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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X Corps participatedIn Korean War
this entity surface form: UN offensive into North Korea (1950)
Fargo usedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
this entity surface form: Korean War (limited, training and secondary roles)
Fort Sam Houston usedDuring Korean War
Herbert H. Bateman conflict Korean War
ROKA conflict Korean War
41 Commando conflict Korean War
Inchon, South Korea conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Battle of Incheon
First of the First conflict Korean War
subject surface form: 1st Battalion, 1st Marines
Chesney Henry Baker Jr. conflictParticipatedIn Korean War
this entity surface form: Korean War (non-combat service)
Thundering Third conflict Korean War
subject surface form: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
3/1 conflict Korean War
CVA-9 sawServiceIn Korean War
CVA-9 servedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: USS Essex (CV-9)
M47 Patton usedInConflict Korean War
this entity surface form: Korean War (late phase, limited)
SKS usedInConflict Korean War
Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 historicalPeriod Korean War
this entity surface form: Korean War era
Three-Line Rifle usedInConflict Korean War
Johnny Walker conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Walton H. Walker
RAR conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Royal Australian Regiment
The Royals conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Royal Australian Regiment
RAAC conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Royal Australian Armoured Corps
George E. Stratemeyer conflict Korean War
USCGC Taney participatedIn Korean War
Dakota usedIn Korean War
Gooney Bird usedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Green Howards participatedIn Korean War
CMB campaign Korean War
subject surface form: Combat Medical Badge
British Commandos conflict Korean War
CV-12 usedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: USS Hornet (CV-12)
2/1 conflictParticipatedIn Korean War
subject surface form: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
Battle of Taegu conflict Korean War
West-Central Korea historicalPeriod Korean War
this entity surface form: Korean War (1950–1953)