The Battle of Bowling Alley was a Korean War battle fought between the North Korean Army and the UN forces from August 12 to August 25, 1950, in Chilgok, in the southern tip of South Korea. This military engagement came about in a barren ravine, which was confined by steep mountain sides. Hence the nickname, "Bowling Alley".
On August 12, the North Korean Army launched a vicious attack on the South Korean positions on the Pusan Perimeter. However, the South Korean 1st Infantry Division, reinforced by the US Army's 27th and 23rd Infantry Regiments, successfully halted a North Korean onslaught in the Bowling Alley. This Communist offensive in this sector was part of the Communist invasion of South Korea, which had begun on June 25, 1950.
Commanders
UN forces: Paik Sun Yuk and John H Michaelis.
Weapons
The UN forces used M46 Pershing heavy tanks; 105mm, 155mm, and 203mm (8in) howitzers; 81mm mortars; rocket launchers; M2 Browning .50-cal machine gun; M1 Garand rifle, Browning Automatic Rifle, M1 carbine; hand grenades. The North Koreans employed Soviet-made T-34 tanks, 152mm and 120mm howitzers guns.
Below, Aerial view of the narrow, steep-sided ravine, called Bowling Alley, where the battle took place.
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