Australia in the Korean War Australia in the Korean War The military history of Australia during the Korean War was very eventful. Japan's defeat in World War II heralded the end to 35 years of Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula. The surrender of Japan to the Allied forces on 2 September 1945 led to the peninsula being subsequently divided into North and South Koreas, with the North being occupied by troops from the Soviet Union, and the South, below the 38th parallel, being occupied by troops from the United States. The Soviet forces entered the Korean peninsula on 10 August 1945, followed a few
Student soldiers in the Korean War who could prove they met the criteria were handed the award. In 1997, the government handed it out to a further 45 people who had failed to receive it before. On June 16, 2010, the movie "" was released, which depicted the death of 71 students during the Korean War, mainly in August 1950. "Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War" mentions the soldiers, although the main focus is on the personal story of two brothers, one in education when drafted. Student soldiers in the Korean War Student soldiers were individuals in Korea who volunteered or were forced to cease their studies