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Colombian Battalion
Batallón Colombia (Spanish)
Active1951–1954
CountryColombian Battalion Colombia
AllegianceColombian Battalion United Nations
Branch
  • Colombian Battalion Colombian National Army
  • Colombian Battalion Colombian National Navy
Size
  • 5,100 soldiers
  • 300 sailors
EngagementsKorean War
  • Operation Thunderbolt
  • Battle of Old Baldy
  • Operation Nomad-Polar
  • Battle of Triangle Hill
  • Battle of Pork Chop Hill

The Colombian Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Colombian Army that served under United Nations Command during the Korean War from 1951 to 1954. The first Colombian military unit to serve in Asia, the battalion was attached to the U.S. 7th Infantry Division and 25th Infantry Divisions.[1][2]

  1. ^ Saldaña, Juliana (2013-04-02). "Colombia's legacy with Korea | The City Paper Bogotá". The City Paper Bogotá. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  2. ^ Coleman, B. L. (October 2005). "The Colombian Army in Korea, 1950–1954". The Journal of Military History. 69 (4): 1137–1177. doi:10.1353/jmh.2005.0215. S2CID 159487629.

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