Historicalbackground
Three-eighthlinedefinition
Mainentry:38thParallel
DuringWorldWarII,thethenPresidentoftheUnitedStatesRooseveltandChairmanoftheCouncilofMinistersoftheSovietUnionStalinagreedattheTehranConferencetoplacetheJapanesecolony,theKoreanPeninsula,in"Whenappropriate,independenceshouldbeachieved.BetweenFebruary4andFebruary11,1945,theheadsoftheUnitedStates,theSovietUnionandBritain,Roosevelt,Churchill,andStalinsignedasecretagreementinYaltaontheCrimeanPeninsulaoftheSovietUnion.ThemeetingdecidedthattheUnitedStates,theSovietUnion,andChina(theKuomintanggovernment)AndtheUnitedKingdomimplementinternationaltrusteeship.AttheYaltaConference,StalinonceaskedUSPresidentRooseveltwhatforeigntroopswouldenterNorthKorea,butRooseveltansweredno.
OnAugust9,1945,ontheeveofJapan’sdefeatandsurrender,theUnitedStatesproposedtotakethe38thparallel,the38thparallel,astheboundary,andtheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUniontooccupythesouthernandnorthernpartsoftheKoreanPeninsularespectively.ItwasrecognizedbytheSovietUnion.ThisevolvedintothefusethatledtothedivisionoftheNorthandSouthcampsontheKoreanPeninsula.
Theareanorthofthe38thlineaccountsfor57%ofthetotalareaoftheKoreanPeninsula,andthepopulationaccountsfor40%ofthetotalpopulation.Thesouthernareaaccountsfor43%ofthetotalareaandthepopulationaccountsfor60%.ThenorthernpartoftheKoreanpeninsulaisanindustrialzone,andthesouthernpartisamajorgrain-producingarea.Atfirst,theUnitedStatesemployedJapanesecolonialadministratorsinthesouthernregion,whicharouseddissatisfactionamongtheKoreans.Later,theUSmilitarystationedintheUnitedStatesbegantouseAmericanswhodidnotunderstandthelocalsituationtoreplacetheJapanese,anditwasalsoopposedbytheKoreans.
OnDecember29,1945,theU.S.MilitaryandGovernmentOfficeannouncedthe"MoscowAgreementontheTrusteeshipoftheKoreanPeninsulaandtheEstablishmentoftheProvisionalDemocraticGovernmentoftheKoreanPeninsula,signedbythemeetingofforeignministersoftheUnitedStates,Britain,andtheSovietUniononDecember27.".
ThefoundingoftheNorthandtheSouth
Atthistime,boththeNorthKoreanpeopleintheSouthandtheNorthlaunchedanationalistmovement(includingthe"anti-trust"movement)andadvocatedtheestablishmentofawholepeninsula.TheunifiedNorthKoreansownpower.OutoftheneedsoftheColdWar,theUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionalsoboldlycleaneduptheoppositionwithintheirspheresofinfluence.
Inthenorth,thenationalistleaderCaoWanzhiwasputunderhousearrestbytheSovietarmyforopposingthetrusteeship.Hewaskilledin1950;theSovietarmysuppressedtheright-wingstudentmovementinLongyanpu,Pyeongbuk,NorthKorea,andsuppresseditinSinuiju"Anti-trust"studentmovement;NorthKoreannationalistsandright-wingerswerewipedout.PoliticalpartiesinthenorthwerealmostexclusivelyCommunistorleft-winggroups.Rightistswerebasicallyeliminated.Notonlyrightists,butalsopurgeswithintheCommunistParty.TheWesternCommunists,ZhuNinghe,WuQiandtheGuanbeifactionwereeitherassassinatedorexpelledfromtheparty.TheirdemisewasduetotheiroppositiontotheKimIlSungline.
Inthesouth,theleft-wingdemocraticfactionLuYunhengwasassassinatedinJuly1947,andthatfactionceasedtoexistasapoliticalforce.ThecommunistpartiesontheKoreanpeninsulawereonceunitedforreconstructionaftertheliberation,butundertheattackoftheU.S.occupyingforcesandright-wingforces,thespacefortheiractivitiesbecamesmallerandsmaller.OnMay8,1946,theU.S.occupationauthoritiesusedthe"premiumcounterfeitcurrencyincident"asanexcuse.,Thelegitimacyofleft-wingpartiessuchastheSouthKoreanCommunistPartywasabolished.In1947,themainleadersoftheSouthKoreanCommunistPartyfledtothenorth,anditsinfluenceinSouthKoreadisappeared.SongZhenyu,aleaderoftheright-wingDemocraticParty,wasassassinatedinDecember1945becauseheclaimedtocooperatewiththegovernment’strusteeship.Sinceheisinfavorofhosting).AlthoughJinGu’s“pro-politicalfaction”waswidelysupportedatonetime,heconspiredtoseizecontroloftheSouthKoreanpoliceandwasdefeated.SotheUSgovernmentexcludedhimasanationalist,andwaslaterassassinatedbythefar-rightpoliceman,AhnDoo-hee.;Therefore,iftheUnitedStateswantstofosteraspokespersonwhoisinclinedtotheUSgovernment,itcanonlybetheRheeChengmanGroup.
Asthetwocountriescontinuetocultivatetheirownforces,theUS-SovietJointCommissionwasunabletoreachanagreementonhowtoorganizeaunifiedelectionontheKoreanPeninsula.TheUnitedStatesaccusestheSovietUnionofsuppressingright-wingpartiesandoppositionpartiesintheNorth,whiletheSovietUnionaccusestheUnitedStatesoffalsifyingelectionissues.Inviewofthis,onSeptember17,1947,theUnitedStatessubmittedtheKoreanPeninsulaissuetotheUnitedNations.AdvocatethattheUnitedNationssetupaUnitedNationsinterimcommitteeontheKoreanPeninsula,responsibleforobservingandsupervisingthegeneralelectionsheldinNorthandSouthKorea,andformingtheNationalAssemblyfortheentireKoreanPeninsula.TheNationalAssemblywillthenconveneameetingtoestablishanationalgovernment.OnOctober31,theUnitedStatesevadedtheSecurityCouncilanddirectlysubmittedtheproposaltotheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly.AlthoughtheUnitedStateshadopposedtheSovietUnion’s“callingpower”atthetime,thePoliticalCommitteeoftheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblypassedtheUSproposalbyvoting.
The"UnitedNationsInterimCommitteeforSouthKorea"(UNTCOK)isformedby9countriesexcludingtheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUniontooverseetheestablishmentoftheentireKoreanparliamentandelectaunifiedgovernment.InJanuary1948,IndianrepresentativeMenonledtheUNcommitteetoNorthKoreatoarrangeunifiedelectionaffairs.TheSovietUnionbannedsuchelectionsinNorthKoreaanddidnotallowentryofUnitedNationspersonnel.TheyhadtoreturnafteraninspectioninSeoul.OnFebruary26,1948,theInterimCommitteeoftheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblypassedaresolution:"AllowNorthKoreanstocontinueelectionswhereverpossible."
OnMay10,1948,theUnitedStatesmilitaryandpolicestrictlyguardedandUndersupervision,SouthKorea(laterSouthKorea)heldseparateelections.Accordingtostatisticsaftertheclosingofpollingplacesonthenightofthe10th,morethan85%ofthe8millionvotersinSouthKoreaparticipatedintheelection.TheresultoftheelectionwasthatRheeSeungmanbecamethefirstpresidentoftheRepublicofKoreawithaslightlysuperioradvantage.InAugustandSeptember1948,theRepublicofKorea(RepublicofKorea)governmentandtheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKoreawereestablishedintheNorthandSouthregionsofKorea.InOctober,theSovietUnionhandedovertheadministrativepowernorthofthe38thparalleltotheKoreanpeople,andinDecemberalltheSoviettroopswithdrew.Sixmonthslater,theUSmilitaryalsoannounceditswithdrawalfromthesouth,butcivilianofficialsandthe"militaryadvisorygroup"wereleftbehind.TheterritoryandnationoftheKoreanpeninsulaweredivided,andthetraffic,telecommunications,andexchangesofpersonnelandmaterialsonbothsidesofthe38thlinewerecutoff.Atthattime,thetotalpopulationoftheKoreanpeninsulawas30million,about21millionpeoplesouthofthe38thparallel,and9millionpeoplenorthofthe38thparallel.Thenorthandthesoutheachaccountedfor56%and44%ofthetotalareaoftheKoreanpeninsula.OnJune25,1950,theNorthandSouthhadamilitaryconflictnearthe38thparallel,andtheKoreanWarthatlastedforthreeyearsbrokeout.
InJuly1953,thenorth-southmilitarydemarcationlinewasadjustedonthebasisofthe38thparallel,andthetemporarymilitarydemarcationlinewasdemarcatedwithintwokilometersoneachsideasademilitarizedzone.Traditionally,itisstillcalledthe38thline.
Thecourseofthewar
Theoutbreakofwar
FromJanuary1949toJune1950,thereweremorethan2,000incidentsbetweenNorthKoreaandSouthKoreanearthe"38thLine".dispute.Thiskindofarmedconflictcontinuedtoescalate,andfinallyalarge-scaleconflictbrokeoutonthe"38thparallel"onJune25,1950.
AtdawnonJune25,1950,thewarbrokeout.NorthKoreaclaimedthat"SouthKorea’sRheeSeungman’sarmycrossedthe38thParallelandattackednorthwardandlaunchedasurpriseattackontheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea.TheUSPatrioticWar".AfterthedisintegrationoftheSovietUnion,withthereleaseofthearchivesoftheformerSovietUnion,historianswidelyrecognizedthatat4a.m.onJune25,1950,afterobtainingStalin’sconsent,theNorthKoreanCabinetPrimeMinisterKimIlSungorderedthearmytocrossthe38thlineandlaunchedanattackagainstSouthKorea.Thesuddenattack.Asforthecheeringfalsereportthat"theKoreanarmycounterattackedtheoccupationofHaizhou"ontheseconddayofthewar,itwasclarifiedandretractedbytheSouthKoreangovernmentatthattime.
SincemostoftheKoreanDefenseForceshadnotyetenteredthestateofcombatreadinessatthattime,theyhadnoabilitytoparry.Threedayslater,onJune27,1950,Seoul(nowSeoul)wasdefeated.Duringtheretreat,theSouthKoreanhigh-levelleaderspanickedandblewuptheHanRiverBridgeandsentalargenumberoftroopstoNorthKorea,whichquicklydismantledtheresistanceoftheSouthKoreanarmy.
