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July 24, 1945- President Truman asks for Russian aid against Japan, Potsdam
Aug. 8, 1945- 120,000 Russian troops invade Manchuria and Korea
Sept. 9, 1945- U.S. accept surrender of Japanese south of 38th Parallel
Feb. 8, 1948- North Korean People's Army (NKA) activated
April 8, 1948- U.S. troops withdraw from Korea
Aug. 15, 1948- Republic of Korea founded. Syngman Rhee elected president.
Sept. 9, 1948- Democratic People's Republic (N. Korea) claims entire peninsula
Jan. 12, 1950- Sec. of State Acheson says Korea is outside US security cordon
June 25, 1950- 4 am, North Korea opens fire on South Korea over 38th Parallel
June 25, 1950- 11 am, North Korea declares war on South Korea
June 25, 1950- UN Security Council Resolution calls for immediate ceasefire
June 26, 1950- N.K. takes Uijongbu; South's Pres. Syngman Rhee flees Seoul
June 27, 1950- UN Security Council calls for military support of S. Korea
June 27, 1950- U.S. Air Force shoots down three North Korean aircraft
June 28, 1950- S. K. Army blows up Han River Bridge killing 500-800 Seoulites
June 28, 1950- North Korean forces enter Seoul; city is taken at midnight
June 29, 1950- First 33 U.S. ground troops arrive in Suwon
July 1, 1950- U.S. command is based at Taejon, well south of Seoul
July 3, 1950- North Korea captures Incheon and Yongdungpo
July 5, 1950- North Korea defeats U.S. force near Osan; 165 U.S. casualties
July 6, 1950- Outnumbered U.S. troops retreat to Chonan, south of Osan
July 7, 1950- UN Command under General Douglas MacArthur created
July 8, 1950- North Korea takes Chonan; U.S. 3rd Batt. 34th loses all but 175
July 10, 1950- UN southward retreat continues; N. Korea executes 6 U.S. POWs
July 11, 1950- U.S. 3rd Batt. overrun at Chochiwon; 345/667 killed or captured
July 13, 1950- Frontline runs through Taejon and Cheongju
July 13, 1950- U.S. and South Korean headquarters move from Taejon to Taegu
July 14, 1950- U.S. 63rd Field Artillery overrun at Samyo; 136 U.S. troops die
July 14, 1950- South Korean Pres. Rhee gives ROK military command to UN
July 20, 1950- North Koreans enter Taejon, capture Major General William Dean
July 23, 1950- Two-day-long Battle for Yongdong; U.S. troops pushed south
July 25, 1950- US troops fortify southern city of Jinju, northwest of Busan
July 25, 1950- Americans wipe out two North Korean battalions at Sangyong-ni
July 26, 1950- N.K. uses refugees as human mine sweepers south of Yongdong
July 26, 1950- South Korean General Chae Byong Duk killed at Hadong
July 26-29, 1950- No Gun Ri Massacre, 150 (?) Korean refugees killed by U.S.
July 29, 1950- General Walton Walker orders UN troops to "Stand or die."
July 30, 1950- North Korean troops on western front get within 2 miles of Jinju
July 31, 1950- Battle for Jinju, North Korea takes city
Aug. 1, 1950- U.S. Medium Tank Battalion gets to Masan, on south coast of Korea
Aug. 5-19, 1950- First Battle of the Naktong Bulge
Aug. 7, 1950- North Korea takes Cloverleaf Hill and Obong-ni at Naktong Bulge
Aug. 16, 1950- North Korea breaks ROK army line 15 miles north of Taegu
Aug. 17, 1950- North Koreans execute 36 U.S. POWs at Waegwan, South Korea
Aug. 17, 1950- US Marines fail to retake Obong-ni; 2 assaults, 60% casualties
Aug. 18, 1950- President Rhee moves S. Korean government to Busan
Aug. 18, 1950- US retakes Naktong Bulge
Aug. 19-24, 1950- Battle of the Bowling Alley, US/UN forces halt NKA advances
Aug. 27-Sept. 15, 1950- Fighting all along Busan Perimeter
Sept. 15, 1950- Marines land at Incheon, well behind NK lines, near Seoul
Sept. 16, 1950- Breakout attack, UN forces begin push out from Busan Perimeter
Sept. 18, 1950- UN troops re-secure Gimpo airfield, northwest of Busan
Sept. 22, 1950- Battle of Busan Perimeter ends, UN troops advance northward
Sept. 25-27, 1950- UN retakes Seoul in northwest and Jinju in southern Korea
Sept. 29, 1950- UN forces push west, capture Yosu on southwest coast
Sept. 30, 1950- S. Korean troops cross 38th Parallel into North Korea
Oct. 1, 1950- Gen. MacArthur demands N.K. surrender; China warns UN off
Oct. 2, 1950- 1,100 S. Korean and 30 U.S. bodies found as N.K.A. leaves Taejon
Oct. 4, 1950- S. Korean government reports 10,000 civilians killed in Seoul
Oct. 7, 1950- U.S. troops enter N. Korea at Kaesong, push toward Pyongyang
Oct. 11, 1950- UN secures Wonsan, in northeast corner of South Korea
Oct. 13, 1950- 550 dead anti-communist N. Koreans found in Wonsan
Oct. 14, 1950- First Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) troops enter Andong, N.K.
