27 November 1950: The Frozen Chosin - The Battle of the Chosin Reservoir Begins
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir took place in the harsh and freezing winter of 1950, when the People’s Volunteer Army (PVA) of China entered the war to counter the prese
September 1945 - One of the penalties imposed on Japan at the end of World War II was the loss of Korea. A precursor of the causes of this mid-century Korean War was the decision to divide (rather than unify) Korea along the 38th parallel. Soviet U
Above: Somewhere in North Korea, 1951. Marines from 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7). Carls, Laurie, Hook, Trenholme, Wittsack, Ulmer, and Welsh. From the Ronald H. Welsh Collection (COLL/5677) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division,
Staff Sergeant Reckless was a Mongolian mare purchased for $250 in Seoul in 1952 who served with the Recoilless Rifle Platoon, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division during the Korean War. On a single day during the Battle of Outpost Vegas in March
On 25 June 1950, seven divisions of highly trained and well-equipped North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, the boundary between North and South Korea, initiating a full-scale invasion of South Korea. The North Korean People's Army (NKPA),
Map of Korean war from May 1950 to July 1953, showing: Chinese and communist forces (Soviet Union) (light red), North Korean forces (red)bSouth Korean, US and United Nations forces (green).