ItisworthpointingoutthatKimIlSungdidnotinformChinainadvanceofthedetailedcombatplanandthespecificdateofthewar.Therefore,mainlandChina,liketheUnitedStates,didnotlearnaboutituntilthebeginningofthewar.Thiscanalsobecalledaunilateral"undeclaredwar"byNorthKoreainthetruesense.
TheUnitedStatesentersthewar
Mainentry:Incheonlanding
OnJune26,1950,USPresidentTrumanorderedtheUSFarEastAirForcestationedinJapantoassistSouthKoreaincombat.Onthe27th,heagainorderedtheUSSeventhFleettoenterthetwoportsofKeelungandKaohsiungtopatroltheTaiwanStrait.PreventthePeople'sLiberationArmyfromliberatingTaiwan.TheU.S.representativetotheUnitedNationsalsosubmittedamotiontotheSecurityCouncil.InthecasethattheSovietrepresentativewasabsentduetoprotestsagainstthecontinuedoccupationoftheseatoftheChineserepresentativebytheTaiwanKuomintanggovernmentsinceJanuary1950,itwas13:1(Yugoslaviavotedagainstit).Thenextmotionwaspassed,butafterthedisintegrationoftheSovietUnion,followingthereleaseoftheSovietarchives,whentheKoreanWarbrokeoutonJune25,theSovietambassadortotheUnitedNationssuggestedtoStalinthatSovietrepresentativesshouldreturntotheSecurityCouncilbeforetheendofJuneinordertoexercisetheirvetopower.HeopposedtheadoptionofaUNresolutionthatwasnotconducivetoNorthKorea,butitwasrejectedbyStalin.ThisenabledtheUnitedNationstosuccessfullypasstheabovethreeresolutionsonthecompositionofthe"UnitedNationsArmy".The"UnitedNationsArmy"isdominatedbytheUSmilitary,and15othercountrieshavealsosentasmallnumberoftroopstothewar.ThedefenseforcesoftheUnitedKingdom,Turkey,Canada,Thailand,NewZealand,Australia,theNetherlands,France,thePhilippines,Greece,Belgium,Colombia,Ethiopia,Luxembourg,SouthAfricaandSouthKoreaareallunderthecommandoftheUSFarEastArmystationedinJapan.CommanderoftheUSFarEastArmy.OnJuly5th,theUSmilitaryparticipatedinthefirstbattleagainstNorthKorea.
Intheearlydaysofthewar,theNorthKoreanarmywasvictorious:seizedSeoulonJune28;occupiedDaejeononJuly20;occupiedMokpoonJuly24;andoccupiedJinjuonJuly31.TheKoreanNationalDefenseForcesandtheU.S.forceshavebeenforcedtoretreattoBusan.Atthistime,the25thDivisionoftheUSArmyreceivedtheordertodefendthesouthernlineofdefenseandcouldnotretreat.TheKoreanPeople'sArmyhasoccupied90%ofthelandand92%ofthepopulationontheKoreanPeninsula.OnAugust6,GeneralMikeArthurmetwithotherseniormilitaryofficersinTokyoandpersuadedotherstoimplementtheriskyIncheonlandingplan.
OnSeptember15,1950,MacArthurboardedtheflagshipMountMcKinleyandpersonallysupervisedthebattle.Underthecoverofmorethan300warshipsandmorethan500aircraftintheUnitedStatesandBritain,theUSTenthArmysuccessfullylandedinIncheon.,RaidedfromtherearoftheNorthKoreanarmy,cutoffthewaistlineoftheKoreanpeninsula,andquicklyregainedthePortofIncheonandnearbyislands.OnSeptember22,1950,the"UnitedNationsforces"thatretreatedtotheBusanringdefensivecircletookadvantageofthemomentumtocounterattack.OnSeptember27,1950,theIncheonlandingforceandtheBusanforcenearSuwonmetandregainedSeoulonedaylater.
Besides,afterWorldWarII,theUnitedStatessecretlymadepeacewithJapaninordertocompetewiththeSovietUnionforworldhegemony.UndertheinstigationoftheUnitedStates,Japansecretlysentamine-sweepingforceintheKoreanWar,whichwasthefirsttimethatJapansenttroopsabroadafterWorldWarII.
TheoriginalplanoftheUnitedStatestodrivetheNorthKoreanarmybacknorthofthe38thparallelhaschangedduetotheextremelysmoothprogressofthewar.GeneralMacArthuraskedtotakeadvantageofthemomentumtochaseanddrivecommunismoutoftheentireKoreanpeninsula.OnSeptember27,1950,boththeUSJointChiefsofStaffandPresidentTrumanagreedtoMacArthur'sproposal,butthePresidentaskedMacArthurtoattackNorthKoreaonlyifChinaandtheSovietUnionwouldnotparticipateinthewar.Thenextday,UStroopsapproachedthe38thparallel,andonOctober1,1950,SouthKorea'sfirstbatchoftroopsfinallyenteredNorthKoreatofight.
China'sparticipationinthewar
BeforetheoutbreakoftheKoreanWar,ChinatransferredtheKoreantroopsoftheFourthFieldArmytoNorthKoreaasadivisionattherequestofKimIlSung.AttheendofMay1950,KimIl-sungsentsecretenvoystoBeijing,butChairmanMaoZedongexpressedhisconcernabouttheUnitedStates’participationinthewar.AfterthewarbrokeoutandbeforethelandinginIncheon,herepeatedlyremindedKimIl-sungandtheKoreanPeople’sArmythatIncheonwouldbeLandinglocationintheUnitedStates.AftertheoutbreakoftheKoreanWar,ChinaestablishedtheNortheastFrontierDefenseForceonJuly13,1950,andtransferred4troopsandartilleryunitsfromHenanProvincetothenortheasttostrengthenborderdefense.OnAugust5,MaoZedongtelegraphedtheleadershipoftheNortheastFrontierDefenseArmy,requestingthatthepreparationsforcombatbecompletedbytheendofAugustandthattheycanbedispatchedtoNorthKoreatoparticipateinthewarinearlySeptember.Atthistime,theKoreanPeople'sArmywasstillfightingalongtheNakdongRiverinSouthKorea,andthe"UnitedNationsArmy"onlyguardedasmallareaoftheBusanDefenseCircle(only3%oftheterritoryoftheKoreanPeninsula).
AfterIncheonlanded,thesituationontheKoreanpeninsulareversed.TheChinesegovernmentbroadcastswarningstotheUnitedStatesalmosteverydaythatifitcrossesthe38thparallel,Chinawillsendtroops.OnSeptember30,PremierZhouEnlaideliveredatoughspeechattheNationalDaymeetingoftheCPPCC:"TheChinesepeoplemustnottolerateforeignaggression,norcantheyallowimperialismtoignorethewantonaggressionofitsneighbors."IntheearlymorningofOctober3,1950,beforeAmericantroopsenteredthenorthernpartoftheKoreanpeninsulaonalargescale,ZhouEnlaisummonedIndianAmbassadortoChinaPannijaandaskedhimtotelltheUSgovernment:"IftheUSforcescrossthe38thlineandinvadeNorthKorea,wewillnotsitidlyby."ThiswarningwasregardedbyTrumanasChina's"diplomaticblackmail"againsttheUnitedNationsandwasnottakenseriously.
AlthoughChinahasmadeastrongstatement,theinternalopinionsofthetopleadersareinconsistent,andmostofthemtendnottoparticipateinthewar,becauseChinahasgonethroughmanyyearsofwarandiswaitingtoberevived.Beinginvolvedinthiswarisnotgoodforthecountry'sdevelopment.ThedeclassifiedfilesoftheformerSovietUnionindicatethatStalin,astheheadofthesocialistcamp,instructedtheCCPtosendtroopstointervene,butuntilthebeginningofOctober,theChinesegovernmentstillfailedtomakeafinaldecisiononwhethertoparticipateinthewar.ZhouEnlairushedtoMoscowtodiscusstheissueofparticipationinthewarwiththeSovietside.OnOctober4,1950,PengDehuai,chairmanoftheNorthwestMilitaryandPoliticalCommitteeofChina,wasorderedtoarriveinBeijingtodiscusstheKoreanissue.ItwasonlyattheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeonOctober8,1950thathefinallydecidedtointerveneintheKoreanWar.ThedirectreasonfortheChinesegovernment'sdecisionwasthattheUSplanebombedChina'sAnton(nowDandong,Liaoning),andChina'sterritorialsecuritywasseriouslythreatened.IfNorthKoreaisoccupied,itwilldirectlythreatenChina'snationalinterests.EveniftheUSmilitarydoesnotattackChina,acountrywithaborderofmorethan1,000kilometerswithChinawillfallintothecapitalistcamp,whichisagreatthreattoChina.Atthesametime,theentryoftheUSmilitaryintotheTaiwanStraitforcedChinatosuspendthewarofcrossingtheseaagainstTaiwan,makingChinadirectlyfeelthethreatfromtheUnitedStates.Basedonthesereasons,theChinesegovernmentfinallydecidedtosendtroopstotheKoreanPeninsulatofightagainstthe"UnitedNationsArmy."
Thefirstandsecondbattles
Mainentry:ThefirstbattleoftheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea、TheSecondBattleoftheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea
Afterthedecisionwasmade,MaoZedongandZhouEnlaistudiedtheissueofsendingtroopsunderwhatname,andinitiallydraftedthenameofthe"supportarmy."HuangYanpeibelievesthatsupportingthearmyissentout,anditiseasyfortheinternationalcommunitytothinkthatChinahasdeclaredwarontheUnitedStates.Therefore,itwaschangedtotheChinesePeople'sVolunteerArmyandusedacompletelydifferentdesignationtoindicatethatitwasnotChinathatdeclaredwarwiththeUnitedStates,butthatthepeoplevolunteeredtosupportNorthKorea.Intheearlydaysofthewar,thisnamemadethe"UnitedNationsArmy"mistakenlythoughtitwasjustasmallteamofvolunteers.Later,the"UnitedNationsArmy"figuredoutthattheChinesePeople'sVolunteerswereformedandregulartroops,butafterusingacompletelydifferentdesignation,theywerealsowillingtorecognizethename"Volunteers"inordertolimitthewartotheKoreanPeninsulaandavoidescalation.
