my grandpa I never got to know was a marine wounded twice in Korea, it's awesome to hear stories about the war from one of my favorite channels! thank you!
In the German speaking world, the Korean war is surprisingly not as forgotten as it might have been in the US, as far as I can tell. This may be to the fact that the outbreak of hostilities on the Korean peninsula showed people in the divided Germany, especially West-Germany, how quickly things could escalate, so this hastened the rearmament of the only recently reestablished armed forces in West-Germany.
Germany has had an elevated interest in Korea since '53 because they were the other divided nation in the Cold War. Thus, any development in Korea could be seen as a potential precedent for the fate of Germany. However, given the very different circumstances of division, this did not ultimately play out that way. The GDR just kinda keeled over from '89 to '91 and got absorbed, with no shots fired and nothing worse than a large corruption scandal in terms of violence. In a way, this is likely a foreshadowing of what will inevitably happen when the Juche regime fails, but also a roadmap for North Korea as to what must be avoided. Any information from the South must be supressed, as little contact as possible, only state-controlled media. No reunification movement, however peaceful, can be tolerated and the reins can never be loosened so as to not invite revolt. This, however, implies the necessary conditions for North Korea to fall: Support from China drying up is the one thing that will surely destroy the satellite state. As soon as they do not have a backer in Beijing for any reason, their power is in jeopardy. Right now, maybe Russia will step in. But given projections for the war in Ukraine, this seems unlikely to be a useful deterrent much longer. From that moment onwards, it is almost certain that North Korea will be infiltrated and undermined to facilitate the downfall of the Kim regime and the reunification by South Korea. Which should absolutely happen under UN oversight to prevent a second Treuhand or Shock Doctrine. Although, it seems inevitable that most of North Korea's assets will be nigh-worthless as they are severely outdated or simply too old.
There's this great movie called Ode to My Father that shows many important events in Korean history starting with his life as a child during the Korean war. After the war he finds work as a miner in Germany and meets his eventual wife there who is also Korean. Didn't know there were so many South Korean temp workers in West germany but there were a decent amount at the time and it started to make more sense after learning about the similarities between the two countries during those times. Thankful that Germany reunified, hoping the same for Korea but sadly the old generation that still may have family on the other side are all passing away. I'm digressing but it's def an interesting movie to watch. The German scene is but a small part but it's very much like a Korean version of forrest Gump. Very inspired by that movie. Even has a nod to the floating feather throughout the movie.
I work at a senior home, and I have a friend named Eddie who actually fought in both the Vietnam and Korean War. Dude is a real class act with a great sense of humor. I'm glad I got to meet him and to hear the stories he told.
My grandfather was a Chosin Reservoir survivor. I was still young when he passed so we unfortunately never got to talk about it. But its a big reason i love history so much
fun fact: till after the war North Korea classifed Seoul as its capital, and ironically, the students of the north still learn that they have 2 capitals Seoul & Pyeongyang
It's pretty standard and somewhat reasonable that if a nation-state has a claim of sovereignty over another country... like in most civil wars and the like, they sort of _have_ to claim that that territory is rightfully theirs, even when it quite obviously isn't, lest they would be renouncing to that claim. Usually they'll claim the territory is "usurped" or currently being run by unlawful rebels or something but that it's technically still theirs. For North Koreans, _their_ government is the rightful government of _all_ Korea, so it would only stand to reason that S. Korea's cities and capital would be framed as "theirs". It's kinda silly but that's geopolitics for ya. Take for example how the tiny island of Taiwan _has_ to claim that they are the real one and only "Republic of China", and the whole of continental China (The People's Republic) is just like... a small temporary thing, don't worry, while they are the _real_ seat of government.
I am proud to say that to me The Korean War will never be forgotten, my late grandfather whom I was very close was a US Army veteran who was drafted for the war (He got very lucky, the cease fire was called the night before he was scheduled to deploy to Korea), he served from 1953 - 1958, achieving the rank of SFC. I proudly own his Army uniforms, and in trying to piece them back together learned a good bit about The Korean War in the process (And how insanely rare anything pertaining to the uniforms are. I was also fortunate enough to attend an assembly with some of the surviving members of the Borinqueneers (The 65th Infantry Regiment) who served in Korea during my Junior year of High School and learned about the largest court martial in US military history.
@@rodeanalfanteforcadela7645that wasn't the tree thing, I think the tree thing was in the 70's but no, 66'-69' was border skirmishes launched by the north, and I believe one of the North Korean Commandos was caught on the presidential palace lawn in Seoul "I do believe"
Ah yes, machine gunners and their trauma nightmares.. Honestly, my heart goes out to those relegated to that position. You either need to be VERY dedicated to your own servicemen or an outright psychopath. Even psychopaths are prone to combat psychosis. I pray their respective nations give them the health care they deserve after being served tasks such as that. Bomber pilots don't need to see what they are doing up close and personal..
But it would need to be historically accurate. The fact of the matter is, Both North and South Korea were very underdeveloped following the Korean War. In fact, a little known fact about South Korea was that it was run by authoritarian dictatorships for like 25 years after the Korean War. The most notorious of whom was Park Chung Hee (He was actually assassinated during his reign). The South Korea that we see now really came to life in the late 80s. Up until then, it was an authoritarian nation that sought to match the economic power of China and Japan. Many elderly Koreans will tell you of how tough life was in South Korea in the 60s and 70s
My school barely taught me anything about the Korean and Vietnam War. Just that it basically happened and who the sides were. The former was more of a footnote
Government schools skim over those wars so kids don't realize we've basically been in constant conflict since Pear Harbor. Vietnam was a cash grab for people like LBJ
A few years ago I was assigned a family research project in a college class which was about connecting a family member to a moment in history. In the process I discovered a 3x great uncle whom I previously didn't know existed and who fought in the Korean War. He was captured in the first few months of the fighting and spent the entire duration in a Chinese POW camp in North Korea. He also was forced to participate in the 1952 Inter-Camp POW Olympics which I didn't know of prior to my research. It was essentially the still living POWs partaking in crude olympic games to demonstrate that they were being treated fairly and were having fun. My uncle participated with the boxing events. After the war he returned home but only lived a few years later after having died from a lung infection that he contracted while being a POW. My grandpa who was only a kid at the time remembers his uncle being solemn and refused to speak of his experience.
