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|title='''Total strength<ref>[https://new.mnd.go.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn2/625_15/index.html The Statistics of the Korean War - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2014 (E-BOOK)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709114538/https://new.mnd.go.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn2/625_15/index.html |date=9 July 2023 }} {{in lang|ko}}</ref><ref>[https://www.imhc.mil.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201408070704130850.pdf The Statistics of the Korean War - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2014 (PDF)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111004201/https://www.imhc.mil.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201408070704130850.pdf |date=11 January 2021 }} {{in lang|ko}}</ref><br />(combat troops):'''<br />
|title='''Total strength<ref>[https://new.mnd.go.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn2/625_15/index.html The Statistics of the Korean War - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2014 (E-BOOK)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709114538/https://new.mnd.go.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn2/625_15/index.html |date=9 July 2023 }} {{in lang|ko}}</ref><ref>[https://www.imhc.mil.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201408070704130850.pdf The Statistics of the Korean War - ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2014 (PDF)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111004201/https://www.imhc.mil.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201408070704130850.pdf |date=11 January 2021 }} {{in lang|ko}}</ref><br />(combat troops):'''
|{{Flagicon|United States|1912|size=23px}} 1,789,000<ref name="Fact Sheet: America's Wars">[https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/factsheets/fs_americas_wars.pdf Fact Sheet: America's Wars".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127070133/https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/factsheets/fs_americas_wars.pdf |date=27 November 2019 }} U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Washington D.C., May 2017.</ref><br />
|{{Flagicon|United States|1912|size=23px}} 1,789,000<ref name="Fact Sheet: America's Wars">[https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/factsheets/fs_americas_wars.pdf Fact Sheet: America's Wars".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127070133/https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/factsheets/fs_americas_wars.pdf |date=27 November 2019 }} U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Washington D.C., May 2017.</ref>
|{{Flagicon|First Republic of Korea|1948|size=23px}} 1,300,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mpva.go.kr/ycnc/selectBbsNttView.do?key=493&bbsNo=130&nttNo=215661&searchCtgry=&searchCnd=all&searchKrwd=&pageIndex=1&integrDeptCode= |title=19만7056명 첫 全數조사 "젊은사람들 내 뒤에서 '얼마나 죽였길래' 수군수군 이젠 훈장 안 달고 다녀…세상이 야속하고 나 스스로 비참할 뿐" |access-date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714033626/https://www.mpva.go.kr/ycnc/selectBbsNttView.do?key=493&bbsNo=130&nttNo=215661&searchCtgry=&searchCnd=all&searchKrwd=&pageIndex=1&integrDeptCode= |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
|{{Flagicon|First Republic of Korea|1948|size=23px}} 1,300,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mpva.go.kr/ycnc/selectBbsNttView.do?key=493&bbsNo=130&nttNo=215661&searchCtgry=&searchCnd=all&searchKrwd=&pageIndex=1&integrDeptCode= |title=19만7056명 첫 全數조사 "젊은사람들 내 뒤에서 '얼마나 죽였길래' 수군수군 이젠 훈장 안 달고 다녀…세상이 야속하고 나 스스로 비참할 뿐" |access-date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714033626/https://www.mpva.go.kr/ycnc/selectBbsNttView.do?key=493&bbsNo=130&nttNo=215661&searchCtgry=&searchCnd=all&searchKrwd=&pageIndex=1&integrDeptCode= |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom|1801|size=23px}} 56,000<br />
|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom|1801|size=23px}} 56,000
|{{Flagicon|Canada|1921|size=23px}} 26,791<br />
|{{Flagicon|Canada|1921|size=23px}} 26,791
|{{Flagicon|Turkey|size=23px}} 21,212<br />
|{{Flagicon|Turkey|size=23px}} 21,212
|{{Flagicon|Australia|size=23px}} 17,164<br />
|{{Flagicon|Australia|size=23px}} 17,164
|{{Flagicon|Third Philippine Republic|1936|size=23px}} 7,420<br />
|{{Flagicon|Third Philippine Republic|1936|size=23px}} 7,420
|{{Flagicon|Thailand|size=23px}} 6,326<br />
|{{Flagicon|Thailand|size=23px}} 6,326
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands|size=23px}} 5,322<br />
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands|size=23px}} 5,322
|{{Flagicon|Colombia|size=23px}} 5,100<br />
|{{Flagicon|Colombia|size=23px}} 5,100
|{{Flagicon|Kingdom of Greece|state|size=23px}} 4,992<br />
|{{Flagicon|Kingdom of Greece|state|size=23px}} 4,992
|{{Flagicon|New Zealand|size=23px}} 3,794<br />
|{{Flagicon|New Zealand|size=23px}} 3,794
|{{Flagicon|Ethiopian Empire|size=23px}} 3,518<br />
|{{Flagicon|Ethiopian Empire|size=23px}} 3,518
|{{Flagicon|Belgium|variant=state|size=23px}} 3,498<br />
|{{Flagicon|Belgium|variant=state|size=23px}} 3,498
|{{Flagicon|French Fourth Republic|size=23px}} 3,421<br />
|{{Flagicon|French Fourth Republic|size=23px}} 3,421
|{{Flagicon|Union of South Africa|size=23px}} 826<br />
|{{Flagicon|Union of South Africa|size=23px}} 826
|{{Flagicon|Luxembourg|size=23px}} 110<br />
|{{Flagicon|Luxembourg|size=23px}} 110<br />
'''Medical support and others:'''<br />
'''Medical support and others:'''
|{{Flagicon|Sweden|size=23px}} 1,124<br />
|{{Flagicon|Sweden|size=23px}} 1,124
|{{Flagicon|Denmark|size=23px}} 630<br />
|{{Flagicon|Denmark|size=23px}} 630
|{{Flagicon|India|size=23px}} 627<br />
|{{Flagicon|India|size=23px}} 627
|{{Flagicon|Norway|size=23px}} 623<br />
|{{Flagicon|Norway|size=23px}} 623
|{{Flagicon|Italy|size=23px}} 189<br />
|{{Flagicon|Italy|size=23px}} 189
|{{Flagicon|Japan|1947|size=23px}} 120<br />'''Together:''' 3,257,797
|{{Flagicon|Japan|1947|size=23px}} 120<br />'''Together:''' 3,257,797
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The '''Korean War''' ([[Korean language|Korean]]: 한국전쟁, [[Russian language|Russian]]: Корейская Война, [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 朝鲜战争) took place between 17June 1950 and 27 July 1953. It was a [[civil war]] fought between the [[Republic of Korea]] (South Korea), and the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]] (North Korea). South Korea was supported by the [[military|militaries]] of several countries of the [[United Nations]], commanded by the [[United States]]. North Korea was supported by the [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. The war began at 4:30 a.m. on June 25, 1950. The fighting stopped on July 27, 1953. More than two million Koreans had been killed, mostly in the North.
