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1945 | Korea is divided into US and Soviet occupation zones along 38th parallel |
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1948 | After supervised elections, US military government turns over power to Republic of Korea |
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1950 | North Korean People's Army invades South Korea - UN calls for an end of aggression |
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1950 | UN asks member countries to aid Republic of Korea - US announces intervention. North Korea attacks Seoul airfield |
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1950 | US bombers attack troops in Han River area - North Korean army captures Seoul |
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1950 | President Truman orders ground forces into Korea and authorises Air Force to bomb North Korea |
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1950 | Near Osan, Task Force Smith troops fight for the first time and suffer heavy casualties |
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1950 | Battle for Taejon ends with heavy US losses and retreat |
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1950 | Pusan perimeter established in southeastern Korea |
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1950 | First UN counterattack collapses |
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1950 | Four-day battle of "the Bowling Alley" - UN forces hold back North Korean offensive |
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1950 | Inchon landing of UN forces |
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1950 | UN troops complete recapture of Seoul |
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1950 | UN forces cross 38th parallel - UN sanctions defeat of North Korea and attempted reunification |
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1950 | Chinese Communist troops cross Yalu River into Korea |
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1950 | UN captures P'yongyang, the North Korean capital |
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1950 | Chinese attack in force near Unsan |
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1950 | General Douglas MacArthur's final "Home by Christmas" offensive begins |
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1950 | End of Chinese strike against marine and army divisions at Chosin Reservoir - marines retreat |
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1950 | US Cavalry lands at Pohangdong - US aircraft destroy key oil refinery in Wonsan |
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1951 | Seoul captured by Chinese |
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1951 | UN forces resume offensive |
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1951 | Chinese counteroffensive begins north of Hoengsong |
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1951 | UN line reaches between the 37th and 38th Parallels |
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1951 | UN forces retake Seoul |
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1951 | MacArthur recalled - General Matthew Ridgway given command |
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1951 | UN forces dig in on the 38th Parallel |
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1951 | Truce talks begin at Kaesong - Communists break off talks six weeks later |
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1951 | UN forces take Heartbreak Ridge after 18-day battle |
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1951 | Truce talks resume at Panmunjom |
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1952 | Raid on Agok |
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1952 | Operation COUNTER |
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1952 | Battle for Old Baldy (Hill 266) |
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1952 | FEAF and Navy planes launch massive air strikes against North Korea's hydroelectric power grid |
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1952 | Battle of Bunker Hill |
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1952 | FEAF and carrier planes bomb Pyongyang in a 1,403-sortie assault—the largest single-day raid of the war |
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1952 | Largest all-Navy raid destroys the oil refinery at Aoji, North Korea |
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1952 | "Cherokee" Strikes |
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1952 | Operation SHOWDOWN |
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1952 | Battle of the Hook |
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1952 | Battle at Hill 851, Heartbreak Ridge area |
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1952 | T-Bone Hill |
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1953 | Operation SMACK |
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1953 | Hill 355 (Little Gibraltar) |
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1953 | North Korean and Chinese leaders agree to POW exchange |
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1953 | Three-day battle of Pork Chop Hill ends in victory for UN forces |
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1953 | Full peace talks resume at Panmunjom |
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1953 | Raid on Toksan Dam |
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1953 | Communist offensive pushes Republic of Korea troops south |
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1953 | South Koreans release 27,000 North Korean POWs, who refuse repatriation |
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1953 | "Little Truce Talks" |
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1953 | Communists return to negotiations |
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1953 | Battle of Kumsong River Salient - last Communist offensive |
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1953 | Cease fire signed - fighting ends 12 hours later |
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1953 | Processing of POWs for repatriation begins at Freedom Village, Panmunjom |