AlthoughitiscalledtheVolunteerArmy,itisactuallyanactiveforceparticipatinginthewarinanintegratedsystem.Commander-in-ChiefPengDehuaievenjokinglysaid:"Whatkindofvolunteerarmy,Iamnotavolunteer!"However,evenso,thesoldiersparticipatinginthewaratthattimeOpposingtheUSaidtoNorthKoreaiswelcomingandpositive,andtoacertainextentitcanberegardedas"volunteer."Thesloganatthetimewas"ResistUSaggressionandaidKorea,anddefendourcountry!"
OnOctober7,1950,theUSmilitaryviolentlycrossedthe38thparallelandadvancedtowardsPyongyang.Atthesametime,theNortheastFrontierGuardsoftheChinesePeople'sLiberationArmywerereorganizedintotheChinesePeople'sVolunteers,andPengDehuaiwasappointedasthecommanderandpoliticalcommissaroftheChinesePeople'sVolunteersinordertoentertheKoreanterritorytofightactively.
OnOctober19,1950,the38thArmyoftheChinesePeople'sVolunteerstooktheleadincrossingtheYaluRiverfromJi'an(nowJi'anCity)tofightintheDPRK.ThefirstbattleafterenteringtheDPRKstartedonOctober25,1950.Onthesameday,theVolunteerArmy's40thArmyandthe118thDivisionlaunchedaraidonthe"UnitedNations"inBeizhenandtookoveranhourtoretakeOnjing.ThecoalitiondidnotexpectthattheChinesearmywouldlaunchanoffensivewhenthecoalitioncrossedthe38thparallelandenteredNorthKorea.Moreover,thecoalitionforceshadnotreceivedanyintelligencethattheChinesearmyhadcrossedtheYaluRiver.ThecoalitionforceswerecaughtoffguardandretreatedtothesouthoftheQingchuanRiver.
OnNovember25,1950,thesecondbattlestarted.The13thCorpsoftheVolunteersattackedandrepelledtheSecondGroupofSouthKoreanArmyattheBattleofCheoncheonRiver,andthenrepelledtheUS2ndDivision.TheUnitedNationsCommandandtheU.S.EighthArmysuccessfullyretreatedunderthecoveroftheTurkishBrigade.OnNovember27th,ontheeasternfront,the9thCorpsoftheVolunteersraidedtheregimentcombatteam(3,000soldiers)oftheUSSeventhArmyandthe1stDivisionoftheUSMarineCorpsattheBattleofChangjinLakeandbesiegedthemforawhile;however,theUSmilitarywasstillintheAirForce.UnderthecoveroftheXCorps,theysuccessfullybrokethroughandretreatedbysea.OnNovember30,theEighthArmyoftheUSArmywasdrivenfromthenorthwesternpartoftheKoreanPeninsulabythe13thCorpsoftheVolunteers.OnDecember6,theChineseandNorthKoreantroopsregainedPyongyanganddrovethecoalitionbacktothevicinityofthe38thparallel,whichinitiallyreversedthesituationinNorthKorea.
Thethirdandfourthbattles
Mainentry:ThethirdbattleoftheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea、TheFourthBattleoftheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea
OnDecember31,1950,theChineseandNorthKoreancoalitionforceslaunchedthethirdbattle;byJanuary2,theVolunteershadpenetratedintothe"UnitedNationsArmy"defenseatadepthof15to20kilometers,disruptingthedeploymentofthe"UnitedNationsArmy",andthe"UnitedNationsArmy"wasdefeated.Forcedtoretreatacrosstheboard.AsofJanuary7,the"UnitedNationsArmy"hadretreatedtothePyeongtaek,Anseong,Jecheon,Yeongwol,andSamcheonlinesinthenorthandsouthofthe37thline.Duringtheoperation,alargenumberofSouthKoreantroopsandasmallnumberofUStroopswereannihilatedbytheChineseandNorthKoreantroopsbecausetheywereunabletoretreat.PengDehuaibelievedthatthecoalitionforceswerewithdrawingsouthwardinaplannedway,attemptingtoluretheenemydeeperandrepeatingtheoldtrickoftheIncheonlanding,soheorderedthevolunteerstostoppursuingandthebattleendedonJanuary8.
OntheeveningofFebruary11,1951,theVolunteerArmylaunchedaHengchengcounterattack,containingthe"UnitedNationsArmy"inTopyeong-ri,planningtoattacktheSouthKoreanEighthDivisioninthenorthwestofHengcheng,thusopeningthegap.AssaultedontheU.S.defenselineinWonju,theVolunteerswerevictorious.TheVolunteersusedthecross-countrycounterattacktoforcetheSouthKoreanThird,Fifth,andEighthDivisions,theFirstDivisionoftheU.S.SecondDivision,andtheAirborne187Regimenttobegintoretreat,whichtoacertainextenteasedthepressurethattheVolunteersfacedontheentirebattlefield.AftertheHengchengcounterattack,theUnitedNationsforcesontheeasternfrontshowedsignsoffalteringacrosstheboardandbegantoretreattovaryingdegrees,exceptforthe"UnitedNationsArmy"inToppira.
OnFebruary13,thevolunteerslaunchedToppira.Battle.
FromMarch7thtoApril4th,1951,theU.S.militarycarriedoutOperationRipper.FromtheeveningofMarch14thto15th,the1stSouthKoreanInfantryDivisionandthe3rdUSInfantryDivisionre-occupiedSeoul,markingthefourthandlasttimethecapitalhaschangedhandssinceJune1950.VolunteersabandonedIncheonandSeoul,andtheentirelinewasforcedtoretreatmorethan100kilometersandretreatedtothenorthofthe38°Nlatitudeline.
Duetothelackofamodernairforce,theVolunteershavenoso-calledfront-lineandlogisticaldistinctionsinNorthKorea.TheentirefrontisexposedtofierceU.S.airstrikesandcanonlyusenightcombatassaultsandalargenumberofmigrantworkersatnight.Theroadsandbridgeswererushedtorepair,followedbythebombing,andtheywerebombedagainaftertherepairs.Thereisalackoffreshfruitsandvegetablesonthebattlefield,andthevolunteersaregenerallysufferingfromnightblindness.Theharshenvironmentforcedthecommander-in-chiefofthevolunteers,PengDehuai,toreturntoBeijingbyplaneandspeakoutaboutthedifficultiesonthefrontline.Afterthinkingaboutit,MaoZedongproposedtoPengDehuai:"IfyoucanwintheKoreanWarquickly,youwillwinquickly.Ifyoucan'twinquickly,youwillwinslowly.Don'trushforsuccess."
Thefifthbattle
Mainentry:TheFifthBattleoftheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea
April22,1951,TheChinesePeople'sVolunteerslaunchedthefifthbattle.Bytheendofthe"WorshipOffensive"onthe29th,the"UnitedNationsArmy"begantolaunchthe"SecondSpringOffensive"andpushedintoCheorwonandYeoncheon.Amongthem,theVolunteerArmy63begantodefenditselfbymountainandriver.The"UnitedNationsArmy"steppedintothe38°northlatitudelineforthesecondtime.TheVolunteerswereforcedtoretreatabout40kilometersacrossthelinetobarelystopthecoalition'sattack.Times,knownas"VanFleet'sammunition",theChinesePeople'sVolunteerscasualtiesmorethan75,000people.The"UnitedNationsArmy"alsolostmorethan80,000peopleinthefifthbattle.Sincethen,thetwosideshaveshiftedtoastrategicconfrontation.
OnJuly10,1951,thetwosidesfinallyagreedtoaceasefireandsatatthenegotiatingtable.
TherearemanyconflictsbetweentheviewsoftheTrumanadministrationandMacArthur,thefrontcommanderofthecoalitionforces.TrumanwantedtoavoiddirectconflictwithChinaortheSovietUnion,anddidnotwanttotriggerWorldWarIII.MacArthurprioritizedmilitaryvictory.ManyofhisactionsontheKoreanPeninsulawerenotapprovedbyWashington,andsomeevenviolatedWashington'sdecision.OnApril11,1951,TrumanfinallydecidedtoremoveMacArthurfromthepostofsupremecommanderandwasreplacedbyMatthewLiQiwei.ThisorderwasknowntoMacArthurontheradioasthepeopleallovertheworlddid,andMacArthurthoughtitwasTruman'shumiliationtohim.Afterbeingdismissed,MacArthurwaswelcomedasaherointheUnitedStatesformonths,butthecrazedidnotlast.
MacArthurwasdismissedbyTrumanonApril11,1951becausehehadacommandershipdisputewithTrumanandadvocatedextendingtheKoreanWartoChina.However,MacArthur’sproposalwasnottosendtroopstoattackChina.ThehopeisthatpressurefromnavalandairforceswillforceChinatocompromiseassoonaspossibletoendtheKoreanWar.
OnMay15,1951,thefive-starGeneralOmarNelsonBradleywasinvitedtotestifytoCongress:"RedChinaisnotthepowerfulcountryseekingtodominatetheworld(herealludingtotheSovietUnion)Franklyspeaking,fromthepointofviewoftheJointChiefsofStaff,thisstrategywillallowustoengageinthewrongwarwiththewrongenemyatthewrongplace,atthewrongtime."
TheSovietUnionsecretlyintervenesh3>
Mainentry:MigeCorridor
November1950Atthebeginningofthemonth,oneweekafterthevolunteersenteredtheDPRK,theSovietAirForceenteredthewar.Aftermid1951,ChinaandtheSovietAirForceMiG-15repeatedlyfoughtcoalitionfighters,formingthefamous"MiGCorridor"overtheplainsonthesouthbankoftheYaluRiver,whichwastheareawheremostoftheairbattlesoccurredduringtheentireKoreanWar.InordertoavoidtheexpansionofthewarduetotheSovietUnion’sparticipationinthewar,atthetimeUSSecretaryofDefenseVandenbergexplainedatthepressconference:“Chinabecameanairforcepoweralmostovernight.”
