📅 9 Sèptèmber 1948
The Soviet-backed government in the northern zone formally established the DPRK. The partition of Korea reflected Soviet and U.S. occupation policies and Korean political struggles, constraining a...
📅 25 Yüni 1950
North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel and attacked South Korea. The war grew from Korea’s division after Japanese colonial rule and involved Soviet support for the North, U.S.-led UN forces,...
📅 25 Yüni 1950
North Korean forces invaded South Korea. Newly available Soviet records show Stalin approved Kim Il Sung’s plan after seeking assurances about Soviet and Chinese involvement. The war devastated Korean...
📅 9 Sèptèmber 1948
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was proclaimed north of the 38th parallel after the establishment of a rival government in the South. The division followed the end of Japanese colonial...
📅 25 Yüni 1950
North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel and attacked the Republic of Korea. The war followed the division of a peninsula liberated from Japanese colonial rule into rival governments under...
📅 25 Yüni 1950
North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel, beginning a war on a peninsula divided by U.S. and Soviet occupation after Japan’s defeat. Koreans had not chosen the division, and the war drew in...
