6/9/1951, Library of Congress The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once ...

Formerly under the Japanese empire, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel between Soviet forces in the north and U.S. forces in the south after World War II. Tension at the border erupted into ...

In August 1945, at the end of World War II, Russia and the United States divided the Korean peninsula at the 38th parallel into communist north and western-aligned south, setting the stage for one ...

After the war ended, the United States, Great Britain, the USSR and China agreed to split Korea in half on the 38th parallel. The north would be controlled by the communist countries, China and ...

The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. This website is dedicated to thanking and honoring all the veterans of the Korean War ...

Neither leader in Korea had been elected nor ... to push the UN forces back across the 38th parallel. The USSR was afraid of provoking a World War and therefore helped the North Koreans and ...