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{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
| conflict = Korean War | | conflict = Korean War<br><small>Fatherland Liberation War</small><br><small>''Choguk haebang chŏnjaeng''</small> | ||
| width = | | width = | ||
| partof = [[Cold War]] | | partof = [[Cold War]] | ||
| image = | | image = KW.jpg | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = | ||
| image_upright = | | image_upright = | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = | | caption = 1968 painting of the Korean soldiers during the War displayed at the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum. | ||
| date = | | date = 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 | ||
| place = Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, China–North Korea border | | place = Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, China–North Korea border | ||
| coordinates = <!--Use the {{coord}} template --> | | coordinates = <!--Use the {{coord}} template --> | ||
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| map_label = | | map_label = | ||
| territory = [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] established | | territory = [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] established | ||
| result = Inconclusive; Ongoing <small>(de facto)</small> | | result = Inconclusive; Ongoing <small>(de facto)</small> | ||
| combatants_header = | | combatants_header = | ||
| combatant1 = {{plainlist| | | combatant1 = {{plainlist| | ||
* [[North Korea]] | * [[File:Flag_of_North_Korea.svg|20px]] [[North Korea]] | ||
* [[Maoist China|China]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg|20px]] [[Maoist China|China]] | ||
* [[Soviet Union]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1936_–_1955).svg|20px]] [[Soviet Union]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| combatant2 = {{plainlist| | | combatant2 = {{plainlist| | ||
* [[South Korea]] | * [[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] [[South Korea]] | ||
* [[United Nations]] | * [[United Nations]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
* [[United States]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] [[United States]] | ||
* [[United Kingdom]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(1-2).svg|20px]] [[United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[Australia]] | * [[Australia]] | ||
* [[Canada]] | * [[File:Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg|20px]] [[Canada]] | ||
* [[New Zealand]] | * [[New Zealand]] | ||
* [[Apartheid South Africa|South Africa]] | * [[Apartheid South Africa|South Africa]] | ||
* [[France]] | * [[File:Flag_of_France.svg|20px]] [[France]] | ||
* [[Netherlands]] | * [[Netherlands]] | ||
* [[Belgium]] | * [[Belgium]] | ||
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* [[Kingdom of Greece| Greece]] | * [[Kingdom of Greece| Greece]] | ||
* [[Turkey]] | * [[Turkey]] | ||
* [[Philippines]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg|20px]] [[Philippines]] | ||
* [[Thailand]] | * [[Thailand]] | ||
* [[Kingdom of Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] | * [[Kingdom of Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] | ||
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| combatant3 = | | combatant3 = | ||
| commander1 = {{Plainlist| | | commander1 = {{Plainlist| | ||
* [[Kim Il Sung]] | * [[File:Flag_of_North_Korea.svg|20px]] [[Kim Il Sung]] | ||
* [[Mao Zedong]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg|20px]] [[Mao Zedong]] | ||
* [[Zhou Enlai]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg|20px]] [[Zhou Enlai]] | ||
* [[Peng Dehuai]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg|20px]] [[Peng Dehuai]] | ||
* Hong Xuezhi | * [[File:Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg|20px]] Hong Xuezhi | ||
* [[Josef Stalin]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1936_–_1955).svg|20px]] [[Josef Stalin]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| commander2 = {{Plainlist| | | commander2 = {{Plainlist| | ||
* [[Syngman Rhee]] | * [[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] [[Syngman Rhee]] | ||
* Paik Sun-yup | * [[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] Paik Sun-yup | ||
* [[Harry S. Truman]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] [[Harry S. Truman]] | ||
* [[ Dwight D. Eisenhower]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] [[ Dwight D. Eisenhower]] | ||
* [[Douglas MacArthur]] | * [[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] [[Douglas MacArthur]] | ||
* Matthew Ridgway | * [[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] Matthew Ridgway | ||
* Walton Walker | * [[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] Walton Walker | ||
* James Van Fleet | * [[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] James Van Fleet | ||
* George E. Stratemeyer | * [[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] George E. Stratemeyer | ||
* C. Turner Joy | * [[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] C. Turner Joy | ||
}} | }} | ||
| | | strength1 = ; Peak strength | ||
: [[File:Flag_of_North_Korea.svg|20px]] '''DPRK''' 266,600 | |||
: '''DPRK''' 266,600 | : [[File:Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg|20px]] '''PRC''' 1,450,000 | ||
: '''PRC''' 1,450,000 | : [[File:Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1936_–_1955).svg|20px]] '''USSR''' 26,000 | ||
: '''USSR''' 26,000 | |||
: 1,742,000 total | : 1,742,000 total | ||
; Total strength | ; Total strength | ||
: '''PRC''' 2,970,000 | : [[File:Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg|20px]] '''PRC''' 2,970,000 | ||
: '''USSR''' 72,000 | : [[File:Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1936_–_1955).svg|20px]] '''USSR''' 72,000 | ||
: '''DPRK''' 1,000,000+ | : [[File:Flag_of_North_Korea.svg|20px]] '''DPRK''' 1,000,000+ | ||
: 4,042,000 total | : 4,042,000 total | ||
| | | strength2 = ; Peak strength | ||
: '''ROK''' 602,902 | : [[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] '''ROK''' 602,902 | ||
: '''USA''' 326,863 | : [[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] '''USA''' 326,863 | ||
: 968,302 total | : 968,302 total | ||
; Total strength: | ; Total strength: | ||
:'''USA''' 1,789,000 | :[[File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|20px]] '''USA''' 1,789,000 | ||
: '''ROK''' 1,300,000 | : [[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] '''ROK''' 1,300,000 | ||
| casualties1 = | | casualties1 = | ||
| casualties2 = | | casualties2 = | ||
| casualties3 = | | casualties3 = [[File:Flag_of_Neutral_or_third_party.png|20px]] 1.6–3 million civilian deaths<br>[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px]] 990,968 total South Korean casualties<br>est. [[File:Flag_of_North_Korea.svg|20px]] 1,550,000 total North Korean casualties | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
