Korean War, 1950-1953

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Page created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated 15.05.2006

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Korean War 1950-1953


Causes Chronology Results Forces & Casualties Commanders Battles & Battle Honours	Order of Battle Campaign Medals Societies, Forums, Re-Enactors Museums & Memorials Bibliography External Links

Causes

Chronology (except battles, which see below)

Results

Forces and Casualties

	peak forces	total forces	total dead	KIA	NCD	civilian dead	WIA	PW-MIA
Britain			865				2,589
United States


UN subtotal
North Korea
China
TOTAL


Death Tolls, by Matthew White (Historical Atlas of the 20th Century) British Officers Killed, by Stephen Lewis. Roll of Honour - Korea, by James Paul and Martin Spirit (Britain's Small Wars) New Zealand War Deaths, Korea 1950-1953, by Christine Clements

Commanders


United Nations:
	Gen. Douglas MacArthur	Supreme Commander U.N. Forces Korea	1950.07.07-1951.04.11
	Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway	Supreme Commander U.N. Forces Korea	1951.04.11-1952.05.11
	Gen. Mark Wayne Clark	Supreme Commander U.N. Forces Korea	1952.05.12-1953.10.07
	Lt-Gen. Walton H. Walker	commander, EUSAK	1950.07.17-1950.12.23
	Lt-Gen. Matthew Bunker Ridgway	commander, EUSAK	1950.12.23-1951.04.11
	Lt-Gen. James Van Fleet	commander, EUSAK	1951.04.11-1953.02.11
	Gen. Maxwell Davenport Taylor	commander, EUSAK	1953.02.11-1954
	Maj-Gen. Chae Pyondok	commander, ROK Army
	Lt-Gen. Chung Il Kwon	commander, ROK Army
	Maj-Gen. Yi Chongchan	commander, ROK Army
	Lt-Gen. Paik Sun Yup	commander, ROK Army
	Lt-Gen. Sir Horace Clement Hugh Robertson [Aus]	C-in-C, BCFK	1950.12.uu-1951.10.05
	Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson (1 Brigade site) Lieutenant-General Sir Horace C. H. Robertson (The World at War)
	Lt-Gen. William Bridgeford [Aus]	C-in-C, BCFK	1951.10.05-
	Lt. Gen. Bierworth [Aus]	C-in-C, BCFK

North Korea and China:
	F.M. Kim Il Sung	Supreme Commander, PKA	1950-
	Gen. Choi Yung Kun	commander, PKA	1950-
	Gen. P'eng Teh-huai	commander, Chinese People's Volunteers in Korea	1950-1953

Battles & Battle Honours

Index of Battle Honours

Date

Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in bold face)

Regiments
(regiments awarded Battle Honours are shown in bold face)

Note: British battle honours were awarded in 1960.

signifies clasp to campaign medal

1950 Sep. 15-25

Naktong Bridgehead

Inf: 1/F57 1/F91

1950 Oct. 17-18

Sariwon

Inf: 3/RAR

1950 Oct. 21-22

Yongyu

Inf: 3/RAR

1950 Oct. 23-30

Chongyu

	Inf: 1/F57
	Inf: 3/RAR

1950 Nov. 4-5

Pakchon

	Inf: 1/F91
	Inf: 3/RAR

1950 Nov. 23-30

Chong Chon II

Inf: 1/F57

1950 Nov. 27-
1950 Dec. 10

Ch'ongjin Reservoir
(Chosin)

	RM: *Cdo41
*US Distinguished Unit Citation

1951 Jan. 1

Uijongbu

Inf: 3/RAR

1951 Jan. 2-4

Seoul

Cav: H8 Inf: 1/F5 1/F83

1951 Feb. 14-17

Chuam-Ni

	Inf: 1/F57
	Inf: 3/RAR

1951 Feb. 16-20

Hill 327

Cav: H8 Inf: 1/F28

1951 Mar. 7-12

Maehwa-San

Inf: 3/RAR

1951 Apr. 3-16

Kapyong-Chon

Inf: 1/F57

1951 Apr. 22-25

The Imjin

	Cav: H8 Arty: Imjin Battery Inf: 1/F5 1/F28 1/F83
*also US Distinguished Unit Citation

The Battle of the Imjin River, by Martin Spirit (Britain's Small Wars)
The Glorious Glosters at Imjin
The Fight for Gloster Hill, by Martin Spirit (Britain's Small Wars)

1951 Apr. 22-25

Kapyong

	Inf: 1/F57
	Inf: 2/PPCLI*
	Inf: 3/RAR*
*also US Distinguished Unit Citation

Kapyong - 23-24 April 1951 (Australian War Memorial)
The Battle of Kapyong (History of the ANZACs)
The Battle of Kapyong (British Embassy, South Korea)
PPCLI at Kapyong (Digger History)
NZ Gunners help turn the tide at Kap'yong, by Ian McGibbon (Digger History)