ThemostmysteriousandeliteintheMiGCorridorTheforcesoftheSovietUnionandEasternEuropewerepilots.StalinorderedtheDefenseMinisterMarshalVasilievskytoberesponsiblefordispatchingaviationdivisionstoChina.AllSovietcombatantsworetheuniformsoftheChinesePeople’sVolunteersandstrictlyrestrictedthecombatareaoftheirpilots.ItscommanderistheaircombatheroKozhdub,andmanypilotshaveexperiencedthebaptismofWorldWarIIandhaveextremelyrichcombatexperience.Infact,theircommandsystemisindependentoftheChinesearmy,butthemainairportisstilllocatedinChinanearAnton.ItisveryclosetotheYaluRiver,anditismuchcheaperthantheU.S.fighterplanestakingofffromJapan.Inaddition,theUSmilitaryexpresslyprohibitsairforceunitsfromenteringChina.Mostofthetime,aircraftattheseairportscantakeoff,land,andassemblefreely.USpilotsoncementionedininterviewsthatwhenpatrollingtheairspaceneartheYaluRiver,theycouldseetheaircrafttakingoffattheairportfromadistance.Aftertheformationwascompleted,theycarriedoutaircombatwithahighadvantage.AlthoughStalindemandedstrictconfidentiality,thecoalitionforcesactuallylearnedoftheSovietinterventionfrommonitoringradiocommunicationsaftertheSovietUnionjoinedtheranksofairwarfare.However,duringtheentireKoreanWar,thecoalitionforcesalsochosetoremainsilenttopreventthewarfromexpanding.
ThelimitedareaoftheMiGCorridorandmostoftheairbattlesareconcentratedoutsidethisrange,showingthatthecoalitionforcesheadedbytheU.S.militaryhavenotlostcontrolofairsupremacy.TheSovietUnionandChinaarealsowillingtoestablishforwardairfieldsinthesouth.Nothigh,italsocausedbothsidestogotothisareaforaircombat.Intermsofthedistancethatbothsidesneedtofly,theaveragestaytimeoftheUSF-86isabout20minutes.Judgingfromtheresults,theUSmilitaryhasindeedsuppressedthevolunteers'abilitytouseairpowerontheKoreanPeninsula.However,afteralongperiodofconfrontation,theUSmilitary'sstrategicattempttocutofftheChinesemilitary'stransportationlinebybombingfailedintheend.
In2000,WangHai,theformercommanderoftheChinesePeople’sLiberationArmyAirForce,wroteinhisautobiography"MyCombatCareer":TheSovietAirForcefought."Duringtheentirewar,12Sovietairdivisionsparticipatedintheaircombat.Thetotalnumberofairforcesparticipatinginthewarwas72,000,andin1952itreached25,000-26,000atitspeak.TheSovietAirForce’sfightersshotdownatotalof1,097enemyaircraft,andtheanti-aircraftartilleryshotdownatotalof212enemyaircraft.AccordingtostatisticsfromtheGeneralStaffoftheArmedForcesoftheRussianFederation,Sovietaviationlost335aircraftand120pilotsontheKoreanbattlefield.ThetotallossofSovietsoldiersinthiswarwas299.
Thefirstarmisticenegotiations
Afterayearoflarge-scaleconflict,onJune23,1951,Malik,theSovietrepresentativetotheUnitedNations,wasontheradioprogram"ThePriceofPeace"Putforwardaproposalforthetwosidestonegotiateaceasefire:"ThemostacuteissueoftheNorthKoreanarmedconflictcanalsoberesolved....TheSovietpeoplebelievethatthefirststepisthatthewarringpartiesshouldnegotiateaceasefireandatruce.Withdrawthearmyfromthe38thparallel."
OnJune25,1951,ChinaandtheUnitedStatesissuedastatementalmostatthesametimeexpressingtheiragreement.ChinapublishedaneditorialinthePeople’sDailythatday,saying,"We,theChinesepeople,totallyagree.Thissuggestion".Ontheotherhand,USPresidentTrumandeliveredaspeechattheinaugurationceremonyoftheAeronauticalEngineeringResearchCenterinTennessee,statingthattheUnitedStatesis"willingtoparticipateinthenegotiationsforapeacefulsettlementoftheKoreanPeninsula."
OnJune30,thecommander-in-chiefofthe"UnitedNationsArmy"LiQiweiwasorderedtoinformtheKoreanPeople’sArmy:“IlearnedthatNorthKoreamaywishtoholdameetingtodiscussacessationofhostilitiesandallarmedactionsontheKoreanPeninsula.Thearmisticeagreement,andIwouldliketoproperlyguaranteetheimplementationofthisarmisticeagreement.Afteryour(KoreanPeople’sArmy)respondstothisnotice,Iwillsendourrepresentativesandproposeadateforameetingtomeetwithyourrepresentatives.IproposethisThemeetingcanbeheldonaDanishwoundedshipinWonsanPort."
OnJuly1,1951,thecommander-in-chiefoftheKoreanPeople’sArmyKimIl-sungandthecommander-in-chiefoftheChinesePeople’sVolunteersPengDehuaireplied:Thedeclarationonpeacenegotiationswasreceivedonthe30th.Weareauthorizedtodeclaretoyouthatweagreetomeetwithyourrepresentativesfornegotiationsonthecessationofmilitaryoperationsandtheestablishmentofpeace.Thelocationofthemeeting,werecommendKaesongonthe38thlineRegion.Ifyouagree,ourrepresentativesaregoingtomeetwithyourrepresentativesfromJuly10to15,1951."Inthisway,thefirstarmisticenegotiationsbetweenthetwosideswereheldinKaesongonJuly10.
TherepresentativesofNorthKoreaandChinaare:Nanri(NorthKorea),LiXiangchao(NorthKorea),DengHua(middle),Jiefang(middle),ZhangThefivegeneralsofHirayama(Chao). SouthKoreaandtheUnitedStatesarerepresentedbyfivegenerals:TurnerJoe(UnitedStates),Craig(UnitedStates),HuoZhi(UnitedStates),Burke(UnitedStates),andBaiShanye(SouthKorea). |
TheDPRKandChinamadethreesuggestions:1.Aceasefire;2.Restoringthe38thparalleltotheborderbetweenNorthKoreaandSouthKorea;3.Withdrawingforeigntroopsassoonaspossible.SouthKoreaandtheUnitedStatesdidnotacceptthisproposalanddemandedthattheceasefiredemarcationlinebeplacedinareascontrolledbyNorthKoreaandChina.Thefirstnegotiationbrokedown.
TheMilitaryDemarcationLineAgreement
Inordertoobtainfavorableconditionsforthearmisticenegotiations,the"UnitedNationsArmy"andtheKoreanArmywereheldfromAugust18thtoSeptember18thandSeptember29th,1951.-ThesummeroffensiveandautumnoffensivewerelaunchedonOctober22,respectively,attackingthewestandeastlinesofdefenseofNorthKoreaandChina.TheKoreanPeople’sArmyandtheChinesePeople’sVolunteerswereturnedintodefenses,andatthesametimetheywerehitbyfloodsandmanyfortificationsweredestroyed.Aftertwomonthsoffiercefighting,the"UnitedNationsArmy"occupied646squarekilometersoflandandadvancedabout2kilometersonaverage.LiQiweirealizedthat"noonewouldbelievethatwiththislimitedforceinourhands,wecanwinanoverallvictory."Asaresult,thearmisticenegotiationsresumedonOctober25,1951,andthelocationwaschangedtoPanmunjom.
FromOctober30tolateNovember,1951,theVolunteerslaunchedapartialcounterattack,regaining178squarekilometersofland,andconsolidatedthedefenseoftheKaesongarea.
OnNovember27,thetwosidesreachedanagreementontheissueofthemilitarydemarcationlineandthedemilitarizedzone:"Thecurrentlineofcontactbetweenthetwopartiesshallbethemilitarydemarcationline.Ifthemilitaryarmisticeagreementissigned30daysaftertheapprovalofthisagreement,theabove-mentionedmilitarydemarcationlineanddemilitarizedzoneshallberevisedaccordingtothechangesintheactualcontactlinebetweenthetwopartiesinthefuture."
Bothsidesaredeadlocked
Mainentry:ShangganlingBattle
DiabeticRidge,SadRidge
DuringthesummeroffensivefromAugust18toSeptember18,1951,inordertoensurethetruceAmorefavorablelineofpositionswasobtained.SinceAugust18,theUSandSouthKoreanforceshavesimultaneouslylaunchedattacksonDixuelingandtheeastbankoftheSoyangRiver.WiththeresoluteresistanceofthemilitarycommanderFangHushan,thetwosideslaunchedashort-handedbloodybattle.Afterafewdays,theentiremountaintopwasstainedredwithblood.TheUSmilitaryreporterwhosawthismiserablebattlecouldn'thelpbutyelled"BloodyRidge"(BloodyRidge)thename.ByAugust27,theKoreanarmywasforcedtoretreat,andthetopsofthemountainsithadcapturedwereagainoccupiedbytheKoreanarmy.The"UnitedNationsArmy"replacedthe36thRegimentoftheSouthKoreanArmywiththe9thRegimentofthe2ndDivisionoftheUSArmy.TheNorthKoreanarmyhidinthetunnelonthereverseslope,andwhentheUSarmywasabouttoadvancetothetoppositionofthemountain,itsuddenlyshotviolently.Asaresult,theUSarmysufferedheavylosseseverytime.OnSeptember5,DiabloRidgewasfinallycapturedbytheUnitedStatesandSouthKorea.
ThelossreportofDixieLinggaveVanFleetagreatshock,sotheU.S.10thArmyturnedtocapturethe851-931-894highlandgroupjustnorthofDixieLing.TheUSmilitaryreporterwhowitnessedthebattleonthismountaincalledoutthenameSadnessRidge.Inthisbattle,theUS23rdRegimentAssaultCompanywasattackedbymachineguncross-fireandgrenades,aswellasconcentratedfirefromartilleryandmortar.Thetwobattalionsofthe23rdRegimenthadnootherchoicebuttoretreattothevalleytoavoiddirectfireanddigtrenchesforself-defense.OnSeptember16,theUSArmy’s23rdRegiment,JamesY.Adams,sentareserveteamtoattackatthesametimefrombothwingstoreducethepressureonthefrontalforces.However,thisattackwasalsoblockedbytheNorthKoreanarmyandnoprogresswasmade.OnSeptember20,thenewlyappointed2ndDivisionCommander,MajorGeneralRobertN.Young,orderedthe9thRegiment,whichhadparticipatedintheBattleofBloodRidge,toseizethe1024and867highlandsonbothsidesofHeartbreakRidge.Highland1024wastaken,butbecauseitwas7kilometersawayfromSadnessRidge,ithadlittleeffectonthesuppressionofthetunneltacticsonthereverseslopeoftheKoreanarmy,andthenewlyreplaced15thregimentoftheKoreanarmyheldthe867highlandtenaciously.
