Salokin I dunno. Some of Netflix’s documentaries are pretty good. For instance, Ken Burns’ documentary on the Vietnam War that’s on Netflix is absolutely beautiful.
My Tio Raul fought in this war. He was wounded and sent home. I forget the name of the battle he was in. He died just this last week in his sleep at his home. He was 92 years old. RIP Tio.
My late neighbor was a Korean War vet. He was a good man, he and his wife Jean always bought my siblings and me gifts and would even babysit us from to time because they loved having us over now that their own kids were all grown up. I remember he drove a big, funny-looking brown van he was always working on. He was like another grandfather to me. I only found out about his service after he passed and Jean gifted me his old books, some of which were on the Korean War. Rest in peace Don Hollyfield.
It's ashame this war has mostly been forgotten because of it being sandwiches in between WW2 & Vietnam. My father fought in this war, and I couldn't never get him to talk about it, he always said it's best to leave it alone.
All the South Koreans never forgotten and appreciates all those soldiers who fought to give freedom for people they didn't even know. I believe the South Korean government invites Korean war veterans and their families every year during the war memorial anniversary, your farther or you should visit if you have a chance. You can find some videos of people who attended those events.
My dad was an 18 year old 1st Marine during this war. He was a hard man. He lost his older brother, a 3rd Marine at the end of WWII. He never talked about his brother, my uncle, and never spoke of his time in Korea. I didn't ask because I learned early on that he wouldn't talk about it.
I worked with a guy who fought there and was captured and shipped to somewhere in China where he was systematically tortured for two years. He too never spoke about the war but I was able, four years before he died, to give me a brief history of this war, and it made my blood boil. How one human could treat another human being with so much viciousness is beyond comprehension. And now we are supposed to be Allies with these monsters. Not in my life time.
I think its more because the US and UN failed to achieve its goal and they don't want their own people to know, that and also because it was overshadowed by vietnam and they see that as an even bigger failure.
Why don't you ask him, how many enemy he'd killed in the war. There're few soldiers who keep on hiding in a safe place and comes out only after it ends...
He was probably right alongside my dad, he would be 92 if he were still alive now. He passed away in 2015 had issues with PTSD and flashbacks to the War. Sundowner Syndrome. Thank You for your Service Sir🇺🇲
@@wolfie8890 yes. Communism is the very definition of evil. It's history of butchery outdoes even those of the Nazis. I'm proud of my father who was willing to risk his life in the defense of the freedom of the South Korean people!
My Great-Uncle was part of the 25th ID, 27th Infantry Regiment. He was taken by hostile fire on the morning of Sept. 13th at Chindong-Ni as part of the Pusan Pocket defense. While the war may be "Forgotten" he won't be so long as I am alive. He was only 19. His memory has been extremely important to me and has encouraged me to live up to his courage. One of the few things the family got back was the blood stained bible that he apparently had in his breast pocket when he was killed. James Edgar Taylor, you are not and will not be forgotten.
My great grandfather fought in Korea. He was one of the 1000 men from our country (Greece) that was drafted to fight. He was a great fighter with many medals for his bravery.
My Mother's father was a Captain piloting a Mustang that took AAA fire that damaged his engine. He crash landed on a hill and was unable to be recovered due to high levels of hostiles in the area. He was never recovered and my grandmother held hope until she saw his name at the punchbowl in HI. R.I.P. Capt. Matusz I have always been amazed at the overall loss of life in the Korean conflict. Almost the same loss of US troops as Vietnam , but in a third of the time. Thanks to all who served.
Rick K According to report from Peng, he said the leadership of North Korea is totally adventuristic, because the Korea mobilized all North Korea for war and no care for north Korea people. And in 1952, Peng was invented to the birthday party of Kim, but he refused and unhappy with this birthday party during the war.
