{"html":"  \u003cdiv class=\"timeline-details-images\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"timeline-details-image js-timeline-anchor timeline-anchor \"\n        style=\"background-image: url(https://digitize-vwma.s3.amazonaws.com/I/images/461805/photo/zoom_4119996.jpg)\"\u003e\n      \u003c/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"timeline-details-image js-timeline-anchor timeline-anchor hidden\"\n        style=\"background-image: url(https://digitize-vwma.s3.amazonaws.com/I/images/484616/photo/zoom_3_RAR_Troops_and_American_tanks_forllowing_the_Battle_of_the_Apple_Orchard.jpg)\"\u003e\n      \u003c/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"timeline-details-image js-timeline-anchor timeline-anchor hidden\"\n        style=\"background-image: url(https://digitize-vwma.s3.amazonaws.com/I/images/484635/photo/zoom_4093672.jpg)\"\u003e\n      \u003c/div\u003e\n  \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"timeline-details-description with-image\"\u003e\n  \u003ch4 class=\"js-timeline-anchor timeline-anchor\"\u003eYong Ju / \u0026#39;The Apple Orchard\u0026#39; October 22 1950\u003c/h4\u003e\n  \u003ch4 class=\"tiny-mce-heading-color\"\u003eYong Ju / 'The Apple Orchard' October 22 1950\u003c/h4\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eYongju was the first action that the 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) were engaged in, not long afrter having arrived in Korea from Japan, in late 1950. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOn 22 October, 3RAR, as part of the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade, moved north to Yongju in North Korea, in response to a call for assistance from US troops of the 187th Airborne Regiment. The paratroopers had been dropped into an area 40 kilometres north of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital,  to block the withdrawal of the last North Korean forces to leave that city after it had been captured by UN forces. The North Koreans had escaped their trap, however, and positioned themselves on high ground, attacking the Americans.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Australian troops arrived in the area of an apple orchard, they came under sniper fire from North Koreans troops. Lieutenant Colonel Charlie Green, Commanding Officer of 3 RAR, decided to launch an attack.  The attack was planned without supporting tanks or artillery, as 3RAR was unsure of the disposition of the Americans forward of their location.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eNorth Korean forces, fighting the Americans to the north, were not prepared for the Australians attacking from their rear. C Company, under the leadership of Captain Arch Denness, MC, led the battalion in the drive through the area. After three hours of close fighting, the North Koreans retreated. The Australians had broken through to the Americans.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSeven Australians were wounded at Yongju. Members of 3 RAR were decorated with awards for their achievements there: Lieutenant David Butler received the United States Silver Star, Captain Arch Denness the Military Cross. The success at Yongju boosted the confidence of the Australian troops and prepared them for some of the complexity of actions they would later face during the war.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSource - AWM\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"}