I remember my Dad telling me stories of the weather over there being so cold some of the guys were losing their toes from frost bite. They would turn black and fall off. He said it was around 40-50 below zero at times.
I remember a documentary about the retreat from Chosin (I think it might have been American Experience) One of the most exposed Marine units was trying to make back to the south end of the Reservoir before night fell, having been abandoned by their tank escorts. One of the Marines was furious having to wait for their prisoners to rest. He tried to beat one with the butt of his rifle to get them moving again. When the prisoner put up his hand to protect himself, the Marine's blow broke off all his fingers. He didn't realize the prisoners had even less winter gear than he did. He was so horrified at what he done that he threw his rifle down and started crying.
koreas weapon is exported everywhere as a reliable weapon against all weather conditions because korean peninsula has some ridiculous weather fluctuations
History has a way of repeating itself mmm Operation Barbarossa Hitler's invasion of U.S.S.R. June 22, 1941 Napoleon invasion of Russia June 24, 1812 One hundred and twenty nine years apart both dictators of political genius failed miserably militarily in those campaigns.
My grandpa fought in Korea from 51 to 53. 7th infantry regiment 3rd infantry division. Was a squad leader in seconds platoon. It’s crazy to think of what he had seen and done a couple years younger than I am now. No wonder a majority of those guys that came back just wanted to work hard and create a successful life for themselves when they got back.
One fact he didn't state was during the freezing cold the army actually encountered a battalion of Chinese soldiers who were frozen solid during the Battle of Chosin. When the Americans encountered them many had PTSD because they were at their posts ready for battle but just died over night during the freezing cold.
The Japanese economy was pulled out of the doldrums by supplying the U.N. forces fighting in Korea, and Japanese mortar shells from that war have been documented being used in the Ukrainian army today.
Crazy thing is, I don't think I ever learned about the Korean War. No one talks about it. There's not much media set in it. This video was educational. Thanks.
A funny story I read was that some Mexican-American POWs found marijuana growing in the hills during a work detail, taught their white colleagues how to identify it, and brought it back to camp. Chinese guards were incredibly confused when American POWs began randomly bursting into song and laughing uncontrollably.
One of my high school teachers was a Korean War vet. He said a lot of what he experienced was still considered top secret information so he couldn’t say much but he did give us the impression that it would be a long time before the bigger picture would be revealed.
One interesting moment is when France mightve saved the entire Southern forces. During the battle of Baek-Ma heights, the position defended by the 9th ROKA division, reinforced by French forces, was attacked by the 38th Corp, one of the most elite units of Communist China at all times until its reorganization. Despite other factors such as defectors, overconfidence, and intelligence support, it was ultimately the French who held the peak of the Baek-Ma height's top hill, with one company facing nine and successfully holding the grounds. Without them, it is unsure if the Korean war will end in the way we know today. The French was also claimed to forced US forces in Chipyong ni to put up a stand, almost fully surrounded by PRA, WITH MACHINE GUNS just like WW1. This eventually helped the morally collapsing 23rd to hold its positions and repel the attack.
@@grizz9150 These are two completely different contexts, this story is at late 1952 where the war is almost over. Communist forces may very likely to retake Seoul if Baek-Ma hill falls, especially the forces breaking through is one of the most skilled units on the communist sides, and commanded by Liang Xingchu, a very skilled general who experienced war against Japan and the civil war. Long story short, without the French, Baek Ma hills wouldve fall. The communist forces may be halted soon but it is very vital for the coalition to hold it, and the French did.
Forgotten from the Korean War: 1. Australia was the first allied country to attack the North Koreans after they invaded, going into battle 9 days before MacArthur was appointed. 2. Australia incorporated into its force, Britain, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada.
This is without a doubt one of my favorite Simple history episodes yet. I would love to see more on this forgotten war. My step father served in an airborne unit during that war.
China and Taiwan is basically the same situation except they did not split 50/50 but more like 98/2 and there was no official armistice so nobody knows what to do with it now
IMO it will take a total of around 100 years for east Asians to learn and understand that regional hegemony is the only remedy to combat neo colonialism. Colonization of the mind is the worst part. I hope countries in Asia can work together to stop this current degeneracy in morality and culture.
In Puerto Rico we remember the Korean War, the 65th infantry division was ready, willing and able to serve and serve with honors they did. My grandfather was in Korea, and while to the nation he served he may have been forgotten, I will never forget.
I knew a Korean war veteran named Bill all of 5’7” 68 years old when i first met him. Tough as nails, interesting, intelligent, wise, no nonsense manners but great sense of humor and laughed plenty he passed just a few years back age 92. I am so glad i got to know him. I worked for him at the Drag Strip out in Amarillo TX. Most people liked Bill and if they didn’t they still respected him. His archenemies were the local t.v. Station Weathermen, and i mean ALL of them from every station… he took it upon himself to call and let them know they were in his opinion “idiots” and frequently asked questions like “before you report on the weather outside have you been outside to look? Or stuck your head out of the window?” I don’t know why Bill had it in for weathermen like that but at his age some questions you just don’t ask or you might be on his 💩 list next.
@@Cascades663 The division along the 38th parallel was inevitable given the circumstances. MacArthur's distinguished service in WW1, WW2 (liberating the Philippines), and the Korean War (liberating South Korea) is noteworthy
@@grizz9150 he didn’t liberate the Philippines. He lost the Philippines, had it retaken for him, then came puffing his chest like he actually did something. He was incompetent and only good at getting people killed.
@@grizz9150 Not so much. He had distinguished service in WW1. But during WW2 his tactics cost more lives, even in planning phases, than a more focused assault on Japanese positions was likely to. In Korea he refused to follow orders to stop at the river. He had McClellan syndrome, "I wanna be president because I'm smarter than the guy in charge." And he was proven incorrect. Just ask the Marines, they have some choice words about him
Thank you for accurately telling this story. My father, many of his friends, were Korean War Veterans. So many served with distinction. You did them honor. 🇺🇸
My father served onboard HMCS Sioux, he told me that his ship took on dead American troops killed in combat. The bodies were frozen solid and the Canadian sailors had to use hammers to break the frozen limbs so that they could stack and secure for sea the dead.
