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The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies.
Following the outbreak of the Korean War, the United Nations decided to commit troops in support of South Korea, which had been invaded by the neighboring North Korea. The United States subsequently sent ground forces to the Korean Peninsula with the goal of fighting back the North Korean invasion and to prevent South Korea from collapsing.
The pro-Japanese Maeil Sinbo becomes the only major Korean-language newspaper left in Korea. [100] 1 September. The Chōsen Grand Exposition is held. [128] 17 September. The KPG establishes the Korean Liberation Army, a guerrilla army that was intended to eventually fight to liberate the Korean peninsula. At its peak, it reached over 400 personnel.
In addition, 546 civilians who died in UN prisoner-of-war camps were turned over to the South Korean government. [217] After Operation Glory, 416 Korean War "unknowns" were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, the "Punchbowl Cemetery" in Honolulu, Hawaii. According to a Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO ...
China's road to the Korean War: The making of the Sino-American confrontation (Columbia University Press, 1994). [ISBN missing] Crane, Conrad C. "To avert impending disaster: American military plans to use atomic weapons during the Korean War." Journal of Strategic Studies 23.2 (2000): 72–88. Dingman, Roger. "Atomic diplomacy during the ...
The Battle of Osan (Korean: 오산 전투) was the first engagement between the United States and North Korea during the Korean War.On July 5, 1950, Task Force Smith, an American task force of 540 infantry supported by an artillery battery, was moved to Osan, south of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and was ordered to fight as a rearguard to delay the advancing North Korean forces while ...
Battle of Inchon, a decisive battle of the Korean War in 1950; Battle of the Imjin River, a 1951 battle of the Korean War; Battle of Bloody Ridge; Battle of Chosin Reservoir; Battle of Old Baldy; Battle of Heartbreak Ridge; Battle of Hill Eerie; Battle of the Hook; Battle of Kapyong, a 1951 battle of the Korean War; Second Battle of Seoul ...
The Battle of the Punchbowl (Korean: 펀치볼 전투), was one of the last battles of the movement phase of the Korean War.Following the breakdown of armistice negotiations in August 1951, the United Nations Command (UN) decided to launch a limited offensive in the late summer/early autumn to shorten and straighten sections of their lines, acquire better defensive terrain, and deny the enemy ...