The Korean War (1950–53)

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At the end of the Korean War, after 2 years of negotiation, an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, at Panmunjom on the 38th parallel. A demilitarised zone was set up which stands to this day.

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[erik]

The Korean War is the middle child of historical events, always forgotten.

[jeenyus]

Jesus I didn't realize how close to ww3 that was

[GloriouslyTurkish]

I’m Turkish. Back in July I went to Washington DC, and I went to the Korean War Memorial. The amount of names on there were shocking. Even my own Great- Great Grandfather fought at sea during the war. At the memorial, it says “Freedom is not free” which really hits hard if you think about it.

[Fhfhrh_]

My Grandpa was in the Air Force during the Korean War. He served as a radioman in Korea. He later served in Vietnam but back in the states. He retired as Tech Sergeant. He sadly passed away in 2020.

[Dont-Watch-My-Vids-U-Regret-it]

The amount of times world war 3 almost sparked in this was is amazing

[dontgetatowel]

My grandfather fought for the U.S. Army in the war. He told me a story of his where he was in a bunker with his squad and a grenade came into the bunker and he was the closest to the exit and he got out of the bunker and was the only one to get out just in time seeing his friends all get blown apart and killed behind him. Though he did suffer an injury to his leg that was non-life threatening. He then afterwards got surrounded by North Koreans and had to go back and hide in the same bunker throwing his friends dead body over his and getting there blood on him so he looked dead too. He said he laid there in the bunker and pretended to be dead with his dead friends bodies on him for two days until the North Koreans were pushed back and he was later found by Americans and saved. He then suffered an infection in his foot and had a toe cut off. He then continued to fight with his toe cut off and what he just saw. My grandfather just past away February 9th 2021 peacefully at 91 years old. He was the hardest working man I’ve known and a great grandfather and I wished I would have sat down and learned more from him when I had the chance as he probably had many other stories to tell me.

[Andrelipe]

This was an awesome bideo. It explained the entirety the conflict in a concise way while going through all of the main points. Great job.

[imenxing]

thanks, I'm writing an essay on korean war and this is really helpful

[donacdum]

My granpa was 18 years old when the Korean war broke out. He ran away from home in North Korea to avoid getting recruited, but he was captured by the South Korean army and became a combat engineer. He said the images of bodies burnt by a flamethrower still haunts him. Poor old man passed away 4 years ago.

[rusx]

All we need is
Call Of Duty
The Korean War

[effingdingus]

Grandpa survived the battle of the chosin reservoir. Was part of a group named the chosin few.
Dog company.
Edit: just remembered a really sweet story. My grandpa went to visit the Korean War monument in saint louis, in which his name is inscribed on, and met a little girl that he saved back in 1951. He remembered her name and everything

[bruhmoment]

Imagine still not being united


-This post was made by Germany

[republicofkoreaairforce]

We Koreans do not forget the noble sacrifices of foreign soldiers who fought in the Korean War(only for south).

[stephenhancock]

Dear Koreans, from a US Air Force vet. I'm glad you guys are still with us in the free world, and I'm honored to have y'all as allies. May God bless you and I pray for peace in our lives.

[owenkedas]

My 4th Cousin Times Removed fought in the Korean War. He was also a WWII vet. He was nicknamed "The Spectacular Speck", since his name was James Speck. His story made its way onto Ripley's Believe it or Not. H was in a Cavalry Division In the Pacific. He crawled around 3 Japanese MG nests, shot a Japanese Sniper, and crawled back to reorganize his platoon. Later, he went to fight in Korea. He was a survivor.

[panzervor]

I swear there are more Filipinos in this comment section than in the entire war

[ashishjoshi]

This is a superb channel. The way the folks here explain concepts related to history is unparalleled. Keep up the great job, sir!

[recklesflamngo]

Just realised that I actually knew almost nothing about the Korean War, didnt realise it was this big and involved multiple countries including my own, Australia.

[philliprim]

The war never ended. Pressing pause doesn’t mean u won’t resume the game.

[NoobMaster-gnus]

this enraged his father, who punished him severely.