My grandfather was a paratrooper at this time. He carried a garand and a camera to record the life of the troops. Unfortunately, I never got to know him as well as I would've liked, but I do remember visiting him once when I was very little. He said that when you jumped from the plane and the chute caught, you said goodbye to anything that wasn't well attached. Boots and helmets were a couple of the things I remember him mentioning weren't unheard of to go missing in a jump. He talked a little about weapons. I wish I remember that better, though I do remember him talking down on one rifle in particular that I think was the M1 carbine. He did tell a funny story that I do remember about getting frustrated with a small stove in the cold winter before crawling through the snow under a nearby truck that had been idling for some time. He said that he placed his frozen food on top of the exhaust to try and thaw it. He crawled back out, and before he could do anything, the truck drove away with his food. I have his wings and the reserve chute cord handle that saved his life in a training accident. Makes me thankfull to be here. Both in men like him keeping our country free and also in the absurd number of nearly fatal incidents in my direct blood ancestry.
My friends Grandpa was a POW for 9 months in the Korean war. They only got fed a bowl of white rice a day. I saw a picture of him when he was rescued, he looked like a skeleton. He doesn't like white rice anymore
You should do a video about the recipes that soldiers came up with. In the Korean war, S Korean soldiers came up with BUDAE JJIGAE (ARMY STEW) which used the US Army ration packs, all together. It's still popular today and there are varying recipes online. Budae Jjigae (Army stew or Army base stew) is loaded with Kimchi, spam, sausages, ramen noodles, cheese and anything else that was to hand. Stephen in the UK,
The Filipino 10th BCT fought at the Battle of Yultong in the spring of 1951, where they were guarding the US 65th Infantry's right hand flank. They successfully held off an enemy attack force that was more than 4 times their size with minimal losses. In total, 7500 Filipino combatants served in Korea from 1951 to 1955, and a few of them were decorated with medals such as the US Distinguished Service Cross, the Filipino Medal of Valor, the Korean Order of Military Merit (all received by Cpt. Conrado Yap), and the Filipino Distinguished Conduct Star (Lt. Jose Artiaga, Jr.).
My great-uncle was buried alive on heartbreak ridge a kid that followed him dug him out he used his hands to get others free from the mortar round that hit there trench. My great-uncle continued to dig others out as well sadly not all could be saved and towards the end of the war the kid was killed 😢 he was just happy to see US GIs
My grandfather was in the army at this time and luckily for him I think they stationed him in Germany teaching English to the Spanish speakers LOL.. I don't know if that's all he did he doesn't talk about it. But I do know he had a baby with a German woman and that baby grew up with a Puerto Ricans last name. But he never kept in touch it was the 50s you know how that was
you should totally do a vid on the first Indochina war or the first French Vietnam war in the 1950s which was happening at the same time as the Korean War
My grandfather fought at chosin resivour in the 3rd ID. People always talk about the marines, but forget about the army fighting there. Thanks for your research
My Grandpa? Brother of my grandpa was a machine gunner. The way he described it by the 3rd or 4th wave Koreans didn't have guns, they'd literally rip them from the hands of dead to keep charging American lines. When the waves stopped, it was time to pack and run since the small Chinese mortars were insanely accurate and (obviously) focused on the Gunners. He was 17 when he joined. Apparently there's some old news article about him somewhere.
15:34The moment I heard the Korean War was not actually a war along with Vietnam. That’s when I have that reaction like the old man from American dad describing what Roger did to a tree. The whole point is you can’t literally say something is not despite the title saying it is a war.
Great vid, however SKS rifles were not used in the conflict, at least not in major numbers. i only know of one account where SKS rifles were seen, and it was when US troops pushed so far north they encountered russian advisors with them.
I was educated in the United States in the 80’s. I learned more about the Korean War from my biology teacher, Korean War Veteran, than my history classes. This was a great video and I learned so much! I found the platoon sergeant (that’s the way my platoon sergeants were so it’s an assumption) very engaging. I felt like I was 18 again listening to a black hat tell us stories during a delayed jump. Really appreciate that feeling again.
Dear mr narrator, Please make another story about the 13 year old japanese girl Megumi Yokota who was kidnapped by the north korean spies/agents in 1977 including those 17 japanese citizens who were also kidnapped and taken to North Korea. Please make it for the next story soon
in school i didn’t learn about WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, or any other war after the civil war. we went over the same battles of the civil war for literally three years straight. I’m still pissed about that.
I have a friend who is 96 and was at the battle of the chosin reservoir ,and a story of sleeping in ice and snow makeshift shelter. It can get get cold as heck sometimes. I was there in the 80s at cmp Edwards and Humphreys no war but still under cease fire.
My grandpa served in Korea just after the war ended but the North Koreans still loved to yell out and harass the troops on the other side according to him
I think it’s good that more people are becoming aware of this forgotten war and the events that happened during it. It seems like a small justice for those who fought in it
Few months ago I saw a photo of South Korean soldiers wearing the Waffen SS uniform during the Korean War. And my grandfather told me that he also saw some soldiers wearing uniforms with SS insignia. Can someone please explain this? By the way I am South Korean.
My Dad fought in Korea and Vietnam but never talked about combat. Somehow without ever being told, my brother and I just knew not to ask him about it. When I got older I realized that if he didn't want to talk about what he'd seen and done then he had definitely earned that choice. We lost him 5 yrs ago and he was buried with honors in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Kansas. He took his experiences to the grave. R.I.P. Dad. I'm proud of you.
If possible, please make video about "Battle of Jangsari". The battle of Incheon was possible due to the Operation Order 174 "aka Battle of Jangsari". Most of the South combatants were the student volunteers. All those 772 students were forgotten by their own government.
My dad was at the Chosin Revisor. Didn’t know much about until he started dying of cancer. He told me about the waves of Chinese and details of the retreat. I meant advance to the rear.