TheBattleofShangganling
IntheearlymorningofOctober14,1952,the"UnitedNationsArmy"The8thArmyCommanderVanFleetlaunchedtheBattleofShangganlingnorthofJinhua,andbothsideslostandregainedtheirgainsandlossesonthesurfacepositions.Asaresultofrepeatedcompetitions,bothsidessufferedheavycasualties.In43days,morethan2.3millionartilleryshellswerefiredinanareaof3.7squarekilometers,andthemudontheridgewasblownoutbyanaverageofatleast3meters.ThecasualtiesoftheChinesePeople’sVolunteershaveincreasedsharply,buttheUSmilitary’sattackshavebeenprevented,andtheUSmilitary’scasualtieshaveincreaseddramatically.HuanlinghaskilledmorethanathousandUSsoldiers.
AfterVanFleetwasunabletowintheUpperGanling,theUSmilitarywasunabletolaunchanoffensiveonabattalionscale,becausetheUSmilitaryhasrealizedthatitwillstillrelyonnegotiationstoendthewar.DefendingtheChinesearmyonShangganling,allthecommendationsweretheShangganlingHeroes.
Formalarmistice
Mainentry:NorthKoreaArmisticeAgreement
OnMarch30and31,1953,ZhouEnlaiandKimIlSung,onbehalfofChinaandNorthKorea,successivelyproposedatwo-stepsolutiontotheissueofprisonersofwar.Theyadvocatedtheimmediaterepatriationofallprisonerswhoinsistedonrepatriationafterthearmistice.,Andhandovertheremainingprisonersofwartoneutralcountriestoensureajustsettlementoftherepatriationissue.Thisproposalwonthesympathyandsupportofpublicopinionallovertheworld.
ThetrucenegotiationsresumedonApril26,1953,andonJune8,1953,anagreementwasfinallyreachedontherepatriationofprisonersofwar.
However,onJune18,1953,theRheeChengmanGroupdrove27,000prisonersofwarfromtheprisoner-of-warcampwithoutstoppingbytheU.S.securityforces.Accordingtothe"KoreanWarVolunteersTreatingPrisonersofWar:TheEnemy'sOwn"documentrecords,McLaughlinlost66poundswhenhewasrepatriated.
OnJune19,1953,NorthKoreaandChinaseverelycondemnedthisprovocativeact,andtheUnitedStatesforcedRheetomakeaguaranteefortheimplementationofthearmisticeagreementinthefuture.Inexchange,theU.S.governmentagreedtotrainandequipSouthKoreantroopswith20divisions,provide1billionU.S.dollarsineconomicassistance,andsignamilitaryagreement.
At10amonJuly27,1953inPanmunjom,NorthKorea,China,andtheUnitedStatessignedthe"KoreaArmisticeAgreement"andthe"TemporarySupplementtotheArmisticeAgreement"ceasefireagreement.
OnOctober1,1953,theUnitedStatesandSouthKoreasignedthe"U.S.-SouthKoreaMutualDefenseTreaty"andcontinuedtoretainAmericantroopsinSouthKorea.AttheGenevaConferenceheldinApril1954forthepeacefulsettlementoftheKoreanissueandtherestorationoftheIndochinapeaceissue,noagreementwasreachedonthewithdrawalofallforeigntroopsfromNorthKoreaandthepeacefulsettlementoftheKoreanissue.TheChinesePeople'sVolunteerswerecompletelywithdrawnfromNorthKoreaattheendof1958,afterconsultationandagreementbetweenthegovernmentsofNorthKoreaandChina.ThisactiondemonstratesthesincerityofNorthKoreaandChinainimplementingthearmisticeagreementandpeacefullyresolvingtheNorthKoreanissue.
Thesigningceremonyofthe"KoreaArmisticeAgreement"(2photos)
In1954,SovietofficialsandrepresentativesofcountriesparticipatinginthewarontheKoreanPeninsulaheldtalksinGeneva,Switzerland.However,thenegotiationsfailedtoreachapermanentpeaceplanandfailedtoresolvetheissueofNorth-SouthreunificationontheKoreanPeninsula.Untiltoday,60yearslater,theKoreanPeninsulaisstilldividedintotwocountries:theDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKoreaandtheRepublicofKorea.In1991,NorthKoreaandSouthKoreasignedanagreementtonegotiateapermanentpeacetreaty,whichwasapprovedin1992.However,in1991,NorthKoreabegantoboycottthemilitaryceasefirecommittee,andChinawithdrewfromthecommitteein1994.OnMay27,2009,theNorthKoreanmilitaryissuedastatementannouncingthatNorthKoreawouldwithdrawfromtheNorthKoreanarmisticeagreementandwillnolongerbeboundbythemilitaryarmisticeagreement.
In2009,theNorthKoreanMilitaryandtheMotherlandPeacefulReunificationCommitteestatedthatNorthKorea"willnolongerabidebytheKoreanWarArmisticeAgreement."OnOctober21,2010,theKoreaCentralNewsAgencyissuedalongcommentaryhighlyappraisingtheachievementsoftheChineseVolunteersandawarded661,736officersandsoldiersoftheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKoreawiththetitleofhero,medalsandmedals.OnNovember11,2010,ObamasaidinaspeechinSouthKoreathattheUnitedStateshadwontheKoreanWar.
InSeptember2020,inavideoconferenceoftheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly,SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inreiteratedinhisspeechthathesuggestedthatNorthKoreaandSouthKorea,theUnitedStates,andperhapsChina,jointlydeclaretheendoftheKoreanWar.Strictlyspeaking,sincetheKoreanWarendedwithanarmisticewithoutsigningapeacetreaty,thetwoKoreasarestillatwar.OnOctober8,2020,accordingtoYonhapNewsAgencyinSeoul,SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inproposedthatSouthKoreaandtheUnitedStatesjointlyannouncedtheofficialendoftheKoreanWarfrom1950to1953.HesaidthatthisisawaytoopenthedoortopeaceontheKoreanpeninsulaandfurtherconsolidatetheKorea-USalliance.
Forcesparticipatinginthewar
MainlyNorthKoreaandSouthKorea.ChinasentvolunteerstosupportNorthKorea.TheUnitedStates,aswellastheUnitedKingdom,Canada,Australia,NewZealand,theNetherlands,France,Turkey,Thailand,thePhilippines,Greece,Belgium,Colombia,Ethiopia,SouthAfrica,andLuxembourgparticipatedinthewarinaccordancewithUNResolution84;theSovietUnionsentsmall-scaleaviationunitsParticipatedinairdefenseoperationsintheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKoreawiththeanti-aircraftartilleryunit.
Participatingcountries,maincommandersandnationalleaders | Puttroops(person) | |||
China-NorthKoreaAlliedForces | NorthKorea | JinRicheng | 266,600 | 1,642,600 |
China | MaoZedong,PengDehuai | 1,350,000 | ||
SovietUnion | Stalin | 26,000(mainlypilots) | ||
HanJun, "UnitedNationsArmy" | SouthKorea | LeeSeungman | 602,902 | 1,184,834 |
UnitedStates | Truman,MacArthur,LiQiwei,Clark,Walker | 540000 | ||
UnitedKingdom | Attlee | 14,198 | ||
Canada | Omitted | 8,123 | ||
Australia | 略 | 2,282 | ||
Philippines | 略 | td>1,496 | ||
Turkey | 略 | 5,453 | ||
略 | 819 | |||
France | 略 | 1,185 | ||
NewZealand | 略 | 1,385 | ||
Thailand | 略 | 1,290 | ||
Ethiopia | 略 | 1,600 | ||
Greece | 略 | 1,263 | ||
Colombia | Omitted | 1,068 | ||
Belgium | 略 | 900 | ||
SouthAfrica | 略 | 826 | ||
Luxembourg | 略 | 44 |
KoreanPeople’sArmy
Mainentry:KoreanPeople’sArmy
TheKoreanPeople'sArmyhascarefullypreparedandestablishedalargearmysinceFebruary1948.
Weaponsandequipment:TheSovietUnionprovidedtheKoreanPeople’sArmywithalargenumberofmodernweaponsandequipmentrepresentedbytheT-34tank.
Personneltrainingandequipment:Since1946,theSovietUnionhastrainedthousandsofNorthKoreanofficers,andeachdivisionisalsoequippedwithabout15Sovietmilitaryadvisers.ItisworthmentioningthatinFebruary1949,KimIl-sungorderedParkIl-woo(long-termparticipationintherevolutionaryactivitiesoftheChineseCommunistParty)tofindMaoZedonginBeijing,whichhadjustbeenpeacefullyliberated,to"borrow"thetwoKoreandivisionsofthePeople’sLiberationArmy,formerlyknownasthe"KoreanVolunteerArmy."(164,166divisions).AfterobtainingMaoZedong’sapproval,alargenumberofKoreanofficersandsoldierswhohadparticipatedintheChineseAnti-JapaneseWarandtheCivilWarinNortheastChinaandGuanneiandhadrichpracticalexperiencewereenlistedintheNorthKoreanarmy,includingGeneralFangHushan,whohadfrightenedtheUSmilitary.Therefore,thestrengthoftheKoreanPeople'sArmyin1949wasindeedunmatchedbytheSouthKoreanarmy.Atthesametime,inordertoensurethepoliticalcentripetalforceofthearmy,theofficersoftheKoreanPeople'sArmyareallveteransoftheAnti-JapaneseWarorthosewhodidnotcooperatewithJapanduringtheJapanesecolonialrule.
NorthKoreahas10divisions,thefirstsixdivisions,eachwith11,000people,the7thdivisionwith12,000,andthe10thand13thdivisionsaredissatisfied,eachwithonly6,000people.The15thDivisionisalso11,000people.
2independentregiments:about8,000people;5garrisonbrigadeswithatotalof18,600people.
A105armoredbrigade:120Soviet-madeT-34tanks.
Anindependentarmoredregiment:30Soviet-madeT-34tanks.
Artillery:600guns.
Aircraft:180.
Fighter:40.
Bombers:70.
Reconnaissanceaircraft:10aircraft.
