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JUNE 1950

At 4:40 a.m. on 25 June 1950, the KPA forces trained and equipped by the Soviet Union crossed the 38th parallel behind artillery fire. The DPRK did not declare war before the invasion (called Operation Pokpung) and rushed to encircle and eventually capture Seoul, the capital of South Korea, from the ROK within a week. KPA forces swarmed South Korea and attacked all along the 38th parallel within an hour, and individual KPA units had advanced 3 to 5 kilometers into South Korean territory within the first three hours.^[109] The KPA had a combined-arms force, including tanks, supported by heavy artillery supplied by the Soviet Union. The ROK had no tanks, anti-tank weapons, or heavy artillery. The South Koreans committed their forces piecemeal, and they were routed within a few days. American and UN Forces intervened on 30 June 1950 and eventually took back all the territory lost in the initial DPRK invasion.  On 27 July, 1953, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the DPRK and UN Forces, which remains in effect today.  UN Forces killed during the war:   3,730 UN Dead; American Dead 36,515.                                                                                                                            

                                                                                    SLAVA UKRAINE – HEROIAM SLAVA, LTC KOLOC U.S. Army (Ret)

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