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North Korea invades the 38th parallel
The North had more people and weapons- the South suffered more casualties. The image shows a map of North and South Korea and the 38th parallel that divides them. -
First battle between the U.S. Army and the NKPA.
The 24th Infantry Division’s Task Force Smith was a battalion combat team deployed from Japan that attempted to delay the advance of a NKPA division near Osan. They only stalled them for a short time and suffered more casualties than the enemy did. The photo shows Task Force Smith arriving at the Taejon rail station. -
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Defense of the Pusan Perimeter
Picture The Eigth Army holds the defense of the perimeter against major NKPA attacks. -
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Eighth Army retreats
The Eighth Army breaks contact with the Chinese and retreats into South Korea; X Corps is withdrawn by sea to South Korea. The picture shows Marines in the retreat from the Changjin reservoir halting while leading elements clear a Chinese roadblock. -
U.N. forces evacuate Seoul
After the Chinese and NKPA launch another major offensive, the United Nations evacuate Seoul. The Eight army retreats to the new defense line at the Han River. The picture shows the last bridge over the Han River being blown up. -
Eighth Army reaches 38th Parallel
The picture shows troops advancing into central Korea. On March 27, we get to the parallel but figure since enemy resistance is light, the Chinese are getting ready for a major offensive. -
US and PRC decide to split in two
They decide that the costs are too high to unify the peninsula under their Korean ally, and they instead settle for a continuation of a Korea divided between.
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Armistice signed at Panmunjom.
Both sides then withdraw slightly to create a demilitarized zone between the two Korean regimes. The photo shows Kim Il Sung preparing to sign armistice on July 27, 1953. General Nam Il, head of the communist delegation hands it to him.
