Highlights Of The Korean War

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE KOREAN WAR

1950
June 25 – North Korean Communist troops invade South Korea.
June 27 – President Truman ordered U.S. air and naval forces to help defend South Korea.
June 30 – Truman ordered U.S. ground troops to the aid of South Korea.
July 9-Truman named Gen. Douglas MacArthur Supreme Commander for UN forces in the Far East.
Aug. 3-UN troops, after a general withdrawal, set up Pusan perimeter in southeast tip of Korea.
Sep.15-Allies made amphibious landing behind lines at Inchon, began rout of North Koreans.
Sept. 26-MacArthur announced capture of Seoul.
Oct . 7-UN Army crossed 38th parallel.
Oct . 19-Allies captured Pyongyang.
Oct . 25- Chinese Communists entered war.
Nov. 21-UN forces reached Yalu River, northern boundary of North Korea.
Nov. 26-Un forces begin retreat in face of attack by four Chinese Communist armies.
Dec. 24-Evacuation of 203,000 UN personnel by sea from Hungnam was completed.

1951
Jan. 4- Communists occupied Seoul; Allies reoccupied it March 15
April 8-UN forces established battle lines a short distance north of 38th parallel.
April 11-Truman removed MacArthur from all his commands and made Gen. Matthew Ridgway Supreme Commander in the Far East.
July 10-Peace talks begin.

1952
Jan. 3- Communist truce negotiations rejected UN proposal for voluntary repatriation of prisoners.
May 8-Communist prisoners on Koje Island captured Gen. Francis Dodd, prison commander, in surprise attack. Dodd later released unharmed.
Oct, 8-Armistice talks were broken off.

1953
Feb. 11-Gen. Van Fleet, commander of the English Army was replaced by Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor.
Mar. 28-Communists accepted UN proposal for exchange of sick and wounded prisoners.
April – May – Sick and wounded prisoners exchanged.
April 26-Armistice talks resumed at Panmunjom.
July 27-Truce agreement signed, with all fighting ended at 10:00 pm.
Oct. 26-Allied and Communist representatives begin meetings to set a time and place for a Korean peace conference.