United Nations Command

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The United Nations Command is the U.S.-led multinational military headquarters established in 1950 to coordinate and command UN forces defending South Korea during and after the Korean War.


Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations–mandated force
military command
multinational military headquarters
appliesToJurisdiction Korean Peninsula
conflict Korean War
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
dateOfSignificantEvent 1953-07-27
foundedBy United States of America
surface form: "United States"
hasCommandStructure binational and multinational
hasMember Australian Defence Force
surface form: "Armed Forces of Australia"

Belgian Armed Forces
surface form: "Armed Forces of Belgium"

Canadian forces
surface form: "Armed Forces of Canada"

Armed Forces of Colombia
Armed Forces of Denmark (medical support)
Armed Forces of Ethiopia
French Armed Forces
surface form: "Armed Forces of France"

Bundeswehr
surface form: "Armed Forces of Germany (medical support)"

Greek Army
surface form: "Armed Forces of Greece"

Indian Armed Forces
surface form: "Armed Forces of India (medical support)"

Italian Armed Forces
surface form: "Armed Forces of Italy (medical support)"

Armed Forces of Luxembourg
Armed Forces of Mexico (medical support)
Armed Forces of New Zealand
Norwegian Armed Forces
surface form: "Armed Forces of Norway (medical support)"

Armed Forces of South Africa
Armed Forces of Sweden (medical support)
Armed Forces of Thailand
Armed Forces of Turkey
Armed Forces of the Netherlands
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
surface form: "Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea (armistice framework)"

British Armed Forces
surface form: "Armed Forces of the United Kingdom"

Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
United States Armed Forces
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.unc.mil/
hasOperationalArea Military Demarcation Line
surface form: "Korean Demilitarized Zone"

South Korea
surface form: "Republic of Korea"

waters around the Korean Peninsula
hasPart Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
surface form: "Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (liaison)"

Military Armistice Commission
surface form: "United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission"

United Nations Command
surface form: "United Nations Command–Rear"
headquartersLocation Camp Humphreys
Pyeongtaek
inception 1950
leader Commander, United Nations Command
legalBasis United Nations Security Council Resolution 82
United Nations Security Council Resolution 83
United Nations Security Council Resolution 83
surface form: "United Nations Security Council Resolution 84"

United Nations Security Council Resolution 85
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Gyeonggi Province
South Korea
memberOf United Nations system (mandated relationship)
militaryBranch multiservice
notableCommander Douglas MacArthur
Mark W. Clark
Matthew Ridgway
surface form: "Matthew B. Ridgway"
operatedBy United States Forces Korea
parentOrganization Department of Defense
surface form: "United States Department of Defense"
partOf United States Indo-Pacific Command
surface form: "United States Indo-Pacific Command (operational relationship)"
role coordination of UN sending states forces
defense of South Korea
implementation of the Korean Armistice Agreement
sharesCommanderWith Combined Forces Command
United States Forces Korea
significantEvent signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement
status active
usesLanguage English
Korean

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Eighth Army alliedWith United Nations Command
United States Forces Korea alliedWith United Nations Command
Korean War CIB associatedWith United Nations Command
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command in Korea"
Battle of Chosin Reservoir belligerent United Nations Command
Battle of Pork Chop Hill belligerent United Nations Command
this entity surface form: "United Nations forces"
Battle of Pusan Perimeter belligerent United Nations Command
Chinese Second Phase Offensive belligerent United Nations Command
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command forces"
Korean War belligerent United Nations Command
Operation Chromite belligerent United Nations Command
UN naval forces commandStructure United Nations Command
Matthew Ridgway commanded United Nations Command
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command (Korea)"
United States Forces Korea commanderAlsoCommands United Nations Command
United States Eighth Army componentOf United Nations Command
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command (Korea) ground forces"
Inchon Landing coordinatedBy United Nations Command
Combined Forces Command coordinatesWith United Nations Command
Hungnam evacuation countryInvolved United Nations Command
Panmunjom governingBody United Nations Command
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command (South Korean side)"
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command (Korea)"
Pyeongtaek hasMilitaryPresence United Nations Command
United Nations Command hasPart United Nations Command
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command–Rear"
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge involves United Nations Command
Military Demarcation Line monitoredBy United Nations Command
North Korean General Nam Il negotiatedWith United Nations Command
subject surface form: "Nam Il"
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command representatives"
subject surface form: "Mark W. Clark"
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command in Korea"
Mark W. Clark notableCommand United Nations Command
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command in Korea"
this entity surface form: "United Nations Command in Korea"
subject surface form: "Republic of Korea Armed Forces"
Busan Perimeter organizationInvolved United Nations Command
Commander, United Nations Command partOf United Nations Command
UN naval forces partOf United Nations Command
Chinese Second Phase Offensive participant United Nations Command
Military Armistice Commission partyInvolved United Nations Command
Nakdong River line primaryDefender United Nations Command
Korean Armistice Agreement signatory United Nations Command