Korean War

The Korean War was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States). The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal force, came to the aid of South Korea. China came to the aid of North Korea, and the Soviet Union also gave some assistance to the North.

Photos and Videos of the Korean War

Korean War Veterans Memorial in New York, USA

Order Digital Image 12.622 on A4 scale

Bilder und Videos des Koreakrieges

Fotos y Videos de la Guerra de Corea

朝鲜战争的照片和视频

The fighting ended on 27 July 1953, when an armistice was signed. The agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea, and allowed the return of prisoners. However, no peace treaty has been signed, and according to some sources the two Koreas are technically still at war.

Фотографии и видеоролики Корейской войны

한국 전쟁 사진 및 비디오

According to the data from the U.S. Department of Defense, the United States suffered 33.686 battle deaths, along with 2.830 non-battle deaths, during the Korean War. U.S. battle deaths were 8.516 up to their first engagement with the Chinese on 1 November 1950. South Korea reported some 373.599 civilian and 137.899 military deaths. Western sources estimate the PVA suffered about 400.000 killed and 486.000 wounded, while the KPA suffered 215.000 killed and 303.000 wounded.
Data from official Chinese sources, on the other hand, reported that the Chinese PVA had suffered 114.000 battle deaths, 34.000 non-battle deaths, 340.000 wounded, 7.600 missing and during the war. 7.110 Chinese POWs were repatriated to China. Chinese sources also reported that North Korea had suffered 290.000 casualties, 90,000 captured and a large number of civilian deaths.