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North Korea in 1950

Historical records for North Korea in 1950, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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2Named people
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Historical records

June

25 June 1950Korean War BeginsKim Il Sung

Pyongyang · Warfare / Korean War

North Korean forces invade South Korea.

28 June 1950Seoul CapturedChoe Yong Gon

Seoul · Warfare / Korean War

North Korean forces capture Seoul.

September

15 September 1950UN Command CounteroffensiveKim Il Sung

Pyongyang · Warfare / Korean War

UN forces land at Incheon and reverse North Korean gains.

Names involved

Choe Yong GonKim Il Sung

Places involved

PyongyangSeoul

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.