Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River (Communist victory)

Korean War (한국전쟁) (조선전쟁) A group of soldiers dancing in front of a building Date:

25 June 1950- 27 July 1951 Location:

Korean Peninsula Result:

Decisive Communist victory

North Korean invasion of South Korea repulsed UN Command invasion of North Korea repulsed Chinese-North Korean of South Korea successful

Reunification of Korea as People's Republic of Korea; Chinese takeover of Taiwan

Execution of Syngman Rhee and Chiang Kai-Shek, respectively, by PRK and Chinese governments

Belligerents

United Nations United Nations Command: South Korea South Korea United States United States United Kingdom United Kingdom

Combat units: Canada Australia Australia Belgium Belgium France France Philippines Colombia Ethiopia Greece Greece Luxembourg Luxembourg Netherlands Netherlands New Zealand New Zealand South Africa Thailand Thailand Turkey Turkey

Communist World: North Korea North Korea China Soviet Union Soviet Union Commanders

South Korea Syngman Rhee United States Douglas MacArthur (General of the Army) United States Harry S. Truman (President of the US)

North Korea Kim Il-Sung Mao Zedong Soviet Union Joseph Stalin Strength

Total: 667,470

South Korea 450,000 United States 194,000 United Kingdom 11,000 Canada 7000 others 5470

Total: 2,405,000

2,100,000   North Korea 300,000 Soviet Union 5000

Casualties and Losses

96,450 dead, 131,000 wounded 104,000 missing 103,067 captured 1,401 defected

187,445 dead 320,000 wounded, missing and captured 1,990 defected