Revolutionary School in the DPRK conducted motivational activities at construction
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Kim Ryo Won, an international security analyst of the DPRK, Tuesday issued the following article
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — Kim Ryo Won, an international security analyst of the DPRK, Tuesday issued the following article
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — A meeting was held at the Mangyongdae Children’s Camp on June 2 to mark the tenth anniversary of
June 03, 2026
Pyongyang, June 3 (KCNA) — A meeting was held at the Mangyongdae Children’s Camp on June 2 to mark the tenth anniversary of
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — Amid a campaign for expanding and introducing Korean-style green cultivation and fish farming
June 02, 2026
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — Amid a campaign for expanding and introducing Korean-style green cultivation and fish farming
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — During their colonial rule over Korea, the Japanese imperialists forcibly drafted and kidnapped more
June 02, 2026
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — During their colonial rule over Korea, the Japanese imperialists forcibly drafted and kidnapped more
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — Sinhung Restaurant in the DPRK marked its 50th founding anniversary. Sinhung Restaurant is a famous
June 02, 2026
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — Sinhung Restaurant in the DPRK marked its 50th founding anniversary. Sinhung Restaurant is a famous
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — The Sogam Children’s Camp marked its 80th founding anniversary. The 80-year history of the camp is
June 02, 2026
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — The Sogam Children’s Camp marked its 80th founding anniversary. The 80-year history of the camp is
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — The new regional-industry factories built in 40 cities and counties of the DPRK are striving to
June 02, 2026
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — The new regional-industry factories built in 40 cities and counties of the DPRK are striving to
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — The Central Cadres Training School of the Workers’ Party of Korea, a prestigious political school
June 02, 2026
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — The Central Cadres Training School of the Workers’ Party of Korea, a prestigious political school
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, paid a
June 02, 2026
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, paid a
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — Happy children across the DPRK greeted the June 1 International Children’s Day with pleasure. The
June 02, 2026
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — Happy children across the DPRK greeted the June 1 International Children’s Day with pleasure. The
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — A photo exhibition “Glorious 80 years covered by the Korean Children’s Union under the great
June 02, 2026
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) — A photo exhibition “Glorious 80 years covered by the Korean Children’s Union under the great
More Articles