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North Korea invades South Korea with 135,000 men, initiating the Korean War.
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First battle between the U.S. Army and the NKPA. U.S. was outnumbered and delayed North Korea for only a short period of time before retreating with heavy casualties.
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In surprise landing behind enemy lines, US forces push North Korean army back north of the 38th parallel
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Kim Il Sung asked China's assistance and China agreed to help.
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U.N. forces evacuate Seoul after the Chinese and NKPA launch another major offensive. Eighth Army breaks contact with the enemy and withdraws to a new defensive line south of the Han River.
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Eighth Army reaches 38th Parallel. Enemy resistance continues to be light, but intelligence indicates that the Chinese are massing their forces for another major offensive.
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Armistice negotiations begin as both the US and the PRC decide that the costs are too high to unify the peninsula under their Korean ally, and they instead settle for a continuation of a Korea divided between two regimes.
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Formal peace treaty never signed. Over 1,000,000 Koreans and 54,000 Americans killed in conflict plus thousands who die as prisoners of war
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Armistice signed at Panmunjom. Both sides then withdraw slightly to create a demilitarized zone between the two Korean regimes
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General McArthur was relieved for not obeying Harry S Truman's orders.