Totalstrength:about137,000people
InJuly1949,the"164thDivisionoftheFourthFieldArmyoftheChinesePeople'sLiberationArmy"wasrenamed"The5thDivisionoftheKoreanPeople'sArmy"and"166Division"Itwasrenamed"6thDivision"and"156thDivision"wasrenamed"7thDivision".KoreanPeople’sArmy’s2ndDivisionChiefChoiHyun,ChiefofStaffXuBo,4thDivisionChiefLiQuanwu,6thDivisionChiefFangHushan,7thDivisionChiefCuiIn,3rdDivisionChiefofStaffZhangPingshan,3rdDivision16thRegimentTheheadoftheregiment,CuiRendeandothers,weremostlyKoreansservingascadresofthePeople'sLiberationArmyinChina.
ChinesePeople'sVolunteersArmy
Mainentry:ChinesePeople'sVolunteersArmy
ChinahasenteredNorthKoreasuccessivelytofight,fromthefirstfieldtothe1army,fromthesecondfield,thereare12army,13armyandmorethan10,000personneltoparticipateinthewar.In1954,hereturnedtoChinawiththe15army.The15thArmyandthe16thArmycameoutofSanyewiththe20thArmy,the21stArmy,the23rdArmy,the24thArmy,the26thArmy,andthe27thArmy.The38thArmy,39thArmy,40thArmy,42ndArmy,46thArmy,47thArmy,50thArmyand54thArmycamefromthefourfields.Fromthe60thArmyoftheEighteenthCorps.FromtheNorthChinaFieldArmy,the63rdArmy,64thArmy,65thArmy,66thArmy,67thArmy,68thArmy.ThesetroopsenteredNorthKoreatofightinsuccession,includingtheairforceandartillery,withatotalforceofnearly1.9million.
SouthKoreanArmy
Weaponry:TheSouthKoreanArmylacksweaponsandhasnoformedartilleryunits,airforceunits,andtankunits.
Personneltrainingandequipment:MostoftheofficerscamefromJapanorManchukuomilitaryschoolduringWorldWarII,suchasthelaterpresidentParkZhengxi,andtheformerdivisioncommander,armycommander,andchiefofstaffBaiShanye.
Thereare9divisionsinSouthKorea,eachofwhichhasdifferentstrengths.Amongthem,the1stand7thdivisionsarethemost.Eachdivisionhasabout9,600people,followedbythe6thdivisionwith9112peopleandthe2nddivision.Thereareabout8,000people,andtheremaining3and5capitaldivisionsareallabout7,000people.The8thDivisionhasfewerthan7,000people,withonly6,866people.
Armoredvehicles:about27vehicles.
Artillery:about129.
Bazooka:about1,900.
30aircraft:10fighters,10liaisonaircraft,10trainers,nobombers.
Totalstrength:about98,000people.
Beforethewarbrokeout,themilitarystrengthofNorthKoreaandSouthKoreawasasfollows:troopstrength2-1,artillery2-1,machinegun7-1,semi-automaticrifle13-1,tank6.5-1,aircraft6.-1.Comparingthetwosides,theKoreanPeople’sArmyhasanabsoluteadvantage.
"UnitedNationsArmy"
bytheUnitedStates,Britain,Australia,theNetherlands,NewZealand,Canada,France,thePhilippines,Turkey,Thailand,SouthAfrica,Greece,Belgium,Luxembourg,Colombia,EthiopiaAtotalof16countries’combattroopsandfivecountries’medicalteamsincludingSweden,India,Denmark,NorwayandItaly.ItisworthpointingoutthattheSouthKoreanarmyisalsounderthecommandofthe"UnitedNationsArmy".
DuringtheKoreanWar,the"UnitedNationsArmy"invadingNorthKoreareached932,600troopsatmost,andthenumberofSouthKoreantroopsunderthecommandofthe"UnitedNationsArmy"reachedmorethan590,000people.TheUnitedStatesrankedfirstinadditiontoSouthKoreantroops.,Withastrengthofmorethan300,000;theUnitedKingdomrankedsecondwithastrengthofmorethan14,000;Canadarankedthirdwithastrengthof8,123;Turkeyrankedfourthwithastrengthofmorethan5,400;theorderoftheremainingtroopsTheyareAustralia,thePhilippines,NewZealand,Thailand,Ethiopia,France,Greece,Colombia,Belgium,theNetherlands,Luxembourg,andSouthAfrica.
IntheKoreanWar,theUnitedStatesusedone-thirdofitsarmyforce,andthebattlefieldforcereached302,483atitspeak;one-halfofitsnavalforce,itdispatched210shipsofvarioustypes,and383combataircraftofthenavalaviationforce.One-fifthoftheairforce’sstrength,tensofthousandsofaircraftofvarioustypeshavebeendispatched,andthenumberofaircraftonthebattlefieldisashighasmorethan1,700.
TheU.S.Armyemploysalargenumberofelitetroops,includingthe"FoundingFathers"-theFirstCavalryDivision,"TheSwordoftheUnitedStates"-theFirstMarineDivision,andthe"HourglassDivision"-theSeventhU.S.ArmyDivision,"AceFlyingTeam"-Alargenumberof"aces"suchastheFourthAviationWing.
TheU.S.militaryusesallmodernweaponsexceptatomicbombs.Thedensityofartilleryfire,battlefieldforcedensity,andairstrikedensityinmanybattlesandbattleshasexceededthelevelofWorldWarII.
Casualties
CasualtiesinSouthKorea,theUnitedStatesandothercountries
SouthKoreaannouncescasualties
Inthe"UnitedNationsArmy",theUnitedStatesandSouthKoreahadatotalof174,415deaths,hundredsofthousandsofwoundedandsick,andtensofthousandsofmissingandcaptured.Amongthem,36,574werekilledbytheUSmilitary;103,284wereinjuredorsick;morethan8,000weremissingorcaptured,accountingfor74.26%.IntheUSmilitary'sdeathtoll,theArmyaccountedfor68.44%,theAirForceaccountedfor13.06%,theNavyaccountedfor8.30%,andtheMarineCorpsaccountedfor10.20%.TheSouthKoreanarmyunderthecommandofthe"UnitedNationsArmy"killed137,899people,injured450,742people,and32,838missingandcaptured,atotalof621,749people,andatotalof415,004SouthKoreansoldiersandciviliansdied.
SouthKorea’scasualtydataisthemostconfusing.Accordingtoasetoffigures,SouthKoreahaslost1,312,836people,includingmilitaryandcivilians,ofwhich415,004died,425,868weredisabled,and459,428weremissing.
In1976,the"WarHistoryofKorea"publishedbytheWarHistoryCompilationCommitteeoftheMinistryofDefenseofSouthKoreaclaimedthatthenumberofcasualtiesandmissing/capturesofthe"UnitedNationsArmy"was1,168,160.TheSouthKoreanarmylostmorethan984,400people,ofwhichmorethan227,800werekilled,morethan717,100injured,andmorethan43,500missing.ThisfigureisnottoofarawayfromthefigurethatChinaandNorthKoreaestimatedtokillandinjuretheKoreanarmy.However,otherinformationfromtheSouthKoreansideclaimsthatthisincludesthenumberofcasualtiesofnon-militarypersonnel,andtheofficialSouthKoreanfigurehasnowbeencorrectedto620,000.
Chinaannouncestheresultsofthewar
DuringtheentirewartoresistUSaggressionandaidKorea,theChinesePeople’sVolunteerswipedouttheenemy718,477people.IncludingthenumberofenemieswipedoutbytheKoreanPeople’sArmyfromJune25,1950toJuly27,1953,theChineseandNorthKoreantroopswipedoutatotalof1.093839millionenemies,ofwhichmorethan390,000werefromtheU.S.Army,morethan660,000fromtheKoreanArmy,andtheremainingservants2Morethantenthousandpeople.Shotdown,woundedandcaptured12,224enemyaircraft,destroyedanddamaged3,064enemytanks,andsunkanddamaged257enemyships.
StatisticsofUSmilitarycasualties
AccordingtothesecondvolumeofU.S.militaryhistoryduringtheKoreanWarComparingthenumberofcasualtiesoftheUSmilitary,the2010USCongressionalResearchInstitute(CRS)reportonthecasualtiesofpreviousUSwarsandmilitaryoperationssubmittedtoCongressshouldbethemostcredible(asshowninthetablebelow).Amongthedeathfigures,therearealsodataabout8,000peoplemissingduringmissions(alsoknownasUNACCOUNTEDFOR,whichmeansthatthebodieshavenotbeenfound,theyhavebeenpresumeddead).Theabovefiguresarealsoconstantlychanging,andtheremainsofAmericansoldiersareconstantlybeingfound,Theidentitywasconfirmedandburied.AsofJanuary15,2014,therearestill7896Americansoldierswhosebodieshavenotbeenrecovered.
Total | 36574 | 33739 | 2835 | 103284 |
Army | 29856 | 27731 | 2125 | 77596 |
Navy | 657 | 503 | 154 | 1576 |
Marines | 4509 | 4267 | 242 | 23744 |
AirForce | 1552 | 1238 | 314 | 368 |
CasualtiesbetweenChinaandNorthKorea
From1950-1958,theChineseVolunteerssufferedmorethan390,000casualties,including171,687peoplewhowerekilledordiedofillness.220,000peoplewereinjured(deductingmultipleinjuries),atotalof390,000casualties,andtherearereportsthatthetotalnumberofcasualtiesandmissingpersonsoftheChineseandNorthKoreantroopsisabout630,000.OnehundredthousandpeoplewerecapturedbytheKoreanarmy.Accordingtoincompletestatistics,duringtheKoreanWar,theVolunteerssufferedmorethan360,000casualtiesand171,687peoplediedinaction.ThepersonnellossesoftheChinesePeople’sVolunteersintheKoreanWarwere:111,400deathsandaccidents,21,600dead,230,000injured,13,000dead,437,000sick,21,700captured,and0.4missing.10,000people,withatotalof382,000casualties.
Aftermorethanadecadeofnationwideinvestigationandverification,theWarMemorialoftheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKoreahasconfirmedthatasofOctober2010,atotalof183,108ChinesePeople’sVolunteershaddiedforthecountryfrom1950-1958.OnOctober29,2014,theMinistryofCivilAffairsandtheGeneralPoliticalDepartmentofChinaconfirmedthattherewere19,763martyrsintheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea.
