About Korean War
hello there. For those who don't have a slight knowledge of the war, I'll state some with very little detail. Ask me any question about each item and I'll answer them(i'm korean btw).
1. 1910-1945 Japanese Annexation. For 5 years, korean peninsula had no formal political government. (political groups by geographical regions) Tension between Soviet Union and United States.
2. 1950 June 25th, North Korea invades South Korea with massive army(non-chinese)
3. South Korean army loses Seoul(Capitol) and was forced to pull back. Over just few days, SK loses most of the peninsula.
4. U.S. military forces come to aid the South while Russia and China had support for North. (Russia stayed pretty much neurtal at the time except the supply of war to allow the U.S. advance) Truman sends 7th fleet to Taiwan
5. under general MacArthur's command, marines successfully landed in Incheon(next to Seoul) and cut off their troops.
6. SK army and US army advances up to almost 90% of the korean peninsula.
7. About 300,000 soldiers from China come to aid the north.
8. South pulls back and sets major defense line up by Seoul. Intense battle for 2 years without anyone advancing.
9. Soviet Unions watches over as U.S. army weakens.(don't know much about Cold war)
10. 38th parallel created after the endless battles. About 1,858,000 to 3,822,000 NK and chinese soldiers dead. 54,000 US soldiers dead, 1,271,244 SK soldiers dead.
Total Countries that were involved in the war
South Korea, USA, Britain, Canada, Philippines, Turkey, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Ethiopia, Greece, France, Colombia, Belgium, South Africa, and Luxembourg. - War power : 941,356–1,139,518
Soviet Union, China,and North Korea. - War power : 1,066,000
To sum this up, Korean War did not officially end. Many people say it was U.S. and Soviet Union's pre-war. Use of nuclear weapon was one of general MacArthur's option which WashingtonDC did not allow. Most chinese people think China won the war. Thousands of Korean innocent civilians killed by UN. Korean War veterans are now over 70 years old and 1000 are dying per month.
Basically, Korean peninsula is like a ticking bomb that could go off at any moment especially with all the tension in the north. Currently, another war is not an option for U.S. or SK(because of the effect it will have on world economy). Only diplomatic negotiation needs to be done.
other good Korean war movies: Joint Security Area (JSA)