Episode 4 - Battle of Kapyong

The Battle of Kapyong has come to be known as the most significant and important battle for Australian troops in the Korean War.
Watch as The Cove walks us through the history of the Battle of Kapyong.
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[@andrewd7586]

My late father fought in the Battle of Kapyong with the 3RAR. Got through & lived a life full of PTSD. “Lest We Forget”.

[@gerardhogan3]

To those brave lads who died during their devotion to duty...thank you, Lest We Forget

[@AUSSIETHATSME]

Lest we forget pay our respects to the woman and men who served our land. Thank you all ANZACS for keeping the country safe

[@prizecowproductions]

Lest we forget.

[@SteepSix]

You can't get visuals like this from reading. We are living in an information golden age... Do not waste the opportunity with which we are all blessed - And remember to thank those who have helped to make this possible! *Thank you RAR*

[@S.M.E.A.C]

Duty First.

[@maude5160]

Thank you, I never knew all of this. What brave soldiers.

[@chrismurnane6389]

And they are still all but forgotten 😢 My father served served in the Middle East and rhe Pacific and I served in Vietnam. The poor Korean Veterans didn't get much when they got home or since 😢 ❤ GOD BLESS THEM ❤

[@MrNoongar69]

My grandfather was Charlie Company Commander during this battle. I had the honour of meeting O'Dowd after my grandfather passed away. They were all extraordinary men.

[@akwawka]

In the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan you will find that the South Koreans have not forgotten the sacrifices made by U.N. forces, including those from Australia, and hold our soldiers efforts in high respect. On the other hand, as depicted in the DPRK's Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in Pyongyang, all the U.N. forces' flags are represented trodden into the mud. Not surprisingly, the narrative asserts the US. and allies as aggressors, and that DPRK soldiers (not the Chinese hordes) won a glorious victory under Kim Il Sung.

[@AustSaint]

To my uncles and their comrades who fought with the RAR in Korea and those in other services, thank you for your service, and we will never forget the sacrifices you made to fight for liberty.

[@jimcottee9187]

My dad flew P-51 Mustangs with Lou Spence in 77 Squadron. They were already based in Japan & were the first flight into enemy territory.

[@andrewsteele7663]

What a brilliant video, and it came at perfect timing. I have just finished The Last Call of the Bugle: The Long Road to Kapyong by Jack Gallaway. Which I strongly recommend. The video just gave me the visual reference I needed after reading the book. I have just started Stone Cold: The Extraordinary Story of Len Opie. Len served with 3RAR in Korea and in Jack Gallway's rendition of the battle gets an honorable mention. Thank you again for a brilliant video. PS, Len Opie's book is well worth the read. Cheers

[@Fish-mi7fw]

great video!

[@bruce4130]

The logistics war, supply lines get stretched and advancing and retreating is the game!

[@alandesouzacruz5124]

You never be forgotten

[@iawy8264]

Lest we forget ❤

[@redtobertshateshandles]

"Keep off the Skyline" is a great book about the war by an Aussie veteran. Easy reading too.

[@michaelmcginley4887]

Lived in Korea for a few years, anyway was at the 50th anniversary of this battle.

[@PIMAYJUMPASUK]

สวัสดี / ສບາຍດີ / hello from sisaket province thailand.

[@gerardhogan3]

Greeting🎉s from Australia my courageous Thai friends. Be always safe. You have a beautiful country.

[@danielwindle7756]

I served with 3RAR in the 80s

[@whya2ndaccount]

This appears to be a repeat of the one broadcast on Kapyong Day?

[@johnsutton3600]

am embarrassed to say I knew nothing about this battle at all. It should be known along with Gallipoli, Kokoda, Long Tan and many others

[@errolmitchell6339]

🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🍺🍺🍺👍

[@user-fw3fq3de3z]

Rip digger Lorry Mac , served in korea

[@snapdragon6601]

The South Koreans wouldn't have been overrun so quickly at the start of the war if they had some tanks and artillery. Both South Korean President Syngman Rhee and Kim Il Sung wanted to unite the Korean peninsula under their respective governments, but the United States refused to give South Korea any heavy weapons, to ensure that its military could only be used for preserving internal order and self-defense. By contrast, Pyongyang was well equipped with Soviet aircraft, vehicles and tanks. The South just didn't have anything that could stop the WW2 surplus Soviet T-34 tanks that had been given to the North Koreans.

[@joeadams1225]

I lived in the Kampyong Barracks during the E.

[@joeadams1225]

😢

[@joeadams1225]

Crap tech n roll .... ❤

[@bearup1612]

I was born on April 24

[@michaeldowson6988]

The American tanks weren't under anyones' direct field command, plus they had no support infantry and they were on a different radio frequency, so not a lot of help initially. Fergusons' leadership was questionable in the beginning. The Canadians won out by ordering an artillery strike on their own position. They were properly dug in and suffered nothing from it.

[@aaronleverton4221]

Waiting for someone to produce the biopic of Reg Saunders. Peter Brock? Check. Paul Hogan? Check? Frank Packer vs Rupert Murdoch? Check. Kerry Packer inventing World Series Cricket? Check. Pvt/Cpl/Sgt/Lt/Capt Reg Saunders MBE? We're waiting.

[@donttellmeitsraining8160]

5th May?

[@kensnell6123]

Duty First

[@danielwindle7756]

Old faithful

[@anthonyburke5656]

Yeah/nah, another example of “the Establishment” looking after their own, to the detriment of the hoi polloi. Look at the Decorations awarded after Kapyong, who got them and more relevantly perhaps, who didn’t get them? I remember, not so long ago, the “Establishment” conducted an “Inquiry” that “determined” to abolish decorations for ORs and NCOs and ONLY award them to Officers! They were surprised at the derision that ensued! Rather surprising that ALL Galantry awards since have been to ORs or NCOs?

[@aussie_xsf]

And they did not recognise our brave soldiers efforts for a long time, calling it a "Police Action", therefore unable to receive medals.... go figure

[@thomaswayneward]

The British, Australian and Indian troops fought well in Korea. During most of the war the US command and a large part of the soldiers fought terribly. The US was not ready for a war and the initial invasion by North Korea was a total disaster. Then when the Chinese poured into N. Korea and began to fight, it was another total screw up by the US. I read many books written about the Korean War in my lifetime, and they did not tell the whole story, then I read the history by T. R. Fehrenbach called This Kind of War. He is a no nonsense historian that told the truth of the war, and it is hard to read, or listen to, as I did. I am afraid the US military of today is worse than our military during the Korean War. Hope I am wrong.

[@keza3250]

Forget to add suff the monarchy and the British, REPUBLIC AUSTRALIA

[@Smokeyr67]

Whilst Im very much an Australian Republican, this isnt the forum to debate that issue.

[@Aussie_gamer.]

First

[@NathanNotSwiss]

bruh...........

[@aaronleverton4221]

Srlsy?

[@zanptrainer]

I'm proud to serve A company of The 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (PARA)

[@keza3250]

I suggest the Australian army historians re evaluate the numbers of prc troop numbers deployed to north Korean manchuria, Historians an American army historians put prc troop numbers at atleast 1 million troop in total with over half killed in combat Definitely not 200 to 300 thousand ha ha

[@sirwahthemonke]

American Military Historians tend to inflate numbers for propaganda purposes. Not saying Australia doesn't. But America is far more gulity of this.