Summaryofcasualties
SouthKorea:137,899peoplekilled,450,742injured,24,495missing,and8,343captured;
UnitedStates:36,574killed(including2,830Non-combatcasualties),103284injured,7926missing,4714captured;
UK:1109killed,2674injured,179missing,977captured;
Turkey:741killed,2068injured,168missing,244captured;
Australia:339killed,1216injured,43missing,26captured;
Canada:516killed,1042injured,1missing,33captured;
France:262killed,1042injured,1missing,12captured;
p>Thailand:129killed,1139injured,5missing;
Greece:192killed,543injured,3missing;
Netherlands:killed120people,645injured,3missing;
Colombia:163killed,448injured,28captured;
Ethiopia:121killedand536injured;
Philippines:92peoplewerekilled,299peoplewereinjured,97peopleweremissingandcaptured;
Belgium:101peoplewerekilled,478peoplewereinjured,5peopleweremissing,and1personwascaptured;
Luxembourg:2killedand13injured;
NewZealand:34killedand299injured;
SouthAfrica:34killedand9missing;
Summarizedfiguresfromseveralaspects.DuringtheentireKoreanWar,thelowestpersonnellossstatisticsconfirmedbythe"UnitedNationsArmy"was:thepersonnellossofthe"UnitedNationsArmy"wasmorethan570,000.Inthisfigure,itisestimatedthatthelossescausedbytheChinesearmyaccountedformorethantwo-thirds,thatis,morethan380,000people.
NorthKorea:215,000–350,000killed,303,000injured,120,000missingandcaptured;
China:StatisticsonChina’scasualties:183,108killed(34,000ofwhomwerenon-combatants)Killedinbattle),383,218injured,25,621missing,21,400werecaptured;
AccordingtotheUnitedStates,thenumberofcasualtiesinChina:400,000killed,486,000injured,and21,839captured;
SovietUnion:Duringtheentirewar,12Sovietairdivisionsparticipatedinaircombat.Thetotalnumberofairforcesparticipatinginthewarwas72,000,andin1952,itreached25,000to26,000atitspeak.TheSovietAirForce’sfighterplanesshotdown1,097enemyplanes,andtheanti-aircraftartilleryshotdown212enemyplanes.AccordingtostatisticsseeninthearchivesoftheGeneralStaffoftheArmedForcesoftheRussianFederation,Sovietaviationlost335aircraftand120pilotsinNorthKorea.Inthiswar,Sovietsoldierssacrificedatotalof282men.
Totalnumberofcivilianskilledandinjured:anestimated2.5millionpeople.
SouthKorea:990,968people;amongthem,373,599werekilled,229,625wereinjured,and387,744weretakenprisonerormissing.
NorthKorea:Itisestimatedthatthereareabout1.55millionpeople.
Waratrocities
TheUSmilitary,becauseofconcernsthatNorthKoreanintelligencepersonnelandsaboteurswillbemixedintotherefugeeswhofledsouth,itfiredatgroupsofrefugees.ThepublicmassacresofciviliansbytheUSmilitaryincludetheLaogenliincidentandtheXinchuanCountymassacre.Inaddition,U.S.aircraftalsobombedcitiesandciviliantargets.Causedalargenumberofcasualties.OnJune23,1952,theU.S.AirForcebombedtheYaluRiverHydropowerPlantinChinaonalargescale.OnJuly11,theU.S.AirForcecarriedoutbombingandfire-raisingonPyongyang.ProtestsanddenunciationshavebeenlaunchedalloverChina,exposingandprotestingthisatrocitiesintheUnitedStates.Somescholarsbelievethatthe"UnitedNationsArmy"usedbacterialweaponsinthewar.
TheSouthKoreanarmyorganized"securityteams"and"communistregiments"inthenationalterritoryregainedbytheSouthKoreanarmyandinthecitiesandvillagesofNorthKoreathatitsubsequentlyoccupied.Civiliansofpro-communistscarriedoutlarge-scaleinvestigationsandexecutions,suchastheGanghwaIslandmassacre.
TheKoreanPeople’sArmy,afteroccupyingmostofSouthKorea’sterritoryatthebeginningofthewar,andwhentheU.S.forceswereforcedtowithdrawfromSouthKoreaafterthelandinginIncheon,theyconductedscreeningsinvariousareasofSouthKoreaandcheckedSouthKoreangovernmentofficials,militaryofficers,police,andmilitarypolice.,Capitalists,businessmen,intellectuals,teachers,journalists,landlords,religiousfigures,andtheirfamilieshavecarriedoutmassarrestsandexecutions.
Theimpactofthewar
TheKoreanPeninsula
TheNorth-Southsplitbeforethewarwasnotresolvedthroughthewar,butithasalsoworsened.TheKoreanPeninsulaisontheworldmilitarystage.Oneofthehotspotscontinuestothisday.
SouthKorea
TheSouthKoreaneconomywasseverelydamagedafterthewar.Afterthewar,reunificationwasstillthegoal,andeconomicdevelopmentwasnotemphasized.HekeptplanningforanotherwarwithNorthKoreaatanytime.AftertheApril16thMovement,LeeSeung-mansteppeddown,andthesituationhasnoteased.Sincethen,the"SilmiIslandIncident"occurredduringParkZhengxi'sadministration,andthehostileatmospherebetweenthetwosideshasnotchangedduetothechangeofleaders.TheleadersofNorthKoreaandSouthKoreahavehadseveralmeetingsandtalks,butduetothefundamentaldifferencesinideologyandpoliticalsystemsbetweenthetwosides,noactualprogresshasbeenmade.
NorthKorea
DuetotheunificationwarlaunchedbyNorthKorea,WesterncapitalismledbytheU.S.Withtheresistanceofthecamp,NorthKoreawasseverelydamagedinthewar,andthesocialwealthaccumulatedduringthepeacebuildingfrom1945to1950disappeared.ThisbattlelaidthefoundationfortherapiddevelopmentofNorthKoreaoverthenext20years.
TheUnitedStates
TheUnitedStatesalmostbrokeoutanall-outwarwiththetwomajorsocialistpowers,ChinaandtheSovietUnion.DeanAcheson,whoservedastheSecretaryofStateoftheUnitedStatesduringtheKoreanWar,onceclearlystatedthatthe"maintrouble"intheKoreanWarwas,"Wearefightingawrongenemy.Wearefightingasecond-tierteam,andtherealenemyis.It’stheSovietUnion."
Inaddition,thewarpromotednationalintegrationwithintheUSmilitary.Morethan100,000blacksoldiersjoinedthearmytofightontheKoreanPeninsula.ThisisthefirsttimethattheUSmilitaryhasmixedblackandwhitesoldiersonalargescale.Inthesameunit.
ThroughtheKoreanWar,theUnitedStatesrealizedthatitwasdifficulttowinalocalwarontheground.Afterthewar,itimplementeda"large-scaleretaliationstrategy"andshifteditsarmamentfocustothedevelopmentofnuclearweaponsandtheairforce.TheannualmilitaryexpenditureoftheUnitedStateshassoaredfrom15billionU.S.dollarsbeforetheKoreanWartomorethan40billionU.S.dollarsduringandafterthewar.ThecontinuousarmsracewiththeSovietUnionhasledtofurtherintensificationoftheColdWarsituation.
TheSovietUnion
TheinfluenceofthewarontheSovietUnionisverycomplicated.ItisgenerallybelievedthattheSovietUnionwasthebiggestwinner.StalinsuccessfullysentChinatofightagainsttheUnitedStatesandotheralliedforces,andalsousedthistosellalargeamountofsurplusmilitaryequipmentfromWorldWarIItoearnfundsandmaterials.Chinadidnotpayoffallitsdebtsuntil1965.ChineseofficialscomplainedabouttheSovietUnionafterthewarItisthe"merchantsofdeath"(merchantsofdeath).ThewarcausedadirectconflictbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates,andtheSovietUniondidnotdirectlyintervene.ThewarweakenedtheAmericanpowerandtransferredthesuperpoweroftheUnitedStatesfromthebattlefortheIronCurtaininEuropetothequagmireoftheKoreanWar.ItboughttimefortheSovietUniontohealthewoundsofwarontheruinsafterWorldWarII,developcutting-edgedefensetechnology,andreduceitsrelationshipwiththeUnitedStates.gap.
Japan
AlthoughJapandidnotparticipateinthewar,theU.S.militarypurchasedalargeamountofmaterialsinJapanduringthewar,whichgreatlypromotedJapan’seconomicrecoveryafterWorldWarII.Role,layingthefoundationforJapantobecomeaneconomicpowerinthefuture.Duringthewar,theUnitedStatesallowedJapantoreorganizeitsmilitaryinthenameofthe"Self-DefenseForce"inordertoconsolidateitsrear,andthefoundationoftheUS-Japanmilitaryalliancewasalsolaidatthistime.
China
DuetotheKoreanWar,theSovietUniondispelledtheworrythatthePeople’sRepublicofChinawouldbecomethesecondYugoslavia.Since1952,itbegantoprovidelarge-scaleassistancetotheChinesemainlandtobuildacomprehensiveindustrialbase.Theseaidedconstructionprojectsanddozensofindustrialprojectsscheduledin1954werecollectivelyreferredtoasthe156keyprojectsaidedbytheSovietUniontoChinaduringtheFirstFive-YearPlan,whichlaidthefoundationforChina’smetallurgy,petroleum,mining,coal,powergeneration,Powerequipment,machinerymanufacturing,textiles,papermaking,sugarmaking,aviation,aerospace,transportationandrailways,nationaldefenseweaponmanufacturingandothercomprehensivescientificresearchandproductionbases,thePeople'sRepublicofChinahassincebegunanindependentandcompleteindustrializationroad.
China’sofficialviewisthatsincetheOpiumWarin1840,ChinahasrepeatedlyfallenintodisastrousorextremelypassivesituationsinwarswithWesternpowers(includingJapan).Thegovernmenthasgainedgreatprestige,andtheself-confidenceoftheChinesehasgreatlyincreased.PengDehuai,commanderoftheChinesePeople’sVolunteers,describedthis:"Forhundredsofyears,Westernaggressors,aslongastheysetupafewcannonsonacoastintheeast,theerawhentheycanoccupyacountryisgoneforever."
China'snavalconstructionhasbeengreatlyaffected,andhopesofoutsourcingBritishshipshavebeenshattered,sotheyhadtopaysky-highpricesforoldSovietships.
