![]() ![]() Technically the war ended with the signing of an armistice July 27, 1953. South Korea reported that more than 373,000 civilians died in the conflict. By comparison other countries lost few in combat: Turkey - 721 Canada - 516 Australia - 339 France - 300 Greece - 194 Columbia 163 Thailand - 129 Netherlands - 123 Philippines - 112 and Belgium - 101. The United States had nearly 37,000 die in that conflict. South Korea reported some 138,000 killed in action. Nations providing troops to the UN included South Korea the United States the United Kingdom Australia Belgium Canada Columbia Ethiopia France Greece Netherlands New Zealand Philippines South Africa Thailand and Turkey. Civilian deaths were estimated at more than 1.5 million in North Korea. North Korea lost some 215,000 troops in combat China lost 183,000 and the Soviet Union lost 282 military personnel. ![]() The Soviet Union aided both North Korea and China materially. Almost immediately troops from the People's Republic of China entered the war, siding with North Korea. The United Nations passed UN Resolution 84 and many nations sent troops to join the counter-offensive that pushed the North Koreans back, well past the 38th Parallel. On June 25, 1950, troops from North Korea invaded South Korea. Soviet troops occupied the northern part and the United States the southern.įree elections were supposed to be held in 1948. The peninsula was then divided along the 38th Parallel. Japan ruled the entire Korean peninsula from 1910 until they surrendered at the end of World War II. Home Page | | Why a Museum in Cyberspace? | | Site Search | | Updates Murray County Veteran's Museum - KOREAN WAR ![]()
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