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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.
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Mosaic depicting Kim Il-sung and KPA generals during Korean War. By mid-December 1950, the United States was discussing terms for an agreement to end the Korean War. [9] The desired agreement would end the fighting, provide assurances against its resumption, and protect the future security of UNC forces. [10]
The war was a proxy for these larger powers and became the first military action taken during the Cold War. The Korean War Armistice was signed on July 27, 1953 by representatives from the U.S ...
In 1950, the Korean War broke out. North Korea overran South Korea until US-led UN forces intervened. At the end of the war in 1953, the border between South and North remained largely similar. Tensions between the two sides continued. South Korea alternated between dictatorship and liberal democracy. It underwent substantial economic development.
By mid-1951 the Korean War had entered a period of relative stalemate. [17] With the resignation of Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in June 1952, General Matthew Ridgway of the United Nations Command was transferred from Korea to Europe as Eisenhower's replacement. [18]
North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, to attempt to reunite the Korean peninsula, which had been formally divided since 1948. The conflict was then expanded by Chinese, Soviet Union and United Nations involvement as part of the larger Cold War. The conflict continued until the armistice was signed on July 27, 1953.
Billy Word, 91, served in the Korean War. Word, of Booneville, is returning to South Korea for the July 27 Armistice Agreement 70th anniversary.