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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Hawker Sea Fury usedInConflict Korean War
Alexander Haig conflict Korean War
Fort Ord, California, United States usedDuring Korean War
subject surface form: Fort Ord
VVS usedInConflict Korean War
M46 Patton tank usedInConflict Korean War
King's Own Scottish Borderers (historical) participatedIn Korean War
subject surface form: King's Own Scottish Borderers
The Splendid Splinter servedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: Ted Williams
Gloster Meteor usedInConflict Korean War
RCN notableConflict Korean War
subject surface form: Royal Canadian Navy
For the Boys setDuring Korean War
PLA engagedIn Korean War
subject surface form: People's Liberation Army
Peter Orlovsky conflict Korean War
this entity surface form: Korean War (non-combat service)
Royal Military Police conflict Korean War
Royal Army Pay Corps conflict Korean War
Curtis LeMay conflict Korean War
John Warner conflict Korean War
Roll of Honour associatedWith Korean War
Eternal Flame commemorates Korean War
subject surface form: Eternal Flame (Australian War Memorial)
Reading Room subjectArea Korean War
subject surface form: Reading Room (Australian War Memorial)
The Cannon Cockers conflictParticipation Korean War
this entity surface form: Korean War (through 11th Marine Regiment)
RMC significantConflict Korean War
subject surface form: Royal Military College, Duntroon
Pork Chop Hill (book by S. L. A. Marshall) mainSubject Korean War
subject surface form: Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill (book by S. L. A. Marshall) setInPeriod Korean War
subject surface form: Pork Chop Hill
Jack Swigert conflict Korean War
BB-63 conflictParticipated Korean War
subject surface form: USS Missouri
Mighty Mo servedInConflict Korean War
subject surface form: USS Missouri