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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 ...
828: Jang Bogo establishes Cheonghaejin, a major center of trade with China, Japan, and Vietnam. 892: Silla begins to lose control of parts of the peninsula as the brief Later Three Kingdoms period begins. 897: Queen Jinseong of Silla dies. She was the third and last queen regnant in Korean history. 900: Hubaekje ("Later Baekje") established in ...
The Korean conflict is an ongoing conflict based on the division of Korea between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea), both of which claim to be the sole legitimate government of all of Korea. During the Cold War, North Korea was backed by the Soviet Union, China, and other allies, while South ...
United States in the Korean War. 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 ...
Battles of the Korean independence movement. Battle of Samdunja. Battle of Fengwudong (Battle of Bong-o-dong) Hunchun incident. Battle of Qingshanli (Battle of Cheongsanri) Free City Incident. Pacification of Manchukuo. Battle of Pochonbo. Aerial engagements of the 1931-1945 Sino-Japanese War.
On December 12, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations recognised the Republic of Korea as the sole legal government of Korea. [ 255] On June 25, 1950, the Korean War broke out when North Korea breached the 38th parallel line to invade the South, ending any hope of a peaceful reunification for the time being.
The Battle of the Pusan Perimeter ( Korean: 부산 교두보 전투 ), known in Korean as the Battle of the Naktong River Defense Line ( Korean: 낙동강 방어선 전투 ), was a large-scale battle between United Nations Command (UN) and North Korean forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950. It was one of the first major engagements ...
Hadong Ambush. Battle of Haktang-ni. Battle of Haman. Battle of Heartbreak Ridge. Air Battle of South Korea. Battle of Hill 282. Battle of Hoengsong. Third Battle of the Hook. First Battle of the Hook.