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How many Chinese divisions were rendered ineffective by the 1st Marine Division during the campaign?
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Battle of the Chosin Reservoir
Men and armor of the U.S. 1st Marine Division during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, December 1950.
During the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, the 1st Marine Division rendered a total of seven Chinese divisions ineffective. Four of these divisions were ruined at Yudam-ni and Hagaru-ri, and the division subsequently rendered three additional Chinese divisions ineffective during its withdrawal to the coast.1