Overview of Korean War Battles/Offensives
(Army and Corps. Smaller operations/engagements posted on separate pages.)

EBB AND FLOW (General time frames)

• North Korea attacks South Korea 25 June 1950
• Task Force Smith at Osan, South Korea 5-6 July 1950
• Kum River Line defense (Taejon) 11-22 July 1950
• Pusan Perimeter defense 4 Aug -- 16 Sept 1950
• Inchon Landing 15 Sept 1950
• Liberation of Seoul (1st return) 21-30 Sept 1950
• Advance into North Korea (west coast) 1 Oct -- 27 Oct 1950
• Withdrawal to Ch'ongch'on River Defense Line and second advance toward the Yalu (west coast) 28 Oct -- 25 Nov 1950
• Landing at Iwon and race to the Yalu (east coast) 31 Oct -- 27 Nov 1950
• Withdrawal to Imjin River Line (west coast) 28 Nov -- 23 Dec 1950
• X-Corps withdrawal (east coast) 1 Dec -- 24 Dec 1950
• Withdrawal to Defense Line "D" (roughly along the 37th Parallel -- P'yongt'aek [W] to Samch'ok on east coast) 26 Dec 1950 -- 29 Jan 1951
• Advance to Line Boston(south bank of the Han River south of Seoul - I Corps) 18 Feb 1951 -- 6 Mar 1951
• Advance to Phase Line Kansas ( north of Seoul to just north of the 38th Parallel - east coast [2nd Liberation of Seoul) 4 -- 21 April 1951
• 1st Chinese Spring Offensive 22 -- 29 Apr 1951
• Defense lines Golden (I Corps) and No Name (IX & X Corps) 29 Apr 1951 -- 19 May 1951
• 2nd Chinese Spring Offensive 17 -- 22 May 1951
• Advance to Phase Line Kansas (3rd Liberation of Seoul) 22 May 1951 -- 10 Jun 1951
• Advance to Phase Line Wyoming (Imjin River in I Corps sector north of Seoul to north of 38th Parallel in IX Corps and X Corps sectors) 13 Jun 1951 -- 4 Oct 1951
• Line Jamestown (MLR in I Corps Sector -- West) 7 Oct 1951 -- 27 July 1953
• Line Missouri (MLR in IX Corps Sector -- Central) 23 Oct 1951 -- 27 July 1953
• Line Minnesota (MLR in X Corps Sector -- East) 16 Oct 1951 -- 27 July 1953

MAJOR COMMUNIST OFFENSIVES

• NKPA 1st Phase (Seoul) Operations 25 Jun 1950 -- 29 Jun 1950
• NKPA 2nd Phase (Suwon)Operations 30 Jun 1950 -- 6 Jul 1950
• NKPA 3rd Phase (Taejon) Operations 7 Jul 1950 -- 20 Jul 1950
• NKPA 4th Phase (Naktong) Operations 21 Jul 1950 -- 30 Aug 1950
• NKPA 5th Phase (Pusan) Operations 31 Aug 1950 -- 15 Sep 1950
• CCF (PLA) 1st Phase (warning) Operations 25 Oct 1950 -- 24 Nov 1950
• CCF (PLA) 2nd Phase (main attack) Operations 25 Nov 1950 -- 24 Dec 1950
• CCF (PLA) 3rd Phase (counterattack in Wonju - Chipyong-ni areas) Operations 11 Feb 1951 -- 17 Feb 1951
• CCF (PLA) 4th Phase (First Spring Offensive) Operations 22 Apr 1951 -- 29 Apr 1951
• CCF (PLA) 5th Phase (Second Spring Offensive) Operations 17 May 1951 -- 22 May 1951
• CCF (PLA) 6th Phase - canceled and strategic objectives switch to limited operations 1 Sep 1951
• CCF attack on Western & Central Fronts 6 Oct 1952 -- 13 Oct 1952
• CCF Kumsong River Offensive (ROK II Corps) 14 July 1953 -- 20 July 1953

MAJOR WITHDRAWAL OPERATIONS BY US FORCES

• Withdrawal to the Pusan Perimeter 3 July 1950 -- 3 Aug 1950
• Evacuation of Hungnam 1 Dec 1950 -- 24 Dec 1950
• Withdrawal from North Korea to Line "D" 2 Dec 1950 -- 16 Jan 1951

