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Invasion of Korea

South Korea · Warfare / Korean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1950Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1950

Choe Yong Gun25 June 1950

Pusan · Warfare / Korean War

The North invades, within 2 months southern forces are driven back as far as Pusan

Syngman RheeSeptember 1950

38th parallel · Warfare / Korean War

Organizes a counter-offensive & drives the communists across 38th parallel

Names involved

Choe Yong GunSyngman Rhee

Provenance

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