{{Infobox military conflict
, conflict = Korean War
, partof = the
Cold War and the
Korean conflict
The Korean conflict is an ongoing conflict based on the division of Korea between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea), both of which claim to be the sole legitimate government of all of Korea ...
, image = Korean War Montage 2.png
, image_size = 300px
, caption = Clockwise from top:{{Flatlist,
* A column of the U.S.
1st Marine Division's
infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and m ...
and
armor
Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or ...
moves through Chinese lines during their
breakout from the Chosin Reservoir
* UN landing at
Incheon harbor, starting point of the
Battle of Incheon
* Korean refugees in front of a U.S.
M46 Patton tank
* U.S. Marines, led by First Lieutenant
Baldomero Lopez, landing at Incheon
*
F-86 Sabre fighter aircraft
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''
de jure
In law and government, ''de jure'' ( ; , "by law") describes practices that are legally recognized, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. In contrast, ("in fact") describes situations that exist in reality, even if not legall ...
'')
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950)
, place =
Korean Peninsula
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic ...
,
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea. It is one of four seas named after common colour term ...
,
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it h ...
,
Korea Strait,
China–North Korea border
, territory =
Korean Demilitarized Zone
The Korean Demilitarized Zone ( Korean: ; Hanbando Bimujang Jidae) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in ha ...
established
* North Korea gains the city of
Kaesong, but loses a net total of {{Convert, 1506, sqmi, km2, abbr=on, order=flip, including the city of
Sokcho
Sokcho ( ko, 속초; ()) is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is located in the far northeast of Gangwon. The city is a major tourist hub, and a popular gateway to nearby Seoraksan national park. Sokcho is home to the few lakes: Yeong ...
, to South Korea.
, result = Inconclusive
, combatant1 = {{Flag, First Republic of Korea, name=South Korea, 1949, size=23px
, combatant1a = {{Plainlist ,
* {{Flagicon, United Nations, size=23px
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizi ...
{{Refn , name = nbUNforces , group = lower-alpha , On 9 July 1951 troop constituents were: US: 70.4%, ROK: 23.3% other UNC: 6.3%
[{{Cite thesis , last=Kim , first=Heesu , title=Anglo-American Relations and the Attempts to Settle the Korean Question 1953–1960 , publisher=London School of Economics and Political Science , url=http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2408/1/U615357.pdf , page=213 , date=1996 , access-date=9 April 2017 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410050726/http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2408/1/U615357.pdf , archive-date=10 April 2017]
* {{Flag, United States, 1912, size=23px
{{Collapsible list
, title = Combat support:
, {{Flag, United Kingdom
, {{Flag, Canada, 1921, size=23px
, {{Flag, Turkey, size=23px
, {{Flag, Australia, size=23px
, {{Flagcountry, Third Philippine Republic, 1936, size=23px
, {{Flag, New Zealand, size=23px
, {{Flagicon, Thailand, 1917, size=23px
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
, {{Flagcountry, Ethiopian Empire, size=23px
, {{Flagcountry, Kingdom of Greece, state, size=23px
, {{Flag, French Fourth Republic, name=France, size=23px
, {{Flag, Colombia, size=23px
, {{Flag, Belgium, size=23px
, {{Flagcountry, Union of South Africa, size=23px
, {{Flag, Netherlands, size=23px
, {{Flag, Luxembourg, size=23px
{{Collapsible list
, title= Medical support:
[{{Cite news , last=임 , first=성호 , date=2020-06-19 , title= .25전쟁 70년이역만리 한국서 수백만명 살리고 의술 전파까지 , work=]Yeonhap News
Yonhap News Agency is a major South Korean news agency. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap provides news articles, pictures and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea.
History
Yonhap (, , translit ...
, url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200618138900004?input=1195m , access-date=2021-04-04
, {{Flag, Italy, 1946{{Refn , name = ItalyRedCross, group = lower-alpha , Italy was not part of the United Nations until 1955, but sent Italian Red Cross Field Hospital 68 from 1951
, {{Flag, West Germany, size=23px
[{{Cite news , date=2018-06-22 , title=독일, 62년만에 6.25 전쟁 의료지원국에 포함…총 6개국으로 늘어 , work= 해럴드 경제 , url=http://news.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20180622000293 , access-date=2021-04-04]
, {{Flag, India, size=23px
, {{Flag, Norway, size=23px
, {{Flag, Sweden, size=23px
, {{Flag, Denmark, size=23px
{{Collapsible list
, title = Other support:
, {{Flagcountry, Israel, size=23px
, {{Flag, Taiwan
, {{Flag, Japan, 1947
[{{Cite journal , last=Morris-Suzuki , first=Tessa , author-link=Tessa Morris-Suzuki , date=July 29, 2012 , title=Post-War Warriors: Japanese Combatants in the Korean War , url=https://apjjf.org/2012/10/31/Tessa-Morris-Suzuki/3803/article.html , journal=The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus , volume=10 , issue=31]
, {{Flagicon, Pakistan, size=23px
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, {{Flag, Uruguay, size=23px
[{{Cite news , date=2022-02-10 , title= Uruguay's little-known but important role in the Korean War , work=]Korea.net
Korea.net or KOREA.net is the official web portal of the South Korean government.