Here's a fact that many people don't know: Nearly half of China's expeditionary forces were women. Chinese women had as many causalities as their male comrades but faced worse atrocities whenever captured by South Korean men. You can still watch interviews of these Chinese women on TH-cam channels like CNA Insider.
As a nistorical miniature war gamer and military historian, this "conflict" holds a lot of interest for me. My Dad worked on ammo ships between Japan and Korea, and his best friend was an Army machine gunner--Bob Bailey in Maine
Something else that not many people know about the Korean War is that North Korea wasn't the only dictatorship. South Korea was also a dictatorship throughout the Korean War. The UN and the US weren't fighting to spread democracy. They were fighting to prevent the spread of Communism.
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my grandpa I never got to know was a marine wounded twice in Korea, it's awesome to hear stories about the war from one of my favorite channels! thank you!
In the German speaking world, the Korean war is surprisingly not as forgotten as it might have been in the US, as far as I can tell. This may be to the fact that the outbreak of hostilities on the Korean peninsula showed people in the divided Germany, especially West-Germany, how quickly things could escalate, so this hastened the rearmament of the only recently reestablished armed forces in West-Germany.
Germany has had an elevated interest in Korea since '53 because they were the other divided nation in the Cold War.
Thus, any development in Korea could be seen as a potential precedent for the fate of Germany.
However, given the very different circumstances of division, this did not ultimately play out that way.
The GDR just kinda keeled over from '89 to '91 and got absorbed, with no shots fired and nothing worse than a large corruption scandal in terms of violence.
In a way, this is likely a foreshadowing of what will inevitably happen when the Juche regime fails, but also a roadmap for North Korea as to what must be avoided.
Any information from the South must be supressed, as little contact as possible, only state-controlled media.
No reunification movement, however peaceful, can be tolerated and the reins can never be loosened so as to not invite revolt.
This, however, implies the necessary conditions for North Korea to fall: Support from China drying up is the one thing that will surely destroy the satellite state. As soon as they do not have a backer in Beijing for any reason, their power is in jeopardy. Right now, maybe Russia will step in. But given projections for the war in Ukraine, this seems unlikely to be a useful deterrent much longer. From that moment onwards, it is almost certain that North Korea will be infiltrated and undermined to facilitate the downfall of the Kim regime and the reunification by South Korea. Which should absolutely happen under UN oversight to prevent a second Treuhand or Shock Doctrine. Although, it seems inevitable that most of North Korea's assets will be nigh-worthless as they are severely outdated or simply too old.
It showed them that the U.S. government would have you shot if you voted labour.
There's this great movie called Ode to My Father that shows many important events in Korean history starting with his life as a child during the Korean war. After the war he finds work as a miner in Germany and meets his eventual wife there who is also Korean. Didn't know there were so many South Korean temp workers in West germany but there were a decent amount at the time and it started to make more sense after learning about the similarities between the two countries during those times. Thankful that Germany reunified, hoping the same for Korea but sadly the old generation that still may have family on the other side are all passing away. I'm digressing but it's def an interesting movie to watch. The German scene is but a small part but it's very much like a Korean version of forrest Gump. Very inspired by that movie. Even has a nod to the floating feather throughout the movie.
What’s the German speaking world now, Argentina?
Same here in ireland, in certain cases we go more in depth into the korean war than vietnam
MacArthur: Nuke em!
Truman: No!
MacArthur: NUKE EM!
Truman: NO!
MacArthur: AH COME ON!
Truman: You’re fired
Ah yes a real man of culture
@@frankrizzo4460Sorry about your dad but using the nuke would have been a horrendous decision.
🇺🇸🎖️🪖🫡✝️🕊️☮️
@@frankrizzo4460 Absolutely agree.
That pretty much sums it up about MacArthur and Truman
I work at a senior home, and I have a friend named Eddie who actually fought in both the Vietnam and Korean War. Dude is a real class act with a great sense of humor. I'm glad I got to meet him and to hear the stories he told.
Should write a book based on his experience
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My grandfather was a Chosin Reservoir survivor. I was still young when he passed so we unfortunately never got to talk about it. But its a big reason i love history so much
U didn't miss anything because he wouldn't have told u anything about it.
They never do.
@DavidDiaz-zp4hu wow! I didn't know you knew my grandfather better than I did. thank you so much for the insight
Where is chosin? I dont know where it is even though i am korean. Please use words in korean pronunciation regarding korean places. Jangjin
@@user-333kqw1pn2g or you could be grateful to my grandad that you aren't living under a dictatorship
@@user-333kqw1pn2gno one cares what you call it. Everyone else understands Chosin
fun fact: till after the war North Korea classifed Seoul as its capital, and ironically, the students of the north still learn that they have 2 capitals Seoul & Pyeongyang
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"Professor how come we can't go to our other capital?"
"Straight to gulag"
I heard that korea gave up classified Seoul as its capital. Now that has one.
It's pretty standard and somewhat reasonable that if a nation-state has a claim of sovereignty over another country... like in most civil wars and the like, they sort of _have_ to claim that that territory is rightfully theirs, even when it quite obviously isn't, lest they would be renouncing to that claim. Usually they'll claim the territory is "usurped" or currently being run by unlawful rebels or something but that it's technically still theirs. For North Koreans, _their_ government is the rightful government of _all_ Korea, so it would only stand to reason that S. Korea's cities and capital would be framed as "theirs". It's kinda silly but that's geopolitics for ya.
Take for example how the tiny island of Taiwan _has_ to claim that they are the real one and only "Republic of China", and the whole of continental China (The People's Republic) is just like... a small temporary thing, don't worry, while they are the _real_ seat of government.
The real question is, has the war over yet?
I am proud to say that to me The Korean War will never be forgotten, my late grandfather whom I was very close was a US Army veteran who was drafted for the war (He got very lucky, the cease fire was called the night before he was scheduled to deploy to Korea), he served from 1953 - 1958, achieving the rank of SFC. I proudly own his Army uniforms, and in trying to piece them back together learned a good bit about The Korean War in the process (And how insanely rare anything pertaining to the uniforms are. I was also fortunate enough to attend an assembly with some of the surviving members of the Borinqueneers (The 65th Infantry Regiment) who served in Korea during my Junior year of High School and learned about the largest court martial in US military history.
