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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Ralph Monclar conflict Korean War
Bridge of No Return conflict Korean War
Gene Wolfe conflict Korean War
Robert E. Cushman Jr. conflict Korean War
Major General Robert N. Young conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Robert N. Young
Louis Frey Jr. (as U.S. Representative from Florida) conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Louis Frey Jr.
Arthur Dewey Struble conflict Korean War
Tomahawks conflict Korean War
subject surface form: 23rd Infantry Regiment
Tactical Air Command conflict Korean War
destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) conflict Korean War
subject surface form: USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)
Raymond Shaw conflict Korean War
Maurice Hinchey conflict Korean War
James A. McDivitt conflict Korean War
George Roy Hill conflict Korean War
Han Xianchu conflict Korean War
Liang Xingchu conflict Korean War
People's Volunteer Army conflict Korean War
Admiral Charles Turner Joy conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Charles Turner Joy
XXIV Corps conflict Korean War
John Chafee conflict Korean War
DD-731 conflict Korean War
subject surface form: USS Maddox (DD-731)
Gearing class conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Gearing-class destroyer
Harry D. Felt conflict Korean War
40 Commando conflict Korean War
Virgil conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Virgil I. Grissom
Gus conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Gus Grissom
42 Commando conflict Korean War
Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann conflict Korean War
subject surface form: John Paul Vann
Blocker conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Dan Blocker
USS Helena (CA-75) conflict Korean War
Charles Alvin Beckwith conflict Korean War
Malcolm Scott Carpenter conflict Korean War
USS Juneau (CL-119) conflict Korean War
Jamie Farr conflict Korean War
Lyman L. Lemnitzer conflict Korean War
George conflict Korean War
subject surface form: G. Gordon Liddy
George conflict Korean War
subject surface form: George Gordon Battle Liddy
Camp Atterbury conflict Korean War
20th Infantry Regiment conflict Korean War
Whitman Mayo conflict Korean War
British forces conflict Korean War
Aman Mikael Andom conflict Korean War