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Korea.net is operated by the Korean Culture and Information Service. As of 2021, it is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, ...
, url=https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/HonoraryReporters/view?articleId=210531#:~:text=Through%20the%20U.N.%2C%20Uruguay%20donated,and%20after%20the%20Korean%20War , access-date=2022-09-04
, {{Flagcountry, Republic of Cuba (1902–59), size=23px
, {{Flag, El Salvador, size=23px
, {{Flagcountry, Francoist Spain, size=23px
, combatant2 = {{Flag, North Korea, 1948, size=23px
, combatant2a = {{Plainlist ,
* {{Flag, China, size=23px
* {{Flagcountry, Soviet Union, 1936, size=23px
{{Collapsible list
, title = Supported by:
, {{Flagcountry, People's Republic of Albania, size=23px
, {{Flagcountry, People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1948, size=23px
, {{Nowrap, {{Flagcountry, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, size=23px
, {{Flagcountry, East Germany, 1949, size=23px
[{{Cite book , last=Edwards , first=Paul M. , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5gYCm0bM68sC&pg=PA528 , title=Korean War Almanac , date=2006 , publisher=Infobase Publishing , isbn=978-0816074679 , series=Almanacs of American wars , location=New York , page=528 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704225317/https://books.google.com/books?id=5gYCm0bM68sC&pg=PA528 , archive-date=4 July 2017 , url-status=live]
, {{Flagcountry, Hungarian People's Republic, 1949
, {{Flagcountry, Mongolian People's Republic
, {{Flagcountry, Polish People's Republic, size=23px
, {{Flagcountry, Socialist Republic of Romania, 1948, size=23px
, commander1 = {{Plainlist ,
* {{Flagicon, First Republic of Korea, 1949, size=23px
Rhee Syng-man
Syngman Rhee (, ; 26 March 1875 – 19 July 1965) was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.
Rhee was also the first and last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of ...
* {{Flagicon, First Republic of Korea, 1949, size=23px
Chung Il-kwon
* {{Flagicon, First Republic of Korea, 1949, size=23px
Paik Sun-yup
* {{Flagicon, First Republic of Korea, 1949, size=23px
Lee Hyung-geun
Lee Hyung-geun ( Korean: 이형근; Hanja: 李亨 根; 11 December 1920 – 13 January 2002) was a South Korean military officer and diplomat. A four-star general in the Republic of Korea Army, he later served as an ROK foreign ambassador (1961 ...
* {{Flagicon, First Republic of Korea, 1949, size=23px
Shin Sung-mo
, commander1a = {{Plainlist ,
* {{Flagicon, United Nations, size=23px
Trygve Lie
Trygve Halvdan Lie ( , ; 16 July 1896 – 30 December 1968) was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in Lo ...
* {{Flagicon, United Nations, size=23px
Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( , ; 29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 196 ...
* {{Flagicon, United States, 1912, size=23px
Harry S. Truman
* {{Nowrap, {{Flagicon, United States, 1912, size=23px
Dwight D. Eisenhower
* {{Flagicon, United States, 1912, size=23px
George C. Marshall
* {{Flagicon, United States, 1912, size=23px
Robert A. Lovett
* {{Flagicon, United States, 1912, size=23px
Douglas MacArthur
* {{Flagicon, United States, 1912, size=23px
Matthew Ridgway
* {{Flagicon, United States, 1912, size=23px
Mark W. Clark
* {{Flagicon, United Kingdom, size=23px
Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (3 January 18838 October 1967) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. He was Deputy Prime Min ...
* {{Flagicon, United Kingdom, size=23px
Winston Churchill
, commander2 = {{Plainlist ,
* {{Flagicon, North Korea, 1948, size=23px
Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...
* {{Flagicon, North Korea, 1948, size=23px
Kim Tu-bong
* {{Flagicon, North Korea, 1948, size=23px
Pak Hon-yong
* {{Flagicon, North Korea, 1948, size=23px
Choe Yong-gon
* {{Flagicon, North Korea, 1948, size=23px
Kim Chaek{{KIA
, commander2a = {{Plainlist ,
* {{Flagicon, China, size=23px
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also Romanization of Chinese, romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the List of national founde ...
* {{Flagicon, China, size=23px
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai (; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman and military officer who served as the first premier of the People's Republic of China from 1 October 1949 until his death on 8 January 1976. Zhou served under Chairman Ma ...
* {{Flagicon, China, size=23px
Peng Dehuai
* {{Flagicon, China, size=23px
Chen Geng
Chen Geng (; 27 February 1903 - 16 March 1961) was a Chinese military officer who served as a senior general in the People's Liberation Army. Enlisting in a warlord's army at the age of 13, Chen Geng joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1922 and ...
* {{Flagicon, China, size=23px
Deng Hua
Deng Hua (; 28 April 1910 – 3 July 1980) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was the Deputy Commander of the People's Volunteer Army. After Marshal Peng Dehuai returned to China for medical treatment, Deng Hua became the A ...