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Why were deep foxholes difficult to build near the Chosin Reservoir?
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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, deep foxholes were difficult to build because the ground was frozen solid. Soldiers could only dig into the earth with the assistance of bulldozers and explosives.1