In early February , the ROK 11th Division ran the operation to destroy the guerrillas and their sympathizer citizens in Southern Korea . During the operation , the division and police conducted the Geochang massacre and Sancheong-Hamyang massacre . In mid-February , the PVA counterattacked with the Fourth Phase Offensive and achieved initial victory at Hoengseong . But the offensive was soon blunted by US IX Corps at Chipyong-ni in the center . The US 23rd Regimental Combat Team and the French Battalion fought a short but desperate battle that broke the attack 's momentum . The battle is sometimes known as the " Gettysburg of the Korean War " : 5,600 South Korean , U.S. , and French troops were surrounded on all sides by 25,000 PVA . UN forces had previously retreated in the face of large PVA/KPA forces instead of getting cut off , but this time they stood and fought , and won
Geochang massacre
Geochang massacre
Korean War