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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 .
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics, famines, or genocides.
It lists conflicts such as the Fenian Raids, Red River Rebellion, Mahdist War, Canada in World War I and Canada in World War II, detailing the combatants, results, and casualties for each event. Ongoing conflicts and military operations, such as the military intervention against the Islamic State and involvement in maritime security operations ...
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]
There were 1,558 Canadian casualties, including 516 dead. [314] Hostilities ceased with the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement. [315] Following the armistice, Canada stationed a garrison in the region to patrol the Korean Demilitarized Zone until 1955. The last Canadian soldiers under United Nations Command departed the region in 1957. [307]
Pages in category "Military personnel of the Korean War" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 1st Commonwealth Division was the military unit that commanded Commonwealth land forces in the Korean War. [1] The division was a part of the multinational British Commonwealth Forces Korea, with infantry units of the British Army, Canadian Army and Australian Army forming the bulk of the division.