I’m stationed in Korea rn, and had my first winter here. And oh boy was it FREEZING every morning for pt
if you have to stay here until summer
as s.korean let me say i'm so sorry for you
@@NoobNo-eb8ut oh I’ll be here for the summer, I know it’s going to suck
All I can say is good luck, hope ya get home safely after your tour of duty. 🫡 you have a very tough occupation, you deserve any help you can get.
thank you for your service
Take advantage and travel the country if possible.
Things they didn’t teach you about the Korean War.
1. The Korean War
If you ever feel like your job is worthless, just remember North Korea has a Prime Minister.
Figure head. Kimmy runs the big house
I bet it pays better than my worthless job 😂😂
And province governors. What do they do, sit in a slightly larger shed all day?
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Yes, it's a useless job, but you have to understand that they got well paid and hold tremendous power
My neighbor is a 92 year old Korean war combat vet. He was at Inchon etc...
Please ask him about it if he is willing to talk about. Stories like that should always be remembered
I live in Incheon, and there's McArthur statue. I kissed my girlfriend behind that.
@@김한준-m7q That's awesome!!!
@@김한준-m7qwhy did u not kiss the statue instead
@@RCcuser02 야 임마 난 게이가 아니야! 게이도 맥아더 장군 동상이랑 안할거라고!
My great great grandfather served in the Korean war. Despite never getting to meet him i still love him to this day
I had two friends who fought in the Korean War as pilots. Thank you for covering it.
There’s also the “2nd Korean War” DMZ conflict from 1966-1969
Not declare war in this conflict
@@rodeanalfanteforcadela7645that wasn't the tree thing, I think the tree thing was in the 70's but no, 66'-69' was border skirmishes launched by the north, and I believe one of the North Korean Commandos was caught on the presidential palace lawn in Seoul "I do believe"
Yup. Korean armies' compulsory service period increased one year from that period. Cuz Many old Korean men hate that time.
It doesn't matter if it was declared or not. The war didn't end, simply a prolonged ceasefire
USS Pueblo!!
All I know is Grandpa used to "stack them 10 high"...
Sounds like my ex wife
It's perfectly honorable.
They were Volunteers, of course.
Ah yes, machine gunners and their trauma nightmares.. Honestly, my heart goes out to those relegated to that position. You either need to be VERY dedicated to your own servicemen or an outright psychopath. Even psychopaths are prone to combat psychosis. I pray their respective nations give them the health care they deserve after being served tasks such as that. Bomber pilots don't need to see what they are doing up close and personal..
Grand Torino was a great movie.
"using them as sandbags"
"A Tale Of Two Koreas," would be a great name for a book about the Korean War and it's aftermath.
But it would need to be historically accurate. The fact of the matter is, Both North and South Korea were very underdeveloped following the Korean War. In fact, a little known fact about South Korea was that it was run by authoritarian dictatorships for like 25 years after the Korean War. The most notorious of whom was Park Chung Hee (He was actually assassinated during his reign). The South Korea that we see now really came to life in the late 80s. Up until then, it was an authoritarian nation that sought to match the economic power of China and Japan. Many elderly Koreans will tell you of how tough life was in South Korea in the 60s and 70s
More like Korea gets f'ed up by commies
so both Koreas were basically the same for a long time until the south took a different path@@setsaimu
My school barely taught me anything about the Korean and Vietnam War. Just that it basically happened and who the sides were. The former was more of a footnote
Government schools skim over those wars so kids don't realize we've basically been in constant conflict since Pear Harbor.
Vietnam was a cash grab for people like LBJ
They never played fortunate son while handing you a M16?
@@clarkitothebaddito not as much as the internet has
I was going to leave a comment that would been damn verbatim the same.
@@neofulcrum5013 SMH and they say arizona doesn't have a good school sstem
A few years ago I was assigned a family research project in a college class which was about connecting a family member to a moment in history. In the process I discovered a 3x great uncle whom I previously didn't know existed and who fought in the Korean War.
He was captured in the first few months of the fighting and spent the entire duration in a Chinese POW camp in North Korea. He also was forced to participate in the 1952 Inter-Camp POW Olympics which I didn't know of prior to my research. It was essentially the still living POWs partaking in crude olympic games to demonstrate that they were being treated fairly and were having fun. My uncle participated with the boxing events.
After the war he returned home but only lived a few years later after having died from a lung infection that he contracted while being a POW. My grandpa who was only a kid at the time remembers his uncle being solemn and refused to speak of his experience.
Didn't know there's a mock-up of the Olympics games made by the PLA
Don't blame for not wanting to talk
@@SiPakRubah I didn't know either until I did my research project. There's a Wikipedia article on it with more detail
I remember my Dad telling me stories of the weather over there being so cold some of the guys were losing their toes from frost bite. They would turn black and fall off. He said it was around 40-50 below zero at times.
I remember a documentary about the retreat from Chosin (I think it might have been American Experience) One of the most exposed Marine units was trying to make back to the south end of the Reservoir before night fell, having been abandoned by their tank escorts. One of the Marines was furious having to wait for their prisoners to rest. He tried to beat one with the butt of his rifle to get them moving again. When the prisoner put up his hand to protect himself, the Marine's blow broke off all his fingers. He didn't realize the prisoners had even less winter gear than he did. He was so horrified at what he done that he threw his rifle down and started crying.
koreas weapon is exported everywhere as a reliable weapon against all weather conditions because korean peninsula has some ridiculous weather fluctuations
My grandpa said a fellow soldier came into his tent and said the heaters were blowing up it was so cold he said “we don’t care!”
That’s all my grandpa talked about . He was a POW for a stint but the cold really ground his gears
@@elee9056 What weapon?
Here is something interesting. 100 years prior to the Korean War was the Crimean War, which went from 1850 to 1853.
*1853-1856
how are they related at all?
@@grizz9150ean
They are located in different parts of the world.
Distance between them 4642 miles.
History has a way of repeating itself mmm Operation Barbarossa Hitler's invasion of U.S.S.R. June 22, 1941 Napoleon invasion of Russia June 24, 1812 One hundred and twenty nine years apart both dictators of political genius failed miserably militarily in those campaigns.
