Troop Movements Map
Heroes Remember
Troop Movements Map
Transcript
The initial partition at 38 degrees north latitude (38th parallel
between North Korea and South Korea during the period
1945 to 1950. June 25, 1950:
North Korean forces attack South Korea
at the 38th parallel.
June 28, 1950: Seoul is captured.
August 4 to 5, 1950: North Korean forces encircle Pusan.
September 15, 1950: The first United Nations (UN) offensive
the retaking of Inchon.
September 17, 1950: UN troops move toward Seoul.
September 1950: The liberation of Seoul.
September 30, 1950: South Korean forces cross the 38th parallel.
October 7, 1950: UN troops move toward Pyongyang.
October 19, 1950: The capture of Pyongyang.
October 25, 1950: The first Chinese offensive.
October 26, 1950: South Korean forces reach the Chinese border.
November 24 to 26, 1950: The second Chinese offensive.
December 1 to 5, 1950: Communist troops retake Pyongyang.
Front line between North and South Korean troops on January 1st
January 3 - 4, 1951: Seoul captured by the Chinese.
January 15, 1951: Chinese Offensive stops south of Seoul.
January 21, 1951: Second United Nations offensive towards Seoul.
March 14, 1951: Liberation of Seoul.
March 31, 1951: Return to the 38th parallel.
April 22, 1951: Battle of Imjin River.
April 24, 1951: Chinese offensive.
May 16, 1951: Chinese offensive.
May 22 - 30, 1951: United Nations offensive.
Front line between North and South Korean troops
between June and August 1951.
September 8, 1951: Operation Minden.
October 3, 1951: Operation Commando.
October 9, 1951: Stalemate between North and South Korean troops
The 38th parallel becomes a static front.
October 13, 1952: South Korean troops move North one last time.
June 17, 1953: Revised demarcation line between North and South
(roughly where it all started, along the 38th parallel)
July 27, 1953: Armistice
Description
An interactive map of Canadain troop movement during the Korean War
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Recorded:
- April 22, 2013
- Duration:
- 2:35
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Korean War
- Location/Theatre:
- Korea
- Date modified: