north korea invaded south korea and tried to take over their country in 1950.
north korea invaded south korea and tried to take over their country in 1950.
who invaded south korea and tried to take over their country in 1950?
north korea
the united states engaged in the decolonization of korea (mainly in the south, with the soviet union engaged in north korea) from japan after world war ii. after three years of military administration by the united states, the south korean government was established. on june 25, 1950, north korea invaded south korea, sparking the korean war, the cold war's first major conflict that continued until 1953. when the north koreans invaded south korea in june 1950, using t-34s, the south koreans had no armor of their own so had to retreat in the face of north korean tanks. soon after the invasion of south korea, the united nations voted to support the south koreans. with the korean war so closely following on the heels of world war ii, many of the top tanks used in world war ii were also utilized during the korean war. the first tanks to be used by un forces in south korea were american m24 chaffee light tanks, which were also used during the second world war. they were sent to south korea from japanese army bases. while the chaffee was useful for infantry support, it could not stand up to a t-34.
tanks of south korea
after communist forces invaded south korea, "marine adder" was acquired by the navy from the maritime commission on 24 july 1950 and assigned to the military sea transportation service (msts) on 1 august 1950. staffed by a civilian crew, she carried combat troops to the far east and arrived in korean waters on 14 december 1950. after returning to the west coast in mid-january 1951, she resumed her support of the united nations command in korea less than 2 months later and continued far eastern runs during the korean war. between 6 march 1951 and 5 september 1953, she made 17 voyages out of seattle to ports in japan and south korea, including yokosuka, sasebo, pusan, and inchon. after reaching san francisco on 5 september 1953 with homeward-bound veterans of the war, she arrived seattle on 8 september and was placed in reduced operational status.
usns marine adder (t-ap-193)