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South Korea
Wikidata · Q884
Active span
1946 – 2011
Profile
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul metropolitan area, the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world, with other major cities being Busan, Daegu, and Incheon.
Where they fought
20 of 24 plotted
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When they fought
24 battles · 2 wars
Most active in 1950 — 12 catalogued battles.
Battles
24 engagements
June 26, 1950
Battle of Korea Strait
Korean War
August 31, 1950
Battle of Nam River
Korean War
July 4, 1950
Battle of Osan
Korean War
July 14, 1950
Battle of Taejon
Korean War
November 25, 1950
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
Korean War
Nov–Dec 1950
Chosin Reservoir
Korean War
June 25, 1950
First Battle of Seoul
Korean War
15 Sep 1950
Inchon
Korean War
July 31, 1950
Operation Pokpoong
Korean War
Aug–Sep 1950
Pusan Perimeter
Korean War
Sep 1950
Second Battle of Seoul
Korean War
December 31, 1950
Third Battle of Seoul
Korean War
September 13, 1951
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
Korean War
January 2, 1963
Battle of Ap Bac
Vietnam War
August 2, 1964
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Vietnam War
August 5, 1964
Operation Pierce Arrow
Vietnam War
Nov 1965
Ia Drang
Vietnam War
February 7, 1965
Operation Flaming Dart
Vietnam War
August 18, 1966
Battle of Long Tan
Vietnam War
January 8, 1967
Operation Cedar Falls
Vietnam War
March 2, 1968
Battle of Hue
Vietnam War
Jan–Jul 1968
Khe Sanh
Vietnam War
1968
Tet Offensive
Vietnam War
May 10, 1969
Battle of Hamburger Hill
Vietnam War
Commanders of South Korea
18 catalogued
Arthur Dewey Struble
admiral1894–1983
C. Turner Joy
1895–1956
Chung Il-Kwon
general1917–1994
Douglas MacArthur
General of the Army1880–1964
Edward M. Almond
lieutenant general1892–1979
George E. Stratemeyer
lieutenant general1890–1969
Harry S. Truman
captain1884–1972
James Van Fleet
general1892–1992
Louis A. Johnson
United States Secretary of Defense1891–1966
Mark W. Clark
general1896–1984
Oliver P. Smith
general1893–1977
Paik In-yeop
Paik Sun-yup
general1920–2020
Robert A. Lovett
lieutenant commander1895–1986
Shin Hyun-joon
lieutenant general1915–2007
Shin Sung-Mo
Prime Minister of South Korea1891–1960
Sohn Won-yil
ambassador1909–1980
Syngman Rhee
President of South Korea1875–1965
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