MAJOR UN OFFENSIVES

• Inchon Landing & capture of Seoul 18 Sept 1950 -- 30 Sept 1950
• Breakout from the Pusan Perimeter 16 Sept 1950 -- 27 Sept 1950
• Operation Thunderbolt 25 Jan 1951 -- 20 Feb 1951
• Operation Killer 21 Feb 1951 -- 7 Mar 1951
• Operation Ripper (Flanking of Seoul) 7 Mar 1951 -- 4 Apr 1951
• Operation Rugged (securing Phase Line Kansas) 1 Apr 1951 -- 15Apr 1951
• Operation Dauntless (securing Phase Line Utah) 10 Apr 1951 -- 22 Apr 1951
• Operation Detonate (3rd return to Seoul and retaking Phase Line Kansas north of the 38th Parallel) 20 May 1951 -- 8 Jun 1951
• Operation Piledriver (securing Phase Line Wyoming and The Iron Triangle) 3 Jun 1951 -- 12 Jun 1951
• Operation Commando (Securing Phase Line Jamestown) 3 Oct 1951 -- 15 Oct 1951
• Operation Nomad and Polar (Securing Phase Line Missouri) 13 Oct 1951 -- 22 Oct 1951

PURSUIT AND MOPPING UP OPERATIONS

• Pursuit and mopping south of the 38th Parallel 28 Sept 1950 -- 30 Nov 1950
• Pursuit north of the 38th Parallel to Yalu River 5 Oct 1950 -- 27 Oct 1950
• Iwon Landing and pursuit to Yalu River (east coast) 31 Oct 1950 -- 27 Nov 1950

LIMITED OPERATIONS -- 26 JUNE 1951 THROUGH 27 JULY 1953
(After peace talks initiated)

I CORPS

• Operation Doughnut (to seize dominate terrain features in the Sobang Mountains) 1-4 July 1951
• Raid on Kwijon-ni 3-8 Aug 1951
• Operation Citadel (to move MLR forward to then existing Outpost Line of Resistance -- OPLR) 18-19 Aug 1951
• Operation Clean-Up (attempt to sweep enemy forces from front of I Corps positions) 9-10 Sept 1951
• Operations Clean-up II (to secure railroad running north from Uijongbu) 29 Sept -- 3 Oct 1951
• Operation Polecharge (to secure dominate three hills) 16-18 Oct 1951
• Attack on Hill 199 24-30 Oct 1951
• Defense of Hill 200 5-10 Nov 1951
• First battle of Porkchop Hill 22-25 Nov 1951
• Operation Clam-up (ceased activity to lure enemy patrols) 10-16 Feb 1952
• Operation Counter (to secure 11 key terrain features on outpost line) 7-25 Jun 1952
• First Battle for Old Baldy 26 June -- 17 July 1953
• Second Battle for Old Baldy 17 - 22 July 1952
• Third Battle for Old Baldy 1-4 Aug 1952
• Forth Battle for Old Baldy 18-21 Sept 1952
• Defense of Outpost Kelly 18-30 Sept 1952
• Fifth Battle for Old Baldy 23-26 Mar 1953
• Third Battle for Porkchop Hill 23-26 Mar 1953
• Defense of Outpost Carson, Elko, and Vegas 28-30 Mar 1953
• Forth Battle for Porkchop Hill 6-11 July 1953
• Defense of Outpost Dale & Westview 23-24 July 1953

IX CORPS

• Operation Cat & Dog (to destroy enemy positions and capture prisoners.) 26-28 June 1951
• Attack on Hill 272 and 487 12-15 July 1951
• Operation Cow Puncher (to move Phase Line Utah forward to Phase Line Wyoming) 2-3 Aug 1951
• Operation Ohio-Sloan (to secure new positions on Phase Line Wyoming) 8-12 Sept 1951
• Operation Cleaver (Tank/Infantry raid into Iron Triangle) 21 Sept 1951
• Operation Clam-up (to lure enemy patrols and capture prisoners) 10-15 Feb 1952
• Operation Showdown (to secure Hill 598) 14-24 Oct 1952
• Defense of Hill 301 24-28 Oct 1952
• Defense of Outpost Charlie and King 28 Oct - 4 Nov 1952
• (IX Corps withdrawn Nov 1952)

