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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ROK Marines conflict Korean War
PAF conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Philippine Air Force
44th Fighter Squadron conflict Korean War
67th Fighter Squadron conflict Korean War
John William Vessey Jr. conflict Korean War
Punchbowl region conflict Korean War
USS Duncan (DD-653) conflict Korean War
John Porter East conflict Korean War
Dillman conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Bradford Dillman
OH-23 Raven usedInConflict Korean War
William F. Dean conflict Korean War
ROK 6th Division conflict Korean War
Bruce Ferguson conflict Korean War
John Rockingham conflict Korean War
North American Mitchell usedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: North American B-25 Mitchell
Korean Service Medal conflict Korean War
General Earle E. Partridge conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Earle E. Partridge
.303 British usedInConflict Korean War
No. 4 Mk I conflict Korean War
ZB vz. 26 light machine gun usedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: ZB vz. 26
Kapyong Valley conflict Korean War
Strathconas conflict Korean War
5th Air Force conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Fifth Air Force
Steve Symms conflict Korean War
William Smith conflict Korean War
KSLI conflict Korean War
subject surface form: King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Battle of Gapyeong conflict Korean War
Bud Day conflict Korean War
RCOC conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Essex-class aircraft carriers