axe murder incident
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The Korean axe murder incident, also known domestically as the Panmunjom axe atrocity incident, was the killing of two United Nations Command officers, Captain Arthur Bonifas and First Lieutenant Mark Barrett, by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The officers, from the United States Army, had been part of a work party trimming a poplar tree in the JSA.
1976
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hatchet incident; poplar tree incident
- The Operations Room page@
Location: 37.956, 126.6726, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1976 axe murder incident
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 918 | Goryeo | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1592 | Battle of Imjin River | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1875 | Ganghwa Island incident | naval battle, show of force | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1950 | Battle of Kaesong–Munsan | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1951 | Battle of the Imjin River | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1951 | Chinese Spring Offensive | United States, United Kingdom, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1951 | First Battle of Maryang-san | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1952 | Battle of Bunker Hill | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1952 | First Battle of the Hook | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1952 | Second Battle of the Hook | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1953 | Battle of the Hook | United States, United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1953 | Battle of the Nevada Complex | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1953 | Battle of the Samichon River | United States, United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1953 | Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder City | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1976 | axe murder incident | axe murder, border incident | Wikidata |
| link | page | The Operations Room page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | fort | Ganghwa Gapgotdon | dondae, cultural heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Gimpo Munsusanseong Fortress | historic site, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Kaesong Walls | fortification, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Nanae Castle | historic site, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Paju Odusanseong Fortress | historic site, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Paju Yukgye Toseong | historic site, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | North Korea Peace Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Incorrect picture of Lt Barrett | Commons | ||
| commons | image | UNC Certificate of Appreciation | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Axe Murder Monument 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lt. Mark Barrett | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The caskets of Major (MAJ) Arthur G. Bonifas and First Lieutenant (1LT) Mark T. Barrett are placed in vans by a US Army military police honor guard. The officers were attacked and k - DPLA - cf63999b94fa5b0a7a4f04ed60a0dfa7 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | North Korean Axe Murderers at DMZ - 1976 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 판문점 도끼만행사건 관련 미루나무 제거 작업 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Axe Murder Incident - Diagram | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 판문점 도끼만행사건 규탄 시민 궐기대회 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | DMZ incident tree | Commons | ||









