on october 6–15, 1952, the 38th corps fought in the battle for baengma-goji, a 395-meter hill near the iron triangle. during the course of the battle, the hill changed hands 24 times after repeated attacks and counterattacks for its possession. it was the most intense position-grasping battle for a small hill during the course of the korean war. the 112th and 114th divisions under the command of general gang ong-hwi were selected as the main force to capture baengma-goji, and the 113th division was to replenish the losses of the main force. the 38th corps committed five regiments out of its total of nine regiments and sustained a total of 5,372 casualties (1,748 dead ,3062 wounded and 562 missing), while the 9th division of south korea suffered a total of 3,422 casualties (505 dead, 2,562 injured and 391 missing), plus over 400 more casualties in the 1st battalion of the 30th regiment. the american fifth air force made a total of 745 sorties and poured more than 2,700 bombs of various kinds, together with over 358 napalm bombs, onto the hill. chinese forces rained no less than 55,000 shells during the nine-day battle period, and the south korean forces fired over 185,000 bombs. the 38th corps, after having been replaced by the 23rd corps, had to withdraw to the rear.