koreanwar

KOREANWAROnSunday,Jun25,1950,PrsidntHarryTrumanwasspndingthwkndinhishomtownofIndpndnc,MoAt9:20inthmorninghrcidaphoncallfromScrtaryofStatDanAchson:“MrPrsidnt,IharysriousnwsThNorthKoranshainaddSouthKora”ThataftrnoonthUnitdNationsScurityCouncilotdunanimouslyforanndtohostilitisandimmdiatNorthKoranwithdrawaltoth38thparalllThotwasunanimousbcausofaSoitboycottorthUN'srfusaltoadmitCommunistChinainplacofNationalistChinaOnJun27,astrongrrsolutionwaspassdcallingonmmbrnationsto“rndrassistanctothRpublicofKoraasmaybncssarytorpltharmdattackandtorstorintrnationalpacandscuritytothara”ThattackwasatotalsurprisThlastAmricantroopshadrcntlybnrmodfromSouthKoraTrumanwascaughtbtwnndingtowinthfirstconflictofthColdWarandaoidingWorldWarIIIAftraboutayaroftradingtrritory,thwarsttldintoadadlytwoyarstalmatthatrsmbldthtrnchwarfarofWorldWarIOnJuly27,1953,anarmisticwassigndthatstablishdabordrnarthoriginalonofthryarsarlirTroopmomntsNorthKoraninasionUnitsStatsUnitdNationscountrattackChinaintrntionCHINAUSSRSOUTHKOREAJAPANStalmatArmisticofPanmunjon,July27,1953ChinsintrntionNo25,1950–Jan1951NorthKoraninasionJun25–Spt15,1950AftrWorldWarIICHINANORTHKOREASOUTHKOREA38thparalllYaluRirUnitdNationscountrattackSpt15–Oct23,1950PyongyangWonsanKimchakChongjinVladiostokSoulWonjuTaguPohangPusanInchonAnsanSuwanSinuijuKoraBayChosinRsroirYllowSaKoraStraitSaofJapanYaluRirTh38thparalllTh38thparalllhadnobasisinKorangographyorculturItwasarbitrarilychosnatthndofWorldWarIItofacilitatthsurrndrofJapanstroopssimplybcausitwasonmostxistingmapsJapanstroopsnorthofthlinsurrndrdtoRussia;thossouthofitsurrndrdtothUnitdStatsPanmunjonArmisticwassigndJuly27,1953,twoyarsand17daysaftrtalksbganatKasongonJuly10,1951FortyfiprcntofAmricancasualtisoccurrdaftrthfirstarmistictalksbganOnAug5,1953,3,607AmricanswrrturndtothUnitdNationsTwntyonAmricanschostormaininNorthKoraorChinaTchnicallythagrmntisonlyatrucKojDoAftrthsuccssofthInchoninasion,thUnitdNationsCommandfounditslfwithmorthan130,000POWsbyNombr1950InJanuary1951,50,000prisonrswrtransportdtothislandofKojDoOrcrowdinganddisciplinwrproblmsthroughoutthwarInFbruary1952,77prisonrsdidinclashswithguardsThnxtMay,thcampcommandantwascapturdbyprisonrsforafwdaysThairwarNorthKoradidn’thamuchinthwayofstratgictargtsanditsforcsquicklylarndtomoatnightsothstratgicbombingcommoninWorldWarIIwasn’tmuchusinKoraHowr,thKoranWardidsthfirstaircombatbtwnjtfightrsMostarialcombattookplacorNorthKoraNagasakiAraofdtailMaximumUnitdNationsadancOct23,1950MaximumChinsadancJan,195150MilsPusanPrimtrstablishdAugust1950HaltdNorthKoranadancHldbythUS8thArmyuntilitwntonthoffnsiSpt15aftrthInchoninasionHungnamUnsanCurrntbordrDmilitarizdzonxtndsabout125milsonithrsidofthbordrAFRICAAUSTRALIAASIAPacificOcanAtlanticOcanSOUTHAMERICANORTHAMERICASpt15Spt27InchonSoulYongdungpo7thMarinRg5thMarinRg5thMarinRg3rdBattalion187thRg7thInfantryDi32ndInfantryDiHanRirYllowSaKimpoAirfildInchoninasionSpt15Spt27,1950OnofthmostdaringmanursinUSmilitaryhistory,itcaughtthNorthKoranforcscompltlybysurprisItwasalsoonofthlastsuccssfulmosbyGnDouglasMacArthurItcutoffthNorthKoransupplyroutsandallowdth8thArmytobrakoutofthPusanPrimtrandadancnorth,ultimatlypushingthNorthKoransbackorth38thparalllChosinRsroirSaofJapanHungnamHamgungHagaruKotoriDc11Dc8Dc6Dc159thDi79thDi89thDi1stMarinDiisionUSArmy3rdInfantryDiision58thDi76thDi77thDi60thDiChosinRsroirNo27Dc11,1950InitiallypartofGnMacArthur'sractothYaluRirWhnMarinsncountrdalargChinsforc,thybgantowithdrawtothHungnamprimtrwhilChinsforcsattmptdtocutthmoffnarKotoriThMarinswrabltobrsupplidandrinforcdalongthroutandmadittoHungnamonDc11ThMarinssuffrdmorthan700killdinactionorfromwounds,192missinginaction,3,508wounddandthousandsofcasualtisfromfrostbitItisstimatdthChinshad37,500mnkilld,wounddorlosttothcoldThChins9thArmywasinffctiaftrwardandthChosincampaignisrgarddbythMarinsasaictoryorsupriorforcs63rdChinsArmy29thBrigadHadquartrsBlgianbattalionRoyalNorthumbrlandFusilirsGloucstrsHill235ImjinRirImjinRir(BattlofGloucstrHill)April2325,1951OnApril22,1951,ChinsCommunistforcslaunchdthirspringoffnsiwithanarmyof250,000mnalonga40milfrontBritishandBlgianforcswrpartofth8thArmydfnsilinAftrthrdaysoffightingthywrordrdtowithdrawThGloucstrswrcutoffandattmptstorsupplythmfaildOutof850Gloucstrs,169madittobrigadhadquartrs,about250wrkilldorwounddandthrstwrcapturdHowr,thChinssuffrdgratrlosssandthoffnsifaildtogainsignificantgroundF86SabrBcamthprincipaljtfightrofthUNNrmorthan150dploydinKoraThMiGcouldoutclimbthSabrbutwasslowrThSabrjtdominatdthskisorKoraAtotalof792MiGswrshotdowninthwarwhil78SabrjtswrlostWorldWarI191718WorldWarII194146KoranWar195053VitnamWar196473GulfWar199091116,516405,39936,57658,203383WardathscompardTotaldathsofAmricansinKoracompardtoothrwarsTotaldathsarbattldathsanddathsinthwarthatrFigursarasofSpt30,2001MiG–15FirstappardorKorainNombr1950By1953,830MiGswrdploydManufacturdinthSoitUnionandflownmostlybyChinspilotsInitiallyryffctiagainstAmricanB29bombrsandF80jtsSourcs:ThKoranWar,byMaxHastings;Truman,byDaidMcCullough;KoranWarAlmanac;ThTimsConcisAtlasofWorldHistory;ThHistoryAtlasofAsia;Globalscuritycom;ThUnitdNations;NationalGographicRsarchbyKittyBnnttandStMaddnTimsart–STEVEMADDEN020406080$100USnationaldfnsbudgtInbillionsofdollars$81585$40245$13119194519501955195512,123,4551945195003691215USmilitaryprsonnlInmillions2,935,1071,460,261CombatforcsNationForcsCombatdathsNorthKora260,000214,899China2,300,000401,401TOTAL2,560,000616,300UnitdNationsCommandAustralia2,282304Blgium90099Canada6,146309Colombia1,068140Ethiopia1,271121Franc1,119288Grc1,263196Nthrlands819120Luxmbourg442NwZaland1,38931Philippins1,496112SouthAfrica82620SouthKora590,91158,809Thailand1,294129Turky5,455741UnitdKingdom14,198722UnitdStats302,48336,576TOTAL932,96495,772Not:FigursarywithsourcsMdicalassistancwasproiddbyDnmark,India,Italy,NorwayandSwdn1947’48’49’50’51’52’53’54’55’5613561692984388321,1611,6302,2803,620NuclarwarhadsWhilPrsidntTrumanpubliclydisaowdthusofnuclarwaponsinKora,thUnitdStatscontinudtobuilditsnuclarstockpilInJanuary1953,thUnitdStatssuccssfullytstdanuclarbombsmallnoughtobusdinartillryGnMacArthurwantdtousthminManchuriaWhilcampaigningforthprsidncyin1952,GnEisnhowrissudildthratsorthusofnuclarwaponsThUSnuclarwarhadstockpil:IchonNORTHKOREAKasong