{"id":100919,"date":"2026-02-18T04:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=100919"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:52:59","slug":"the-korean-war-week-87-whats-going-on-in-compound-62-february-17-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/02\/18\/the-korean-war-week-87-whats-going-on-in-compound-62-february-17-1952\/","title":{"rendered":"The Korean War Week 87: What&#8217;s Going On In Compound 62? &#8211; February 17, 1952"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uGvANAF-2uk?si=YbTUIaH-mCLITbuq\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Korean War by Indy Neidell<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 17 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p>UN forces kick off this week with an operation to ensnare and capture North Korean and Chinese patrols, as significant progress is made elsewhere at the armistice talks. Prisoners really do seem to be the focus of the week, as rumblings of discontent continue to build at the POW camp on Koje-do island as UN control of the camp slips a little more each day. Just what is happening inside Compound 62 there? And do UN forces have a hope to stop it?<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:48 Recap<br \/>\n01:17 Clam Up<br \/>\n01:50 Repatriation<br \/>\n05:02 Item 5 Agreed Upon<br \/>\n07:35 Troop Rotation<br \/>\n09:47 Coastal Waters and Islands<br \/>\n11:02 Compound 62<br \/>\n13:45 The Bigger Picture<br \/>\n14:31 Summary<br \/>\n14:45 Conclusion<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCo-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Tom Aldis<br \/>\nEdited by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nColor grading by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nArtwork by: Himanka Kalita<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Iryna Dulka &#038; Miko\u0142aj Uchmann<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound <\/p>\n<p>Additional sound effects provided by zapsplat.com<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korean War by Indy Neidell Published 17 Feb 2026 UN forces kick off this week with an operation to ensnare and capture North Korean and Chinese patrols, as significant progress is made elsewhere at the armistice talks. 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