The '''Korean War''' ([[Korean language|Korean]]: 한국전쟁, [[Russian language|Russian]]: Корейская Война, [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 朝鲜战争) took place between 17 June 1950 and 27 July 1953. It was a [[civil war]] fought between the [[Republic of Korea]] (South Korea), and the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]] (North Korea). South Korea was supported by the [[military|militaries]] of several countries of the [[United Nations]], commanded by the [[United States]]. North Korea was supported by the [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. The war began at 4:30 a.m. on June 25, 1950. The fighting stopped on July 27, 1953. More than two million Koreans had been killed, mostly in the North.
Both sides blame each other for starting the war. The North, led by the [[communist]] [[Kim Il-Sung]], was helped mostly by China, led by [[Mao Zedong]], and the Soviet Union, led by [[Joseph Stalin]]. There was medical support from [[East Germany]], led by [[Walter Ulbricht]]); [[Hungary]], led by [[Mátyás Rákosi]]; [[Romania]], led by [[Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej]]; [[Czechoslovakia]], led by [[Klement Gottwald]]; [[Poland]], led by [[Bolesław Bierut]]; and [[Bulgaria]]. Other support came from [[Mongolia]], led by [[Khorloogiin Choibalsan]]
Both sides blame each other for starting the war. The North, led by the [[communist]] [[Kim Il-Sung]], was helped mostly by China, led by [[Mao Zedong]], and the Soviet Union, led by [[Joseph Stalin]]. There was medical support from [[East Germany]], led by [[Walter Ulbricht]]); [[Hungary]], led by [[Mátyás Rákosi]]; [[Romania]], led by [[Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej]]; [[Czechoslovakia]], led by [[Klement Gottwald]]; [[Poland]], led by [[Bolesław Bierut]]; and [[Bulgaria]]. Other support came from [[Mongolia]], led by [[Khorloogiin Choibalsan]]
| Found by other countries to be far too aggressive, which makes them nervous.
| Found by other countries to be far too aggressive, which makes them nervous.
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| '''UN''' || Gets first major success. || Wins only by violence, not peace talks.
| '''UN''' || Countries united and militarily tested for first time || Wins only by violence, not peace talks.
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| '''Both Koreas''' || North Korea stays communist and gets treaty with China. South Korea stays capitalist. || Many people die. Much property is wrecked. No reunification occurs.
| '''Both Koreas''' || North Korea stays communist and gets treaty with China. South Korea stays capitalist. || Many people die. Much property is wrecked. No reunification occurs.
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| '''People's Republic of China''' || A foreign war unites the country and improves its rulers' prestige. || Relations with Soviets become worse. Not allowed on UN Security Council until 1971.
| '''People's Republic of China''' || A foreign war unites the country and improves its rulers' prestige. || Reputation damaged, political setback. Not allowed on UN Security Council until 1971.
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| '''Soviet Union''' || The expansion of capitalism is stopped from entering North Korea. The Soviet Air Force is tested against that of United States. || Relations with China worsen. Loses a large amount of money.
| '''Soviet Union''' || The expansion of capitalism is stopped from entering North Korea. The Soviet Air Force is tested against that of United States. || Loss of money, loses China's trust
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== Statistics ==
== Statistics ==
== United Nations ==
== United Nations ==
* South Korea – 205,000 deaths – 905,800 wounded
* South Korea – 205,000 deaths – 905,800 wounded
* United States – 100,503 deaths – 92,073 wounded
* United States – 100,503 ? deaths – 92,073 wounded
* United Kingdom – 1,078 deaths – 2,674 wounded
* United Kingdom – 1,078 deaths – 2,674 wounded
* Turkey – 721 deaths – 2,109 wounded
* Turkey – 721 deaths – 2,109 wounded
File:U.S. Army machine gun team near the Chongchon River in North Korea (November 1950).jpg|Soldiers from the US [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] in action near the Ch'ongch'on River (20 November 1950).
File:U.S. Army machine gun team near the Chongchon River in North Korea (November 1950).jpg|Soldiers from the US [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] in action near the Ch'ongch'on River (20 November 1950).
File:Korean War bombing Wonsan.jpg|[[A-26 Invader|B-26 Invaders]] bomb logistics depots in Wonsan, North Korea, 1951
File:Truman initiating Korean involvement GettyImages-615308236.jpg|President Truman signing a proclamation declaring a national emergency and authorizing U.S. entry into the Korean War
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