The Battle of An Khe Pass (1972) was a Pyrrhic victory. The South Korean forces’ conduct in this battle neither frustrated the enemy’s purpose nor minimized Korean sacrifices; and the combination of the Korean’s passive attitude and the pressure to act quickly resulted in poor performance and heavy casualties. This battle revealed the Korean forces’ inherent problems and heightened their pre-existing frictions with the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnamization period (1969–1973). Yet, the result of the battle created the necessary circumstances to justify the Koreans’ further presence in Vietnam. Based on extensive research of various U.S. and South Korean archives, this article explores the Battle of An Khe Pass in the context of the Vietnamization phase of the Vietnam War.

安克河Pass口战役（1972）是一次胜利药。韩国军队在这场战斗中的举动既没有挫败敌人的意图，也没有使朝鲜的牺牲降到最低。朝鲜人的被动态度和迅速采取行动的压力相结合，导致表现不佳，人员伤亡惨重。这场战斗揭示了朝鲜军队的内在问题，并加剧了他们在越南化时期（1969-1973年）与美国和南越军队的先前的摩擦。然而，战斗的结果创造了必要的条件，以证明朝鲜人进一步进入越南是合理的。在对美国和韩国的各种档案馆进行广泛研究的基础上，本文探讨了越南战争越南化阶段下的安科河之战。