Korean War

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The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international armed conflict
proxy war
war
aftermath entrenchment of Cold War divisions in East Asia
long-term U.S. military presence in South Korea
militarization of Korean Demilitarized Zone
alsoKnownAs Korean War
surface form: 6·25 War

Korean War
surface form: Fatherland Liberation War

Korean conflict
belligerent North Korea
surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

China
surface form: People’s Republic of China

South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea

Soviet Union
United Nations Command
United States of America
surface form: United States
cause division of Korea after World War II
invasion of South Korea by North Korea
civilianCasualties very high
commander Douglas MacArthur
Kim Il Sung
Matthew Ridgway
Peng Dehuai
conflictBetween North Korea
South Korea
endDate 1953-07-27
estimatedDeaths 2000000 to 4000000
frontLine 38th parallel
initiatedBy North Korea
location Korean Peninsula
majorBattle Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
Battle of Pork Chop Hill
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
Inchon Landing
partOf Cold War
peaceTreatySigned no
result Korean Armistice Agreement
continued division of Korea
military stalemate
startDate 1950-06-25
status armistice
supportedBy China
Soviet Union
United Nations
United States of America
surface form: United States
theater East Asia
treaty Korean Armistice Agreement
treatyDate 1953-07-27

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RNLA participatedIn Korean War
subject surface form: Royal Netherlands Army
20th century hasMajorEvent Korean War
Robert Duvall conflict Korean War
this entity surface form: Korean War (peacetime service era)
Naval Aviation Cadet Program era Korean War
former FAA administrator Donald D. Engen conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Donald D. Engen
No. 6 Squadron RAAF conflict Korean War
George Clayton Johnson servedIn Korean War
John Gavin conflict Korean War
Clovis Byers conflict Korean War
Chen Geng conflict Korean War
Clark Air Base, Philippines usedDuring Korean War
subject surface form: Clark Air Base
25th Infantry Division conflict Korean War
Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter usedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
United States Army and Navy engagement Korean War
subject surface form: United States Army
United States Army and Navy engagement Korean War
subject surface form: United States Navy
Yongsan Garrison usedDuring Korean War
this entity surface form: Korean War (aftermath)
S/1501 relatesToConflict Korean War
Philippine Army engagement Korean War
this entity surface form: Korean War (Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea)
South African Navy conflict Korean War
Cold War cinema influencedBy Korean War
William P. Clark Jr. conflict Korean War
Colombian National Army conflict Korean War
PPCLI engagedIn Korean War
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Kapyong partOf Korean War
subject surface form: Battle of Kapyong
Kapyong conflict Korean War
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The Patricias conflict Korean War
Dan Blocker conflict Korean War
No. 77 Squadron RAAF conflict Korean War
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Admiral Arleigh Burke conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Arleigh Burke
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SBS conflict Korean War
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