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The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. It began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased after an armistice on 27 July 1953.
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This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Korean War (1950–1953). Please see the category guidelines for more information.
- August 14, 1945
- August 15, 1948
- January 12, 1950
- January 17, 1950
- June 25, 1950
- June 27, 1950
- September 12, 1950
- September 15, 1950
- October 25, 1950
- December 6, 1950
Japan surrenders, ending World War II. That night, U.S. Army officers Dean Rusk and Charles Bonesteel consult a National Geographic map of Asia to determine the postwar dividing line between Soviet and U.S. zones of control in Korea. Neither man is an expert on the country, and, failing to find any obvious natural barrier between the North and the ...
The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established. Less than a month later the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) is established.
In a speech to the National Press Club, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson outlines a U.S. Pacific defense posture that includes Japan and the Philippines but does not explicitly include Korea. In fact, he states that, “so far as the military security of other areas in the Pacific is concerned, it must be clear that no person can guarantee these ...
North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung proposes the “liberation” of South Korea to Soviet officials. Weeks of telegram exchanges between Beijing, Moscow, and P'yŏngyang follow, and by early spring Kim has secured assurances of support for the invasion from Soviet premier Joseph Stalin and Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
A massive artillery barrage from the North signals the beginning of the Korean War. Roughly 100,000 North Korean troops pour across the 38th parallel, and, although South Korean forces are driven back, they retire in good order.
The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 83, authorizing UN member states to provide military assistance to South Korea. The Soviets, who could have vetoed the resolution, are boycotting the proceedings because the Nationalist government on Taiwan still occupies China’s seat on the Security Council. Seoul falls the following day.
North Korean troops reach their farthest point of advance. Although thousands of UN troops have arrived to reinforce South Korea, months of fighting have reduced the area under their control to a 5,000-square-mile rectangle centered on the critical southeastern port of Pusan. By the time the North Korean invasion force reaches the “Pusan Perimeter,...
X Corps, a force led by U.S. Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, stages an audacious amphibious landing at Inch’ŏn, some 150 miles behind enemy lines. The plan, conceived by UN commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur, is an unqualified success; 10 days later Seoul is liberated.
Having destroyed the bulk of the North Korean army, UN troops have pressed on into North Korea and are now approaching the Yalu River. Chinese People’s Volunteers Force (CPVF) troops under veteran commander Gen. Peng Dehuai cross into North Korea and inflict serious losses on the lead units of the UN advance. The sudden appearance of Chinese forces...
The U.S. Marines at the Chosin Reservoir begin their “attack in a different direction” as they engage in a fighting retreat to the port of Hŭngnam. Two entire Chinese armies have been tasked with the destruction of the 1st Marine Division. They succeed in driving the American force from North Korean territory but pay an enormous price: as many as 8...
May 21, 2024 · Korean War, June–August 1950. Date: June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953. Location: North Korea. South Korea. Gwangju. Participants: China. North Korea. South Korea. United Nations. United States. Major Events: Inchon landing. Battle of the Chosin Reservoir. Battle of Kapyong. Key People: Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mao Zedong. Joseph Stalin. Harry S. Truman.
- Allan R. Millett
- After defeating Japan in World War II, Soviet forces occupied the Korean Peninsula north of the 38th parallel and U.S. forces occupied the south. K...
- Prior to Kim Il-Sung’s Soviet-backed invasion in 1950, the United States military was involved in rebuilding Korea south of the 38th parallel and t...
- After the partition of the Korean Peninsula in 1945, the Soviet Union was instrumental in purging its zone of political dissidents and supporting t...
- The armed conflict in Korea, which began in 1950, lasted three years and claimed the lives of millions of Korean soldiers and civilians on both sid...
- On July 27, 1953, the United Nations Command reached an armistice with China and North Korea. A demilitarized zone (DMZ) was established along the...
Nov 9, 2009 · The Korean war began on June 25, 1950, when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic...
Oct 9, 2017 · The Korean War Chronology. PHASE 1: 27 June-15 September 1950; PHASE 2: 16 September-2 November 1950; Phase 3: 3 November 1950-24 January 1951; PHASE 4: 24 January-21 April 1951; PHASE 5: 9 July 1951-27 July 1953; Posters
