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“To liberate Korea . . . and crush the aggression of the imperialists.” Fourth Crossing. Last week, once more, South Korean patrols scouted north of the 38th parallel. The U.N. army drew up to ...

So the division at 38th parallel wasn't necessarily a hard border. People were quite free to cross it. In fact, 1.6 million people did cross from North to South Korea at this time. A lot of them ...

the USSR and China agreed to split Korea in half on the 38th parallel. The north would be controlled by the communist countries, China and the USSR, the south by the US. This was supposed to be ...

These volunteers helped to push the UN forces back across the 38th parallel. The USSR was ... The relationship between North and South Korea was bitter and tense. The war was disastrous for ...

After North Korea invaded the south on June 25 ... The peninsula remained divided at the 38th parallel. U.S. casualties numbered 33,000 dead and 105,000 wounded. The South Koreans suffered ...

6/9/1951, Library of Congress The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once ...