1951 Oct. 3-12

Kowang-San

	Cav: H8 Inf: 1/F5 1/F25 1/F53
	Inf: 3/RAR

1951 Nov. 4-6

Maryang-San

Inf: 1/F17 1/F25

1951 Nov. 17-19

Hill 227 I

Inf: 1/F53

1952 Nov. 18-19

The Hook 1952

Cav: DG5 Inf: 1/F42

The Hook, by Martin Spirit (Britain's Small Wars)

1953 May 28-29

The Hook 1953

Inf: 1/F8 1/F33

Third Battle for the Hook, by Martin Spirit (Britain's Small Wars)

1953 Jul. 24-26

The Samichon

Inf: 2/RAR

1950 Aug. 1-
1953 Jul. 26

Korea 1950-51

Cav: H8 Inf: 1/F5 1/F28 1/F57 1/F83 1/F91

Korea 1950-52

RM: Cdo41

Korea 1950-53

	Inf: 1/PPCLI 2/PPCLI 3/PPCLI
	Inf: 1/RAR 2/RAR 3/RAR

Korea 1951-52

Cav: DG5 Inf: 1/F9 1/F17 1/F25 1/F41 1/F53

Korea 1951-53

	Cav: 1RTR 5RTR 7RTR
	Cav: LdSH Inf: 1/RCR 2/RCR 3/RCR 1/R22R 2/R22R 3/R22R

Korea 1952-53

Inf: 1/F7 1/F8 1/F33 1/F42 1/F68

Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations)

Introduction to Regiments


UN Forces in Korea 1950-53 Order of Battle, by Graham Watson (Orbat.com) UK and Commonwealth Ground Forces, by Richard Rinaldi (Orbat.com) Commonwealth Formations, by Korean War Project. UN Forces in the Korean War Allied Forces in the Korean War (U.S. Armed Forces 50th Anniversary of the Korean War) Contributors to UN Forces in the Korean War, by Martin Spirit (Britain's Small Wars) British Forces Deployed During the Korean War, by Martin Spirit (Britain's Small Wars)

Medals

Index of Campaign Medals

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Korea Medal
[United Kingdom]

Bars: none

Period: 2 July 1950-27 July 1953

obverse

reverse

Societies, Forums & Re-Enactors


Associations British Korean Veterans Association Discussion Forums Korean War Discussion List.

Museums & Memorials

Bibliography

How to Find Books


	Books:


	Films:
		A Hill in Korea (1956), details by Internet Movie Database.

	Internet Bibliographies:
		Korean War 1950-1953: Allied Participation (Air University Library, Australia)

External Links


General History The Korean War: An Overview, by Michael Hickey (BBC Wars & Conflict) Korean Occupation Rebellion, 1946, by Ralph Zuljan (OnWar.Com) Korean Guerrilla War, 1948-49, by Ralph Zuljan (OnWar.Com) Korean War, 1950-53, by Ralph Zuljan (OnWar.Com) Korean War (U.S. Armed Forces 50th Anniversary of the Korean War) Korean War Photo Documentary, by B.L. Kortegaard. Korean War Project North Korean Infiltration Campaign, 1966-71, by Ralph Zuljan (OnWar.Com) North Korean Infiltration Campaign, 1974-82, by Ralph Zuljan (OnWar.Com) Chronology Korean War, 1950-1953, Timeline. The Korean War [Chronology and Bibliography] Korean War Timeline, by B.L. Kortegaard. Korean War Chronology (Australia Department of Veterans Affairs) Jahreschronik 1950-1979, by Bernd Marek (Chronologische Kriegsgeschichte) British Participation A Police Action?, by Martin Spirit. UK in the Korean War, by Ed Evanhoe. Recollections of the Korean War 1950-53 (Imperial War Museum) Canadian Participation Canada's Army in Korea : The United Nations Operations, l950-53, and Their Aftermath, A Short Official Account by the Historical Section General Staff (1964) Canadian Participation in the Korean War, by DND Directorate of History and Heritage. [internet archive] Canada in the Korean War, (Veterans Affairs Canada) Canada in the Korean War, by Ed Evanhoe. Canadian Forces in Korea, 1950-1953, (Veterans Affairs Canada) Chronology of the Canadian Advance in Korea (Veterans Affairs Canada) Australian Participation Korea, by Ted Harris (Digger History) Australia in the Korean War, by Ed Evanhoe. Australians in the Korean War, by Steve Conway (Australians at War). New Zealand Participation New Zealand in the Korean War, by Ed Evanhoe. New Zealand in the Korean War (NZ Ministry of Culture and Education) Indian Participation India in the Korean War, by Ed Evanhoe. South African Participation South Africa in the Korean War, by Ed Evanhoe. Maps Korean War, by Matthew White (Historical Atlas of the 20th Century) Research Collections and Guides British Army: Campaign Records, 1945 onwards (TNA Research Guides: Military Records Information 21) Web Catalogues Korean War, 1950-1953, by War, Peace and Security Guide. Korean War, 1950-1953, index of links by Simonides. Korean War, index of links by WholeShow.com Korean War Web Ring.