Oct. 18, 1950- 700 N. Korean political prisoners found dead at Hamhung
Oct. 19, 1950- Pyongyang falls to UN forces
Oct. 19, 1950- Twin Tunnels Massacre; N. Korea shoots 89 US POWs, 21 survive
Oct. 20, 1950- Mao moves 120,000 soldiers to Yalu River, border with N. Korea
Oct. 23, 1950- S. Korean and U.S. troops to Anju, N. Korea; rescue 40 U.S. POWs
Oct. 24, 1950- S. K. government condemns 62 to death in Seoul for collaboration
Oct. 26, 1950- S. Korean troops man N. Korea border with China along Yalu River
Oct. 27, 1950- China enters war, bringing new Russian armaments
Nov. 1, 1950- China's First Phase Offensive, UN pushed south to Chongchon River
Nov. 21, 1950- U.S. 17th Regiment advances to Yalu River
Nov. 25, 1950- UN offensive launches from Chongchon River area
Nov. 27-30, 1950- Battle of the Chosin Reservoir
Dec. 14, 1950- UN resolution calling for a cease fire passes
Dec. 23, 1950- Gen. Walker killed in jeep accident, Gen. Ridgway takes command
Jan. 1-15, 1951- 500,000 N.K. and CCF troops recapture Seoul
Jan. 25, 1951- UN counterattacks in Ridgway Offensive
Feb. 1, 1951- Battle of Twin Tunnels, U.S. and French kill 1,300 Chinese troops
Feb. 13-15, 1951- Battle of Chipyong-ni, UN standstill with 18,000 CCF troops
Feb. 16, 1951- Siege of Wonsan Harbor begins, U.S. Navy's longest blockade ever
March 7- April 4, 1951- Operation Ripper, Communists pushed above 38th Parallel
March 18, 1951- UN retakes Seoul
March 23, 1951- Operation Tomahawk, 3,437 paratroopers dropped at Munsan-ni
April 11, 1951- President Truman relieves General MacArthur of command
April 12, 1951- War's first big airfight, 40+ MiGs vs. UN's B-29 formation.
April 22-29, 1951- First Spring Offensive, 250,000 CCF troops, biggest of war
May 17-22, 1951- CCF's Second Spring Offensive and the May Massacre
May 20- Sept. 20, 1951- Operation Strangle, UN air blockade of North Korea
June 10-16, 1951- Battle for the Punchbowl, Hwachon Reservoir. US Marines win.
July 10, 1951- Truce talks begin at Kaesong, city on the 38th Parallel
Aug. 17- Sept. 6, 1951- Battle of Bloody Ridge (Hill 983)
Aug. 23, 1951- Communist negotiators break off Kaesong talks
Sept. 5- Oct. 15, 1951- Battle of Heartbreak Ridge (Hill 931), UN seizes ridge
Sept. 21, 1951- Operation Summit, first ever helicopter deployment, 228 Marines
Oct. 25, 1951- Peace talks resume at Kaesong
Nov. 27, 1951- 38th Parallel designated as line of demarcation, fighting eases
Dec. 18, 1951- POW lists exchanged by all sides
Jan. 2, 1952- UN proposes POW exchange; northern forces reject offer
Feb. 18 & March 13, 1952- Riots at UN's Koje-do prison camp, hundreds die
June 6-14, 1952- Operation Counter, US establishes 11 bases around Old Baldy
July 17- Aug. 4, 1952- Battle for Old Baldy (Hill 266)
July 23, 1952- N. Korea's power knocked out by airstrikes on hydroelectric dams
Aug. 12-16, 1952- Battle of Bunker Hill (Hill 122), first action in west Korea
Aug. 29, 1952- 1,403-sortie air strike on Pyongyang, largest one-day raid
Sept. 17-24, 1952- U.S. infantry division besieged by CCF at Outpost Kelly
Oct. 14-25, 1952- Operation Showdown/Battle of Sniper Ridge, near Kumwha
Oct. 26-28, 1952- Battle of the Hook, CCF vs. mostly British UN forces
Nov. 3, 1952- CCF tries to take Hill 851, Heartbreak Ridge area; UN holds it
Dec. 25, 1952- Battle of T-Bone Hill, UN infantry repels intense CCF attacks
March 17, 1953- Battle for Hill 355 (Little Gibralter); hill holds against CCF
April 16-18, 1953- First Battle of Pork Chop Hill, heavy UN casualties
April 20-26, 1953- Operation Little Switch, exchange of sick/wounded POWs
April 23, 1953- Peace talks resume at Panmunjom
June 18, 1953- ROK frees 27,000 N. Korean POWs who refuse repatriation
July 6-10, 1953- Second Battle of Pork Chop Hill, UN retreats after 5 days
July 13-20, 1953- Battle of Kumsong River Salient, last CCF offensive of war
July 27, 1953- U.S., N. Korea and China sign armistice, ending war
Sept. 4, 1953- Repatriation of POWs begins at Panmunjom
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