Love the Korean War content! Definitely needs to be more said about this incredibly interesting and overlooked war
Definitely! I agree.
The fact that surprise me the most was that Luxembourg sent 85 soldiers to the Korean War. 🇱🇺🤝🇰🇷
And a Korean Band released a song Luxembourg.
That prolly their whole army
48' plus nations sent troops to the Korean conflict
I’m liking these new intros and interjections with the casual speaking tone
My grandpa fought in Korea from 51 to 53. 7th infantry regiment 3rd infantry division. Was a squad leader in seconds platoon. It’s crazy to think of what he had seen and done a couple years younger than I am now. No wonder a majority of those guys that came back just wanted to work hard and create a successful life for themselves when they got back.
Hiroshi Hershey Miyumuma was in the same unit too, He was in the Netflix doc Medal Of Honor
One fact he didn't state was during the freezing cold the army actually encountered a battalion of Chinese soldiers who were frozen solid during the Battle of Chosin. When the Americans encountered them many had PTSD because they were at their posts ready for battle but just died over night during the freezing cold.
The Japanese economy was pulled out of the doldrums by supplying the U.N. forces fighting in Korea, and Japanese mortar shells from that war have been documented being used in the Ukrainian army today.
Crazy thing is, I don't think I ever learned about the Korean War. No one talks about it. There's not much media set in it. This video was educational. Thanks.
MASH was only on for like twenty years
A funny story I read was that some Mexican-American POWs found marijuana growing in the hills during a work detail, taught their white colleagues how to identify it, and brought it back to camp. Chinese guards were incredibly confused when American POWs began randomly bursting into song and laughing uncontrollably.
Did you know that legendary actor Michael Caine is a Korean War veteran?
Clint Eastwood is technically as well.
@@reegez7688No, Eastwood was in the army, but never deployed to Korea. He was at Fort Ord.
Not a lot of people know that…
Really? No he wasn't!! Was he?
@@bob_the_bomb4508😆
One of my high school teachers was a Korean War vet. He said a lot of what he experienced was still considered top secret information so he couldn’t say much but he did give us the impression that it would be a long time before the bigger picture would be revealed.
awesome video!
One interesting moment is when France mightve saved the entire Southern forces. During the battle of Baek-Ma heights, the position defended by the 9th ROKA division, reinforced by French forces, was attacked by the 38th Corp, one of the most elite units of Communist China at all times until its reorganization. Despite other factors such as defectors, overconfidence, and intelligence support, it was ultimately the French who held the peak of the Baek-Ma height's top hill, with one company facing nine and successfully holding the grounds. Without them, it is unsure if the Korean war will end in the way we know today. The French was also claimed to forced US forces in Chipyong ni to put up a stand, almost fully surrounded by PRA, WITH MACHINE GUNS just like WW1. This eventually helped the morally collapsing 23rd to hold its positions and repel the attack.
Yeah, even without ammunition, they began to fight with bayonets. Something that Americans rarely did.
lol no the landing at incheon reinforced and saved the forces trapped at busan
@@grizz9150 These are two completely different contexts, this story is at late 1952 where the war is almost over. Communist forces may very likely to retake Seoul if Baek-Ma hill falls, especially the forces breaking through is one of the most skilled units on the communist sides, and commanded by Liang Xingchu, a very skilled general who experienced war against Japan and the civil war. Long story short, without the French, Baek Ma hills wouldve fall. The communist forces may be halted soon but it is very vital for the coalition to hold it, and the French did.
Then the French BN was wiped out in Vietnam.
14:00 That spy is about to assassinate him with the pen gun! 🤣
Forgotten from the Korean War:
1. Australia was the first allied country to attack the North Koreans after they invaded, going into battle 9 days before MacArthur was appointed.
2. Australia incorporated into its force, Britain, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada.
This is without a doubt one of my favorite Simple history episodes yet. I would love to see more on this forgotten war. My step father served in an airborne unit during that war.
Your animation has been getting better and better keep up the good work!!!
Maybe Adobe should be a sponsor.
China and Taiwan is basically the same situation except they did not split 50/50 but more like 98/2 and there was no official armistice so nobody knows what to do with it now
IMO it will take a total of around 100 years for east Asians to learn and understand that regional hegemony is the only remedy to combat neo colonialism. Colonization of the mind is the worst part. I hope countries in Asia can work together to stop this current degeneracy in morality and culture.
from south Korea 🇰🇷 I served ROK army two years.(03~05). I was Korean and world history academy teacher. Thank you for UN soldiers 🙏
형님 저는 해군 나왔습니다. 외국에서 선생하시나본데 고생 많으십니다. 전 한국학교에서 선생하는데 교실이데아들으며 출근하는게 취미생활입니다.
@@김벤츠-b4j ㅎ 답글 감사합니다 한국살고 학교 선생님은 아닙니다 ㅎ 예전에 학원 운영했었어요 이 채널 가끔 봅니다
저도 전쟁사 관심있고 영어도 들어볼겸 해서 가끔 봅니다 ㅎㅎ 이제 곧 출근인데 기운내시고 출근 전에 교실이데아 듣고 가시는걸 강추드립니다.
In Puerto Rico we remember the Korean War, the 65th infantry division was ready, willing and able to serve and serve with honors they did.
My grandfather was in Korea, and while to the nation he served he may have been forgotten, I will never forget.
Big Mac: thanks, that's more ordnance than WW2 but we need the...
Truman: Not THAT ordnance
Big Mac: You never even got a college degree
Truman: I'm the boss and you will do what I say Doug!!🤬
@@elwin38 Big Mac: I could've been 6 Stars. 6 STARS!!
@@ThisPartIsAndrew Truman: I DONT CARE HOW MANY STARS YOU HAVE!! If you dont stand down, you're fired!
@@elwin38 Big Mac: If Patton hadn't gotten in a car wreck, we'd get the UN to listen
I knew a Korean war veteran named Bill all of 5’7” 68 years old when i first met him. Tough as nails, interesting, intelligent, wise, no nonsense manners but great sense of humor and laughed plenty he passed just a few years back age 92. I am so glad i got to know him. I worked for him at the Drag Strip out in Amarillo TX.
