1950
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June 25
Korean time
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NK
invades Republic of South Korea (ROK) without warning
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June 25
New York time
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UN Security Council
demands NK stop its attack and return to its borders
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June 29
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ROK Capitol Seoul
falls, bridges across Han river destroyed. Most of ROK army's best,
with their equipment, trapped on northern side
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June 30
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NK 3rd Division (NK-3)
crosses Han River; NK drives down Peninsula
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June 30
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President Truman
commits US Troops to enforce UN demand
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July 3
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ROK forces mistakenly
attacked by US and Australian Air Units
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July 10
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Fifth Air Force
destroys many North Korean tanks and troops at Pyongtaek
US troops retreat along the Seoul-Taejon road.
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July 12
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US Eighth Army takes
command of ground operations in Korea
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July 13
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Lt. General Walton
Walker takes command of ground forces in Korea
US & ROKs form line from Kum river through Chongju to coastal
Pyonghae-ri
NK begin general assault along the Kum river section around Taejon
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Sept 19-29
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Yongdungpo and
embattled Seoul recaptured in the north, savage infantry fighting,
heavy Marine casualties. Mop-up
starts in the south as surviving NK forces flee just ahead of ROKs,
along un-blocked east coast roads.
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Sept 27
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MacArthur given
permission to cross the 38th Parallel into North Korea
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Sept 29
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General MacArthur and
ROK President Syngman Rhee enter Seoul
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October 9
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1st Cavalry Division
leads UN-sanctioned general
assault across 38th Parallel to re-unify all of Korea
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October 15
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Truman and triumphant
MacArthur meet on Wake Island
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Nov 4
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MacArthur intensifies
bombing of communications routes to the Yalu
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Nov 30
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President Truman
threatens use of atomic bomb against CCF
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December 30
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MiG-15
jets begin attacking UN airplanes over North Korea
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1951
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January 14
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Ridgway stabilizes UN
lines along the 37th parallel
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January 25
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UN counterattacks in
the 'Ridgway' offensive, Operation Thunderbolt, over a carpet of
dead CCF. Twin
Tunnels Ambush
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February 1
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UN resolution to end
the Korean War
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April 19
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General
MacArthur at
Congressional hearings on his dismissal
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April 22
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CCF begins spring
offensive with 27 Divisions of 250,000 foot infantry, smash Line
Kansas, drive through 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 24th and 25th Infantry
Divisions towards Seoul
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July 10
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Truce talks begin at
Kaesong
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August 1 -
October 31
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Limited UN attacks in
vicious small-unit actions, to consolidate positions
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August 23
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Communists break off
talks
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October 25
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Peace talks resume at
Kaesong
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Nov 1951 - April 1952
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Stalemate
on the MLR. Talks at
Panmunjom go on and on
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1952
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May 27
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Syngman Rhee declares
martial law at Pusan
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June 23
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General Clark orders
bombing of NK power plants
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July 23
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Air strikes knock out
North Korea's hydroelectric power sources for over two weeks
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Oct 8 - Nov 18
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Truce talks halted.
General Clark initiates Operation Showdown
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Oct 6-15
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Battle of White Horse
Hill - ROK 9th Division inflicts 10,000 casualties on CCF while
repelling repeated ferocious assaults, helped largely by information
from Chinese deserters.
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December -
January
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Stalemate continues,
President-Elect Eisenhower visits, deadly small-unit battles
continue
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1953
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June 14
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Communist attack
drives back ROK positions
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June 18
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ROKs release 27,000 NK
POWs who refuse repatriation. Communists again break off truce talks
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June 25
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CCF sends 3 armies,
almost 100,000 troops, against 5 ROK divisions totaling half their
number, driving the ROKs back several thousand yards. The CCF drive
stops under staggering UN artillery barrages, about 2.7 million
rounds in June alone.
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July 10
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Truce talks resume
after UN assures ROK acceptance of cease-fire terms
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July 24-25
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Chinese launch heavy
attacks on 'The Hook'. U.S.Marines and adjoining 2RAR withstand and
hold.
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