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The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953. North Korea was supported by the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China (PRC) while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United ...
The Korean Armistice Agreement ( Korean: 한국정전협정 / 조선정전협정; Chinese: 韓國停戰協定 / 朝鮮停戰協定) is an armistice that brought about a cessation of hostilities of the Korean War. It was signed by United States Army Lieutenant General William Harrison Jr. and General Mark W. Clark representing the United Nations ...
The Battle of Inchon ( Korean : 인천 상륙 작전; Hanja : 仁川上陸作戰; RR : Incheon Sangnyuk Jakjeon ), also spelled Battle of Incheon, was an amphibious invasion and a battle of the Korean War that resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations Command (UN). The operation involved some 75,000 ...
Added to NRHP. July 27, 1995. The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C. 's West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It memorializes those who served in the Korean War (1950–1953). The national memorial was dedicated in 1995.
The military history of the United States during the Korean War began after the defeat of Japan by the Allied Powers in World War II. This brought an end to 35 years of Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula and led to the peninsula being divided into two zones ; a northern zone occupied by the Soviet Union and a southern zone occupied by ...
3,700+ killed and wounded. The Battle of Taegu was an engagement between United Nations Command (UN) and North Korean forces early in the Korean War, with fighting continuing from August 5–20, 1950 around the city of Taegu, South Korea. It was a part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter, and was one of several large engagements fought simultaneously.
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (태극기 휘날리며), 2004; Welcome to Dongmakgol (웰컴 투 동막골), 2005; A Little Pond (작은 연못), 2009; 71: Into the Fire (포화 속으로), 2010; In Love and War (적과의 동침), 2011; The Front Line (고지전), 2011; Ode to My Father (국제시장), 2014; Northern Limit Line (연평해전 ...
Category:Military awards and decorations of the Korean War. Category. : Military awards and decorations of the Korean War. Campaign medals and other military awards and decorations issued exclusively for the Korean War. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Military decorations of the Korean War.