| campaignbox = | | campaignbox = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Korean War''' (Known in [[North Korea]] as the '''Fatherland Liberation War'''), was an imperialist war waged by the [[United States]] when they occupied the South in 1945. After Numerous attacks on communists in the southern puppet regime, and border skirmishes caused by the US backed South, the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]] lauched a liberation war to liberate the South. This followed by a counter-attack by the US-led [[United Nations]], which is followed by a Chinese intervention to save the North. | |||
==Background== | |||
===Japanese Imperialism and the Korean Revolution=== | |||
After the [[Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)]], [[Empire of Japan|Imperial Japan]] colonized Korea in 1905 and fully incorporated it into the empire through annexation in 1910. During the occupation, the Japanese treated Korean poeple as second class citizens and thus discrimination was common amongst the Koreans and Japanese Settlers. Land was stolen from the peasants in the name of "increased rice production plan" and maintaned feudal land relations. The Japanese siezed the heavy industry of the old Korean state and selled off its cheap labor to the Japanese mainland. The vast majority of [[comfort women]] were Koreans at 200,000 enslaved women forced into sex slavery under the Japanese. Koreans also fell victim to the infamous [[Unit 731]] where the Japanese experimented [[Biological warfare|biological weaponry]] on innocent "test subjects". | |||
In light of previous rebellions and peasant uprisings, [[Kim Il Sung]] formed a [[Anti-Japanese People’s Guerrilla Army]] (AJPGA) or a Korean People’s Revolutionary Army(KPRA). He aimed to unite the proletariat, the petty-bougeoisie, and national bourgeoisie. They immediatly stated combat against Japan in Manchuria and joined the [[Second United Front]] of the [[Kuomintang]] and the [[Communist Party of China|Communists]]. | |||
The [[Second World War]] proved pivotal for the Anti Japanese Army. With the Soviet Invasion of Manchuria, after breaking with a previous non-agression pact with the Japanese, starting on August 8, the Anti-Japanese Army joined the Soviets and defeated the Japanese and with it, ended the Second World War. | |||
===The People's Republic and American Imperialism=== | |||
By the time American troops landed in the Korean peninsula on September 7, 1945, the Korean people, with Soviet support, established the [[People's Republic of Korea]]. | |||
The Americans later dissolved the government and installed an [[anti-communist]] puppet regime in the south of the country. and established a partition of the Korean Peninsula with the Soviets along the 38th Parallel. The Soviets supported and recognized the people's committees that used to hold power in the PRK as many fled to th North, wherein their programs of nationalization continued. | |||
===The Democratic People's Republic of Korea=== | |||
Once the Soviets withdrew from the | |||
==War Period== | |||
===Provocations by the Southern puppet government and the start of war=== | |||
===United Nations invasion=== | |||
===American War Crimes=== | |||
==Aftermath== | |||
==See Also== | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
{{notelist}} | |||
[[Category:Imperialist conflicts]] | |||
[[Category:20th century armed conflicts]] | |||
[[Category:United States Imperialism]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:59, 19 October 2025
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 1968 painting of the Korean soldiers during the War displayed at the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum. | |||||||||
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 ROK 602,902 USA 326,863
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
 1.6–3 million civilian deaths 990,968 total South Korean casualtiesest.  1,550,000 total North Korean casualties | |||||||||
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The Korean War (Known in North Korea as the Fatherland Liberation War), was an imperialist war waged by the United States when they occupied the South in 1945. After Numerous attacks on communists in the southern puppet regime, and border skirmishes caused by the US backed South, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea lauched a liberation war to liberate the South. This followed by a counter-attack by the US-led United Nations, which is followed by a Chinese intervention to save the North.
Background
Japanese Imperialism and the Korean Revolution
After the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Imperial Japan colonized Korea in 1905 and fully incorporated it into the empire through annexation in 1910. During the occupation, the Japanese treated Korean poeple as second class citizens and thus discrimination was common amongst the Koreans and Japanese Settlers. Land was stolen from the peasants in the name of "increased rice production plan" and maintaned feudal land relations. The Japanese siezed the heavy industry of the old Korean state and selled off its cheap labor to the Japanese mainland. The vast majority of comfort women were Koreans at 200,000 enslaved women forced into sex slavery under the Japanese. Koreans also fell victim to the infamous Unit 731 where the Japanese experimented biological weaponry on innocent "test subjects".
In light of previous rebellions and peasant uprisings, Kim Il Sung formed a Anti-Japanese People’s Guerrilla Army (AJPGA) or a Korean People’s Revolutionary Army(KPRA). He aimed to unite the proletariat, the petty-bougeoisie, and national bourgeoisie. They immediatly stated combat against Japan in Manchuria and joined the Second United Front of the Kuomintang and the Communists.
The Second World War proved pivotal for the Anti Japanese Army. With the Soviet Invasion of Manchuria, after breaking with a previous non-agression pact with the Japanese, starting on August 8, the Anti-Japanese Army joined the Soviets and defeated the Japanese and with it, ended the Second World War.
The People's Republic and American Imperialism
By the time American troops landed in the Korean peninsula on September 7, 1945, the Korean people, with Soviet support, established the People's Republic of Korea.
The Americans later dissolved the government and installed an anti-communist puppet regime in the south of the country. and established a partition of the Korean Peninsula with the Soviets along the 38th Parallel. The Soviets supported and recognized the people's committees that used to hold power in the PRK as many fled to th North, wherein their programs of nationalization continued.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Once the Soviets withdrew from the