Key Dates

1953
07.27
  • Cease-fire agreement signed
02.11
  • The U.S. 8th Army Corps commander changed
    (new : General Taylor, old : General Van Fleet)
1952
05.12
  • The U.N. Armed Forces commander changed
    (new : General Clark, old : General Ridgway)
1951
11.16
  • Italian Red Cross hospital deployed
07.10
  • Cease-fire talks began
06.22
  • Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital deployed
06.15
  • Colombian Ground Troops enter the war
05.08
  • Colombian Naval Force enter the war
05.06
  • Ethiopian Ground Troops enter the war
04.11
  • The U.N. Armed Forces commander changed
    (new : General Ridgway, old : General MacArthur)
03.07
  • Denmark Red Cross hospital ship deployed
01.31
  • Belgian and Luxembourg Ground Troops enter the war
1950
12.31
  • New Zealand Ground Troops enter the war
12.27
  • The U.S. 8th Army Corps commander changed
    (new : General Ridgway, old : Lieutenant General Walker)
12.18
  • Canadian Ground Troops enter the war
12.09
  • Greek Ground Troops enter the war
12.01
  • Greek Air Force enter the war
11.29
  • French Ground Troops enter the war
11.23
  • Dutch Ground Troops enter the war
11.20
  • Indian Field Hospital deployed
11.16
  • South African Air Force enter the war
11.07
  • Thai Ground Troops and Naval Force enter the war
10.17
  • Turkish Ground Troops enter the war
10.07
  • The U.N. general assembly meeting, resolution on the unification of two divided Koreas
09.28
  • Swedish Red Cross hospital deployed
09.27
  • Australian Ground Troops enter the war
09.20
  • The Philippines Ground Troops enter the war
08.28
  • U.K. Ground Troops enter the war
07.30
  • Canadian Naval Force enter the war
  • New Zealand Naval Force enter the war
07.29
  • French Naval Force enter the war
07.26
  • Canadian Air Force enter the war
07.24
  • U.N. Armed Forces Headquarters established (Tokyo, Japan)
07.14
  • The U.S. 8th Army Corps Headquarters opened the commanding post in Daegu
  • The operational control authority of South Korean Force was transferred to the U.N. Armed Forces commander
07.07
  • U.N. Security Council passed the resolution of establishing the U.N. Armed Forces Headquarters
07.01
  • U.S. Ground Troops enter the war
  • Australian Naval and Air Force enter the war
06.28
  • U.N. Security Council second resolution passed(military support to South Korea)
  • U.K. Naval Force enter the war
06.27
  • S. Naval and Air Force enter the war
06.26
  • U.N. Security Council first resolution passed
    (stop aggression, withdrawal above the north of the 38th parallel line and request of restraining support to North Korea)
06.25
  • North Korean Force invaded South Korea