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Japan's defeat in World War II brought an end to 35 years of Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.The surrender of Japan to the Allied forces on 2 September 1945 led to the peninsula being divided into North and South Koreas, with the North occupied by troops from the Soviet Union, and the South, below the 38th parallel, occupied by troops from the United States.
Pages in category "Canadian military personnel of the Korean War" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Canadian strategic victory. Croatian forces recover Divoselo and Čitluk (in total 48 km 2) Croatian withdrawal; UN secures Medak Pocket; Canada holds out against an army three times its size without suffering casualties. None: 4: Kosovo War (1998–1999) UÇK (KLA) AFRK (FARK) Albania Croatia NATO Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark France ...
Canadian military personnel of the Korean War (31 P) Korean War chaplains (18 P) Chinese military personnel of the Korean War (2 C, 33 P) F. Filipino military ...
Korean War: 2.5–3.5 million [48] [18] 1950–1953 North Korea and allies vs. South Korea and allies Korean Peninsula Hundred Years' War: 2.3–3.5 million [49] [50] [29] 1337–1453 House of Valois vs. House of Plantagenet: Western Europe Soviet–Afghan War: 1–3 million [51] [3] 1979–1989 Soviet Union and Democratic Republic of ...
Note: The 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was deployed in 1950. The brigade was deployed to Korea deployed in 1951 made up of the units listed here. Units were rotated as the war progressed. The Korean War Veterans' Associate (KVA) maintains a complete list of Canadian units both before and after the armistice. [6]
With around 100,000 lakes, most without names, Manitoba has been an enthusiastic adopter of the program. In 1995 the project to commemorate the 4,000 Manitoba casualties from the Second World War by naming lakes, islands and bays after them was completed. The province has had a full-time toponymist since 1971 to manage the naming of its geography.
During the war, 25 Canadian soldiers were executed for purely military offences. Excluding the two who were found guilty of murder, Veteran Affairs Minister Ron Duhamel announced on December 11, 2001 that executed soldiers would have their names added to Canada's Books of Remembrance housed in Parliament Hill.