X CORPS

• Attack on Hills 1059, 1120 and 1179 26-30 July 1951
• Battle of Bloody Ridge (ridge between Hills 900 & 983) 27 Aug -- 5 Sept 1951
• First battle of Heartbreak Ridge 9-12 Sept 1951
• Second battle of Heartbreak Ridge 13-29 Sept 1951
• Attack on Hills 851, 1220 & adjacent ridges 7-15 Oct 1951
• Operation Clam-up (to lure enemy patrols and capture prisoners) 10-15 Feb 1952
• Defense of Heartbreak Ridge area 6-7 Sept 1952
• Defense of Heartbreak Ridge area 3-4 Nov 1952

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Korean War
Part of the Cold War
Clockwise, from top: American trucks crossing the 38th parallel, F-86 Sabre flying over Korea, the port in Incheon where the Battle of Incheon commenced, Chinese soldiers being welcomed back after the war, and USMC 1st Lt Baldomero Lopez climbing the seawall in Incheon.
Date June 25, 1950–the armistice on July 27, 1953 Location Korean Peninsula Result Cease-fire; North Korean invasion repelled; establishment of Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ); a few territorial changes along the 38th parallel, but essentially uti possidetis.
Belligerents
United Nations(UN Resolution 84):  Republic of Korea  Australia  Belgium  Canada  Colombia Ethiopia France Greece  Luxembourg  Netherlands  New Zealand  Philippines South Africa  Thailand  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States Naval Support and Military Servicing/Repairs:  Japan Medical staff:  Denmark  Italy  Norway  India  Sweden	North Korea and Allies: Democratic People's Republic of Korea People's Republic of China  Soviet Union
Commanders
Syngman Rhee Chung Il-kwon Paik Sun-yup Tahsin Yazıcı Douglas MacArthur Matthew Ridgway Mark Wayne Clark Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower	Kim Il-sung Choi Yong-kun Kim Chaek Mao Zedong Peng Dehuai Joseph Stalin Georgy Malenkov
Strength
590,911 480,000 63,000[1] 26,791[2] 17,000 7,430[3] 5,455[4] 3,972 3,421[5] 1,389 1,294 1,271 1,263 1,068 900 826 44 Total: 941,356–1,139,518	260,000 780,000 26,000 Total: 1,066,000 Note: All figures may vary according to source. This measures peak strength as sizes changed during the war.
Casualties and losses
South Korea: 58,127 combat deaths 175,743 wounded 80,000 MIA or POW[6] United States: 36,516 dead (including 2,830 non-combat) 92,134 wounded 8,176 MIA 7,245 POW[7] United Kingdom: 1,109 dead[8] 2,674 wounded 1,060 MIA or POW[9] Turkey: 721 dead[10] 2,111 wounded 168 MIA 216 POW Canada 516 dead[11] 1,042 wounded Australia 339 dead[12] 1,200 wounded France: 300 KIA or MIA[13] Philippines: 112 KIA[3] South Africa 28 KIA and 8 MIA[14] Total: Over 474,000	North Korea: 215,000 dead, 303,000 wounded, 120,000 MIA or POW[9] China (Chinese estimate): 114,000 killed in combat 34,000 non-combat deaths 380,000 wounded 21,400 POW[15] (U.S. estimate):[9] 400,000+ dead 486,000 wounded 21,000 POW Soviet Union: 215 dead Total: 1,190,000-1,577,000+
Civilians killed/wounded (total Koreans) = 2 Million (Est.)[16]

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The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953. The conflict arose from the attempts of the two Korean powers to re-unify Korea under their respective governments. The period immediately before the war was marked by escalating border conflicts at the 38th Parallel and attempts to negotiate elections for the entirety of Korea.[17] These negotiations ended when the North Korean Army invaded the South on June 25, 1950. Under the aegis of the United Nations, nations allied with the United States intervened on behalf of South Korea. After rapid advances in a South Korean counterattack, communist-allied Chinese forces intervened on behalf of North Korea, shifting the balance of the war and ultimately leading to an armistice that approximately restored the original boundaries between North and South Korea.

While some have referred to the conflict as a civil war, many other factors were at play.[18] Each side was supported by external powers and the conflict expanded, becoming a proxy war in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The term has also been used to describe both the events preceding and following the main hostilities.