In1954,KhrushchevcametoChinatotalkaboutthewithdrawaloftheSovietarmybase.Becauseofthetrucejustnow,MaoZedongsaid:"IthinkitisinappropriatefortheSovietarmytowithdrawatthistime.TheAmericansMayusethisopportunitytolaunchanoffense."Heagreedafterrepeatedpersuasion.
TheotherimpactisthattheUnitedStatespubliclyprotectedtheTaiwanauthorities,whichtemporarilylosttheopportunityforthePeople’sLiberationArmytocaptureTaiwan;italsoindirectlyallowedtheJapaneseeconomytore-emergeandsaveJapanfromthepunishmentofWorldWarII.
FortheKuomintangregimethatmovedtoTaiwanatthattime,theoutbreakoftheKoreanWardelayedorpreventedthePeople'sLiberationArmyfromattackingTaiwan.Atthesametime,theparticipationofthePeople'sRepublicofChinainthewarmadetheUnitedStatesrealizetheimportanceofTaiwantocontainthestrategicpositionofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaandre-includeTaiwaninitsdefensesystem.The"China-USMutualDefenseTreaty"signedinthefutureisbasedontheinfluenceoftheKoreanWar.Asaresult,theUnitedStateschangeditsattitudetowardstheKuomintangauthoritiesandcontinuedtorecognizetheso-called"RepublicofChina"astheonlylegitimateChinesegovernmentandsupportthe"RepublicofChina"intheUnitedNations.
TheKuomintangregimereceivedU.S.aidbecauseoftheKoreanWar,whichhelpedTaiwan’seconomicdevelopmentatthattimeandalsoenhancedTaiwan’smilitarystrength.USPresidentTrumansenttheSeventhFleettopatroltheTaiwanStraittodetertheChinesePeople'sLiberationArmyfromattackingTaiwan,Penghu,Jinma.Atthesametime,theChinesePeople'sVolunteerswereforcedtorepatriatetoTaiwanattherequestoftheKuomintangauthorities,whichgreatlyboostedthemoraleoftheKuomintangtroops.Therefore,theKoreanWarwasalsocalledthe"Xi'anIncidentinTaiwan."Inaddition,theKuomintangregimehadintendedtosendtroopstoparticipateintheKoreanWartohelpSouthKorearepeltheKoreanPeople’sArmy,andMacArthuralsodeliberatelyexpandedthefightingtomainlandChina,hopingtoallowtheKuomintangregimeto"counter-attackthemainland",butwasdefeatedbyTrumanoftheUnitedStatesandLeeSeungofSouthKorea.Lateandsomecountriesopposedit,sotheKuomintangregimechangedtoprovidematerialassistancetotheUnitedStates,SouthKoreaandothercountriestorepelNorthKorea’ssouthwardoffensive.Inaddition,duetothelargenumberofChinesePeople’sVolunteerswhohaveinvestedinNorthKoreaandthe"UnitedNationsArmy"lackstalentswhoarefamiliarwithChineseandtheChineseCommunistarmy,theKuomintangregimehasprovidedsomepersonnelfromtheTaiwanarmyandtheembassyinSouthKoreatoassistinintelligencewarfare,heartwarmingpropaganda,andChineseleaflets.Productionandinterrogationofvolunteerprisonersofwar.
Britain
Britainisanimportantcountryintheanti-communistcamp.Inaddition,asanallyoftheUnitedStates,itneedstoexchangesupportfromWashingtononanumberofissues,soitisbothdiplomaticandmilitaryTakeactionagainstNorthKorea.
AfterChinaintervenedintheKoreanWar,thispolicywaschallenged.Externally,LondonfearsthatitshostilitywithChinawillendangerBritishinterestsinChinaandevenpromptthesocialistcamptoposeathreattotheFarEastcoloniessuchasHongKong.Internally,Britain,whichwasgreatlyinjuredafterWorldWarII,tighteneditsnationaltreasuryduetoitsarmedpoliciesandmilitaryexpenditures.People'slivelihoodandsocialwelfarebudget.AfterSouthKoreanPresidentRheeSeung-manpubliclyaccusedBritain,Canada,NewZealand,andAustraliaandotherCommonwealthsendingcountriesof“affectingMacArthur’sdismissal”,theBritishpeoplehaveagreatresentmenttowardsLeeandtheSouthKoreanregime’scorruptionandautocracy,andpublicopinionstands.Alsograduallyturnedtoanti-war.
TheKoreanWarpolicyoftheLaborPartyandAttlee’scabinetlostpopularsupport,andthepartybrokeoutduetopublicopinionpressureandbudgetissues.ThesefactorsmadetheLaborPartyloseinthe1951Congressionalelection.TheConservativeParty,whichcriticizedtheLaborPartyfordraggingBritainintothequagmireoftheKoreanWarbeforetheelection,tookpowerundertheleadershipofChurchill.
AfterChurchillcametopower,hequicklychangedhispositionandpromotedthearmisticepolicy,sothatBritainwasabletowithdrawfromtheproblemsoftheKoreanpeninsulaandatthesametimenolongersupporttheUnitedStatesontheissueoftheKoreanWar.
MajorEventsRecord
At4:30,June25,1950 | TheKoreanCivilWarbrokeout |
June27,1950 | TheUSSeventhFleetenteredtheTaiwanStraitandmilitaryinterventionintheTaiwanStrait |
June28,1950 | TheKoreanPeople’sArmycapturedSeoul,thecapitalofSouthKorea(ieSeoul) |
July7,1950 | TheUnitedStatesgathered15countriestoformtheUSmilitaryasthemainforceandtheUnitedStatesTheso-called"UnitedNationsArmy"undercommand |
MidAugust1950 | TheKoreanPeople’sArmydrovetheUSandSouthKoreantroopstoacornerofBusanandoccupied90%ofthelandinthesouthernpartoftheKoreanPeninsula |
At16:40onAugust27,1950 | TwoU.S.P-51militaryaircraftinvadedtheskyoverLangtouAirportinAnDongCity,Strafingfor2minutes,killing3airportworkers,wounding19,anddestroying2trucks |
September1950On15th | The"UnitedNationsArmy"landedinIncheonandcontinuedtobombardandshootnortheastChina(theUSAirForceblamedpilotsfornavigationerrors),seriouslythreateningChina’ssecurity |
September22,1950 | OneAmericanB-29bomberinvadedtheKuandianLagupostforreconnaissance,andthenflewoverthecityofAnDong.Itdropped12bombsalongZhen'anRoad,killing2residentsanddestroying28houses.Morethan800rooftilesandglassweredestroyed,and3,330squaremetersofvegetablefieldswereblownup |
September25,1950 | TheActingChiefofStaffofthePeople’sLiberationArmyNieRongzhenissuedastatement:TheUSmilitarycrossestheline,andChinawillneverignoreit |
September28,1950 | "UnitedNationsArmy"recoversSeoul |
September30,1950 p> | SouthKoreantroopscrossedthe38thline |
1950October2,2015 | ThePolitburomeetingoftheCPCCentralCommitteemadethefinaldecisiontodispatchtroops.Onthe3rd,ZhouEnlaiurgentlymetwiththeIndianAmbassadortoChina |
October19,1950 | The"UnitedNationsArmy"conqueredPyongyang,thecapitalofNorthKorea |
October19,1950Dayandevening | ChinesePeople’sVolunteersjointhewar |
October27-31,1950 | TheChinesePeople’sVolunteerslaunchedthefirstbattle(BattleofYunshan) |
October31st-November2nd,1950 | ChinesepeopleVolunteerscapturedtheQingchuanRiver |
November25th-December9th,1950 | TheChinesePeople’sVolunteerslaunchedthesecondbattle(BattleofChangjinLake) |
December5,1950 | TheChinesePeople’sVolunteersregainedPyongyang |
December15,1950 | "UnitedNationsArmy"withdrewtothesouthofthe38thparallel |
December31,1950-January5,1951 | TheChinesePeople’sVolunteerslaunchedthethirdbattle |
January4,1951 | ChinesePeople’sVolunteersconqueredSeoul |
March15,1951 | "UnitedNationsArmy"regainedSeoulforthesecondtime |
April11,1951 | MacArthurwasremovedfromthepostofSupremeCommanderandLiQiweitookover |
April22,1951Day-May23 | TheChinesePeople’sVolunteerslaunchedthefifthbattle |
June23,1951 | SovietDeputyForeignMinisterMareksuggestedaceasefire |
July10,1951 | ThetwosidesbegantrucenegotiationsinKaesong p> |
August18-September18,1951 | The"UnitedNationsArmy"launchedasummeroffensive |
August22,1951 | TheKaesongnegotiationisinterrupted |
September29-10,1951February22 | "UnitedNationsArmy"launchedanautumnoffensive |
October25,1951 | TheKaesongarmisticenegotiationsresumed |
1952 | TheUSinvaders,regardlessofpublicinternationallaw,beganinJanuary1952tosecretlyattackNorthKoreaThemilitaryandciviliansandtheChinesePeople'sVolunteerscarriedoutagermwarfare.1月28日起,中朝人民军队和朝鲜人民全面展开了反细菌战的斗争。至1952年底,粉碎了敌人进行的细菌战。 |
1952年2月17日 | 停战谈判第五项议程达成协议 |
1952年5月2日 | 停战谈判第三项议程达成协议 |
1952年5月7日 | 巨济岛事件 |
1952年5月12日 | 李奇微离任,克拉克担任"联合国军"总司令 |
1952年10月8日 | 停战谈判中断 |
1952年10月14日 | "联合国军"发动金化攻势 |
1952年10月14日-11月25日 | 上甘岭战役 |
1953年5月13日 | 中国人民志愿军发动夏季攻势 |
1953年6月8日 | 双方就战俘安排达成协议 |
1953年7月13日 | 中国人民志愿军发起金城战役 |
1953年7月19日 | 板门店双方谈判代表在所有问题上达成协议 |
1953年7月27日 | 停战协定签字,朝鲜战争暂停 |
1958年2月19日 | 中朝两国政府发表关于中国人民志愿军年内全部撤出朝鲜的联合声明 |
1958年2月20日 | 中国人民志愿军总部发表声明,决定于1958年底以前分批全部撤出朝鲜;首批于3月15日动身回国 |
1958年10月22日 | 志愿军总部官兵在司令员杨勇上将、政委王平上将等率领下启程返国 |
1958年10月26日 | 志愿军总部公报:志愿军已全部撤离朝鲜 |
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