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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2nd Infantry Division conflict Korean War
Dana Elcar militaryConflict Korean War
Meteor F.8 conflict Korean War
Oliver P. Smith conflict Korean War
Pacific Fleet conflict Korean War
subject surface form: United States Pacific Fleet
USS Lake Champlain conflict Korean War
Zora Folley conflict Korean War
USS Kidd servedInConflict Korean War
Dixie Leonard activeDuring Korean War
Eddie Sparks activeDuring Korean War
Fagot notableConflict Korean War
Fagot aircraftFirstCombatUse Korean War
Thunderbird Division conflict Korean War
RAPC conflictInvolved Korean War
subject surface form: Royal Army Pay Corps
Fort McClellan usedDuring Korean War
William Reynolds servedIn Korean War
2/4 conflictParticipated Korean War
Public Law 81-774 context Korean War
Seabees conflictParticipatedIn Korean War
Canadian Army engagedIn Korean War
Rock Island Arsenal usedDuring Korean War
Yakovlev Yak-9 usedInConflict Korean War
Darkhorse conflict Korean War
3/5 conflict Korean War
subject surface form: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
Frank K. Everest Jr. conflict Korean War
Essex class usedIn Korean War
subject surface form: Essex-class aircraft carrier
1/7 conflict Korean War
War Dogs conflict Korean War
subject surface form: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines
3/7 conflict Korean War
Rising Sun badge usedInConflict Korean War
Korean War Memorial commemorates Korean War
Brigadier General Frederick J. Karch conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Frederick J. Karch
Atsugi Air Base usedDuring Korean War
Ilyushin Il-10 usedInConflict Korean War