The Korean war broke out on June 25, 1950, when the Soviet-trained
and equipped army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North
Korea) invaded the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in a blatant effort
to unite the peninsula by force. The fighting ended with the signing of
the Korea Armistice Agreement between the United Nations Command, the
Republic of Korea, China and North Korea on July 27,1953. The war cost
tens of thousands of lives of the soldiers who fought the war and many
more lives of Korean civilians. In looking at the Canadian story on the
60th anniversary of the armistice, it is important to not overlook the
fact that more Canadians were killed or wounded in the long stalemate
that followed the on-again-off-again armistice talks of 1951 than in the
nine months since Canadians soldiers first went into action in early
1951. This is because while talks dragged on, UN front-line commanders
were not allowed to mount any major offensives. Their orders were to dig
in and hold. While company-sized attacks were sometimes mounted to
improve defences or keep the enemy off balance, the war— for the most
part—was fought in no man's land with patrolling, night raids and
artillery barrages.Thursday, October 17, 2013
Legion Magazine 07-08/2013
The Korean war broke out on June 25, 1950, when the Soviet-trained
and equipped army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North
Korea) invaded the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in a blatant effort
to unite the peninsula by force. The fighting ended with the signing of
the Korea Armistice Agreement between the United Nations Command, the
Republic of Korea, China and North Korea on July 27,1953. The war cost
tens of thousands of lives of the soldiers who fought the war and many
more lives of Korean civilians. In looking at the Canadian story on the
60th anniversary of the armistice, it is important to not overlook the
fact that more Canadians were killed or wounded in the long stalemate
that followed the on-again-off-again armistice talks of 1951 than in the
nine months since Canadians soldiers first went into action in early
1951. This is because while talks dragged on, UN front-line commanders
were not allowed to mount any major offensives. Their orders were to dig
in and hold. While company-sized attacks were sometimes mounted to
improve defences or keep the enemy off balance, the war— for the most
part—was fought in no man's land with patrolling, night raids and
artillery barrages.
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