Most people liked Bill and if they didn’t they still respected him.
His archenemies were the local t.v. Station Weathermen, and i mean ALL of them from every station… he took it upon himself to call and let them know they were in his opinion “idiots” and frequently asked questions like “before you report on the weather outside have you been outside to look? Or stuck your head out of the window?”
I don’t know why Bill had it in for weathermen like that but at his age some questions you just don’t ask or you might be on his 💩 list next.
General Macarthur's landing at Incheon was such a boss move
That he completely wasted by pushing to the Chinese border. MacArthur is the most overrated Gen. in US history.
@@Cascades663 The division along the 38th parallel was inevitable given the circumstances. MacArthur's distinguished service in WW1, WW2 (liberating the Philippines), and the Korean War (liberating South Korea) is noteworthy
@@grizz9150 he didn’t liberate the Philippines. He lost the Philippines, had it retaken for him, then came puffing his chest like he actually did something. He was incompetent and only good at getting people killed.
@@grizz9150 Not so much. He had distinguished service in WW1. But during WW2 his tactics cost more lives, even in planning phases, than a more focused assault on Japanese positions was likely to. In Korea he refused to follow orders to stop at the river. He had McClellan syndrome, "I wanna be president because I'm smarter than the guy in charge." And he was proven incorrect. Just ask the Marines, they have some choice words about him
Thank you for accurately telling this story. My father, many of his friends, were Korean War Veterans. So many served with distinction. You did them honor. 🇺🇸
My father served onboard HMCS Sioux, he told me that his ship took on dead American troops killed in combat. The bodies were frozen solid and the Canadian sailors had to use hammers to break the frozen limbs so that they could stack and secure for sea the dead.
My grandfather was a paratrooper at this time. He carried a garand and a camera to record the life of the troops. Unfortunately, I never got to know him as well as I would've liked, but I do remember visiting him once when I was very little. He said that when you jumped from the plane and the chute caught, you said goodbye to anything that wasn't well attached. Boots and helmets were a couple of the things I remember him mentioning weren't unheard of to go missing in a jump. He talked a little about weapons. I wish I remember that better, though I do remember him talking down on one rifle in particular that I think was the M1 carbine. He did tell a funny story that I do remember about getting frustrated with a small stove in the cold winter before crawling through the snow under a nearby truck that had been idling for some time. He said that he placed his frozen food on top of the exhaust to try and thaw it. He crawled back out, and before he could do anything, the truck drove away with his food.
I have his wings and the reserve chute cord handle that saved his life in a training accident. Makes me thankfull to be here. Both in men like him keeping our country free and also in the absurd number of nearly fatal incidents in my direct blood ancestry.
last time I was this early, the Korean war was ongoing
oh wait it still is
Didn’t they end the war 5 years ago?
@@Justin-pe9cl Nope, negotiations stalled and no peace treaty has been signed.
@@Justin-pe9clThe NK has increasing their military action again, so no
@@NightLexic I was going to delete this question after I got to that part in the video but I couldn’t find it.
@@SiPakRubah IDK why they bother, China is the reason they still exist.
My Grandfather was at Chosin. All he would say was "It was cold and they had guns".
My friends Grandpa was a POW for 9 months in the Korean war. They only got fed a bowl of white rice a day. I saw a picture of him when he was rescued, he looked like a skeleton. He doesn't like white rice anymore
It can be more than just the cilantro. He gets my thanks for his service
You should do a video about the recipes that soldiers came up with. In the Korean war, S Korean soldiers came up with BUDAE JJIGAE (ARMY STEW) which used the US Army ration packs, all together. It's still popular today and there are varying recipes online. Budae Jjigae (Army stew or Army base stew) is loaded with Kimchi, spam, sausages, ramen noodles, cheese and anything else that was to hand.
Stephen in the UK,
This is also when the army started giving its infantry a blue chord and crossed rifles to raise morale due to mass casualties
12:48 at long last I've finally seen my country once again in this channel 🇵🇭❤️
Thank you Simple History 😊
The Filipino 10th BCT fought at the Battle of Yultong in the spring of 1951, where they were guarding the US 65th Infantry's right hand flank. They successfully held off an enemy attack force that was more than 4 times their size with minimal losses. In total, 7500 Filipino combatants served in Korea from 1951 to 1955, and a few of them were decorated with medals such as the US Distinguished Service Cross, the Filipino Medal of Valor, the Korean Order of Military Merit (all received by Cpt. Conrado Yap), and the Filipino Distinguished Conduct Star (Lt. Jose Artiaga, Jr.).
My great-uncle was buried alive on heartbreak ridge a kid that followed him dug him out he used his hands to get others free from the mortar round that hit there trench. My great-uncle continued to dig others out as well sadly not all could be saved and towards the end of the war the kid was killed 😢 he was just happy to see US GIs
I read a blood lines book that followed the Dovan family and it was about the Korean war as well.
My grandfather was in the army at this time and luckily for him I think they stationed him in Germany teaching English to the Spanish speakers LOL.. I don't know if that's all he did he doesn't talk about it. But I do know he had a baby with a German woman and that baby grew up with a Puerto Ricans last name. But he never kept in touch it was the 50s you know how that was
Unfortunately barely anyone teaches anything about the Korean War. It’s the forgotten war.
*Forgotten 'police action'.
@@familygash7500wdym?
@@familygash7500bro you cannot correct anything
@@familygash7500 Classic Truman move.
There's plenty of information out there if you look for it...
Well done. Your graphic and animation are very well designed. Watching that was pleasant. And beside refresh history
you should totally do a vid on the first Indochina war or the first French Vietnam war in the 1950s which was happening at the same time as the Korean War
My school barley touched this war. I feel as if a lot of other schools do the same. Always good to learn more about it
I think the Korean war was mostly underrated.
I know what you mean, but the wording caught me off guard for a momeny
dawg the intro, with the soju bottle and the meat grill...
respect from a korean American lmfao i love that lil touch ❤
My grandfather was a soldier in the dutch indies amd korea he was dutch allot of grazy atories
The Dutch were constantly rescued by Australia, it was a thankless task.
