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 ...

This past June 25, 1950 tens of thousands of North Korean soldiers stormed across the 38th parallel, the line on a map demarcating the ... The Korean War was on and would continue to rage for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...