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The war lasted from June 25, 1950, until the armistice of July 27, 1953.
The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. After Japan's defeat in World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel into Soviet and American occupation zones. Political disagreements led to the creation of two rival states in 1948: communist North Korea, led by Kim Il Sung, and anti-communist South Korea, led by Syngman Rhee. Both governments claimed authority over the entire peninsula, and border clashes and internal rebellions preceded the war. North Korea invaded South Korea and quickly captured Seoul, forcing South Korean and United Nations forces into the Pusan Perimeter. A successful UN landing at Inchon reversed the advance, allowing UN forces to recapture Seoul and move into North Korea. China intervened in October 1950, pushing UN forces back and contributing to repeated changes in control around Seoul and the 38th parallel. Fighting eventually settled into a prolonged war of attrition, while armistice negotiations continued. The 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement ended active combat, established the four-kilometre-wide Demilitarized Zone, and enabled prisoner exchanges, but no formal peace treaty was signed. The war caused roughly one million military deaths, between 1.5 and 3 million civilian deaths, and left the Korean conflict unresolved.
The war lasted from June 25, 1950, until the armistice of July 27, 1953.
North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by a United Nations coalition led by the United States.
The conflict began after North Korea invaded South Korea, following Korea's post-World War II division and escalating political and military tensions.
Major turning points included the UN landing at Inchon, the UN advance into North Korea, China's intervention, and the subsequent stabilization of the front near the 38th parallel.
The armistice created the Korean Demilitarized Zone, but it did not produce a permanent peace treaty or reunify Korea.
The war caused extensive military and civilian casualties, widespread destruction, and severe bombing across North Korea.
The latitude that initially divided Korea into Soviet-administered northern and American-administered southern occupation zones after World War II.
The multinational military command led by the United States that supported South Korea during the war.
The defensive area in southeastern South Korea where UN and South Korean forces held out during the early North Korean offensive.
The September 1950 amphibious operation through which UN forces cut North Korean supply lines and reversed the initial invasion.
Chinese forces that entered the war in October 1950 to support North Korea and fight UN forces.
A roughly four-kilometre-wide buffer zone established by the 1953 armistice along the military front between North and South Korea.
The 1953 agreement that halted combat, arranged prisoner exchanges, and established the Demilitarized Zone without creating a formal peace treaty.
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