Operation Little Switch
Operation Little Switch was an exchange of sick and wounded prisoners during the Korean War in April and May 1953. The U.N. released 6,670 Chinese and North Korean prisoners, and the Communist forces returned 684 U.N. coalition prisoners (including 149 Americans). Operation Moolah was conducted simultaneously to influence Communist POW's to refuse to return to their country.
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