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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John S. D. Eisenhower was a military historian conflict Korean War
subject surface form: John S. D. Eisenhower
5th Division conflict Korean War
USS Wasp conflict Korean War
subject surface form: USS Wasp (CV-18)
Robbie Risner conflict Korean War
Martin PBM Mariner flying boat usedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: Martin PBM Mariner
John Anthony Gavin conflict Korean War
Tropic Lightning conflict Korean War
subject surface form: 25th Infantry Division
25ID conflict Korean War
Operation Ripper conflict Korean War
Atticus Freeman conflict Korean War
USS Radford (DD-446) conflict Korean War
No. 3 Squadron conflict Korean War
subject surface form: No. 3 Squadron RAAF
1st Battalion, PPCLI conflict Korean War
subject surface form: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
2nd Battalion, PPCLI conflict Korean War
subject surface form: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
77 Squadron conflict Korean War
subject surface form: No. 77 Squadron RAAF
Westmoreland, William conflict Korean War
subject surface form: William Westmoreland
M1 Carbine usedInConflict Korean War
Imperial Army conflict Korean War
Victory Division conflict Korean War
subject surface form: 24th Infantry Division
Battle of Taejon conflict Korean War
Battle of Osan conflict Korean War
Norton Air Force Base conflict Korean War
USS Coral Sea (CV-43) conflict Korean War
George Lincoln Rockwell conflict Korean War
Royal Highland Regiment conflict Korean War
Thunderjet series usedInConflict Korean War
Wilmer D. Mizell conflict Korean War
Thomas N. Barnes conflict Korean War
Marion Gordon Robertson conflict Korean War
H. Richard Hornberger conflict Korean War
B.J. Hunnicutt conflict Korean War
Trapper conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Trapper John McIntyre
Francis conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Francis Mulcahy
Philip Carey conflict Korean War
Major Frank Burns from the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors conflict Korean War
subject surface form: Major Frank Burns
John conflict Korean War
subject surface form: John McIntyre
M3 submachine gun usedInConflict Korean War