1950-53 Korean War

From the Pusan Perimeter to the Yalu River and the frozen hills of Chosin, the Korean War was a war of rapid advances and bitter stalemates. Using combat reports, UN and Chinese sources, period maps, and firsthand battlefield exploration, this section explores how weather, geography, and Cold War politics impacted each battlefield.

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View from the old Freedom House on the South Korean side, looking across the T1, T2 and T3 blue buildings into North Korea

⚔️ Joint Security Area – Panmunjom, DMZ, North/South Korea, 1953 – ongoing

by Michael Prictor
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The Panmunjom negotiations ultimately led to the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953. The agreement effectively ended the hostilities and established the DMZ, but it was not a peace treaty. Consequently, North and South Korea technically remain at war, as no formal peace treaty has been signed.