My grandfather fought at chosin resivour in the 3rd ID. People always talk about the marines, but forget about the army fighting there. Thanks for your research
This guy is the best history teacher ever
16:29 lol BOCW reference. It even has the tea right
Lol
Nice vid
I love the dude's voice. It's very soothing. Love this channel
My Grandpa? Brother of my grandpa was a machine gunner.
The way he described it by the 3rd or 4th wave Koreans didn't have guns, they'd literally rip them from the hands of dead to keep charging American lines.
When the waves stopped, it was time to pack and run since the small Chinese mortars were insanely accurate and (obviously) focused on the Gunners.
He was 17 when he joined. Apparently there's some old news article about him somewhere.
15:34The moment I heard the Korean War was not actually a war along with Vietnam. That’s when I have that reaction like the old man from American dad describing what Roger did to a tree. The whole point is you can’t literally say something is not despite the title saying it is a war.
Did you know the movie and TV show M*A*S*H* was and still is banned in South Korea?
Did you know that with the Internet most bans are of no effect 😂
@@jessicaregina1956 You should be asking why it is banned versus making useless snarky comments.
Not really interested! Ancient comedy show
@@jessicaregina1956Why are you on a history channel if you think it's boring/useless?
The animation in this video is superb! Well done!
Great vid, however SKS rifles were not used in the conflict, at least not in major numbers. i only know of one account where SKS rifles were seen, and it was when US troops pushed so far north they encountered russian advisors with them.
I was educated in the United States in the 80’s. I learned more about the Korean War from my biology teacher, Korean War Veteran, than my history classes.
This was a great video and I learned so much! I found the platoon sergeant (that’s the way my platoon sergeants were so it’s an assumption) very engaging. I felt like I was 18 again listening to a black hat tell us stories during a delayed jump.
Really appreciate that feeling again.
Dear mr narrator,
Please make another story about the 13 year old japanese girl Megumi Yokota who was kidnapped by the north korean spies/agents in 1977 including those 17 japanese citizens who were also kidnapped and taken to North Korea. Please make it for the next story soon
in school i didn’t learn about WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, or any other war after the civil war. we went over the same battles of the civil war for literally three years straight. I’m still pissed about that.
I'm proud to say that I did indeed know several of these.
I really like this newer format of story telling
I saw the bottle of soju in the thumbnail and now I'm drunk 😂😂😂
GUN BAE!
I have a friend who is 96 and was at the battle of the chosin reservoir ,and a story of sleeping in ice and snow makeshift shelter. It can get get cold as heck sometimes. I was there in the 80s at cmp Edwards and Humphreys no war but still under cease fire.
My grandpa served in Korea just after the war ended but the North Koreans still loved to yell out and harass the troops on the other side according to him
kinda makes me rethink about Andrew Haldane or Ack Ack's quote of "History is full of wars, fought for a hundred reasons."
Heh, actually knew most of that mostly from watching the series M.A.S.H. and deciding to look more into the conflict while watching the show.
I think it’s good that more people are becoming aware of this forgotten war and the events that happened during it. It seems like a small justice for those who fought in it
Can we get a similar video on the Soviet Afghan War?
Thank You. A good start.
Few months ago I saw a photo of South Korean soldiers wearing the Waffen SS uniform during the Korean War. And my grandfather told me that he also saw some soldiers wearing uniforms with SS insignia. Can someone please explain this? By the way I am South Korean.
특수부대라고 알고 있습니다. 군복이 부족해서라는 말도 있고 미국이나 한국 소속이 아닌 UN 소속이라 그렇다는 말도 있는데, 뭐가 진짜인지는 모르겠네요.
그렇군요. 설명 감사합니다.
My Dad fought in Korea and Vietnam but never talked about combat. Somehow without ever being told, my brother and I just knew not to ask him about it. When I got older I realized that if he didn't want to talk about what he'd seen and done then he had definitely earned that choice. We lost him 5 yrs ago and he was buried with honors in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Kansas. He took his experiences to the grave.
R.I.P. Dad. I'm proud of you.
Can you do a feature episode about March 1st Independence Movement in Korea
40 degrees below zero, in what? Is that cold/bit warm? I have 40 degrees below zero idea if i need a sweater.
I think the fact that it doesnt consider as a war was astounding there. Btw what did he say in korean at the end?
He ordered food.
But, I don't know what is the 'Ji-san se u'. I never heard about this food before.
@@Tyran-rex thx mate
The US Congress hasn't made a declaration of war since WWII. Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Iraq, and Afghanistan were all undeclared wars.
If possible, please make video about "Battle of Jangsari". The battle of Incheon was possible due to the Operation Order 174 "aka Battle of Jangsari". Most of the South combatants were the student volunteers. All those 772 students were forgotten by their own government.
0:23 is that dude gonna eat enough
My dad was at the Chosin Revisor. Didn’t know much about until he started dying of cancer. He told me about the waves of Chinese and details of the retreat. I meant advance to the rear.
As a Korean, seeing “참이슬" and "처음처럼" in a foreign video is absolutely hilarious 😂
Agree
LOVE the new interspersed personal narrator bits!
Thanks for the history lesson and thank you to all the Korean War veterans. I wouldn’t be here 🇺🇸🇰🇷
I've been watching you for 3 years and now thanks to you in my history subject in grade 7 I passed
Here's a fact that many people don't know:
Nearly half of China's expeditionary forces were women.
Chinese women had as many causalities as their male comrades but faced worse atrocities whenever captured by South Korean men.
You can still watch interviews of these Chinese women on TH-cam channels like CNA Insider.
Show a link. I have read a lot on the war and have never heard that.
As a nistorical miniature war gamer and military historian, this "conflict" holds a lot of interest for me. My Dad worked on ammo ships between Japan and Korea, and his best friend was an Army machine gunner--Bob Bailey in Maine
Hello
Something else that not many people know about the Korean War is that North Korea wasn't the only dictatorship.
South Korea was also a dictatorship throughout the Korean War. The UN and the US weren't fighting to spread democracy. They were fighting to prevent the spread of Communism.