Mo Zhu And then decades later, Deng Xiaoping would visit NK and be utterly appalled at the fact that they’d make statues of Kim Il Sung out of *gold*. Like, a cult of personality was never a good thing, but even then in China, statues of Mao Zedong (Who was totally viewed like a god on earth) were made of rock, plaster and bronze, not fucking gold.
It depends. Back in 1928 when the Red Army was just getting started, they decided to start with the 4th Army to trick their enemies into thinking there are four.
Most numbers used by militaries are used to seem stronger than they are, example in the US is the 82nd/101st Airorne divisions... theres not hundreds of divisions, just numbers.
My grandfather also participated in that war. He died 10 years ago. I remember he told me when I was a child that the Chinese who went to Korea at that time went with the determination to die.
But did your grandfather figure out why he went to a small country thousands of kilometers away to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries with war? For the happiness of the people of other countries? For the happiness of the American people? For the happiness of politicians? Or to tease the USSR?
@@phonelee8207Korea is a dagger to the heart of Japan, this is a geopolitical issue that effect’s the maintaining of our superpower status as a nation, given Japan is now an ally, whom would fight with us in a war against China/Russia. You can argue that with an ally in such a world war, would save much more American lives than the Americans who fought in the proxy war. It’s hard to know. But this issue is more complex than HUR DUR IM NOT A NATIVE TO ____ COUNTRY SO MY COUNTRY ISNT EFFECTED AT ALL BY ____ COUNTRY HURRR DURR
The Chinese joint staff estimated an amphibious landing in several possible ports but most probably in Inchon and if, in Inchon, the landing time was precisely forecasted down to not only the date but also minutes according to the tidal history. This warning was sent immediately to North Korea but was ignored.
@@michaelmontano4280 The former parts of east prussia ,schlesia and the suedeten lands where considered as protection zones at some point. Also until the 60s the border was no recorgnized officialy. Its a gray area and germany was not able to do something about that.
@Khada Jhin YT's policies are getting out of hand. I've just noticed that I've been unsubscribed from this channel... again... this marks the third time this has happened.
I just discovered this channel. Literally had no clue the Korean War was so intense just assumed it was like Germanys West and East division didn't realize their was such a massive conflict.
The forgotten war. Even though I think I know a lot about this, I'm going in knowing I will learn so many new things, such is the quality of the research. May all who were involved rest in peace.
Absolutely. History has great lessons for the present and the future. But unfortunately, most of us just don't know or forget history. So much to learn, ponder upon.
@@magicx7129 When he says Forgotten War he clearly means forgotten in America. Which it is for the most part. Obviously the Korean people are going to be very familiar with it. Americans, not so much.
US has to " run....run....run....." all the way from North Korea's Yalu river to South Korea .......he...he.... US used atom bombs to threat Chinese. But Mao Ze Dong said " US is paper tiger ...." . Imagine how brave Mao was ?? I don't understand why he was so brave ?? Considering US just used them on Japan about 5 years ago . . .
I remember my Dad reading the paper in 1950, and saying to my Mom, "looks like we're going to war again." I was 6 1/2 years old, and I remember being horrified, saying, "Oh, no!" (They assured me we were okay here in Texas). I now wonder, HOW I knew what war even MEANT, since we had no TV yet, and I was only 19 mos old when war ended with Germany, and 22 mos old when it ended with Japan... This proves we should be careful about the disturbing information we discuss in presence of our babies and toddlers.. They absorb our discussions so young!
WOW, that's remarkable. I actually have seen footage/images of people learning of the Korean War breaking out, they often are just standing there with newspapers in their hands, frozen either in shock/disbelief or horror (it's hard to say, because of how emotionless some of them look). Even more eerie was the footage online I saw of Britain's government holding a cabinet meeting on whether to join America in the new conflict (which they did). It was almost an EXACT repeat of the 1939 scene, with a despairing crowd gathered outside knowing what was likely going to happen. The mindset seems to have been "No...NO, this can't be happening again!", despite the media announcers' confident propaganda messages. The hopes for many decades of peace that had filled the late 40s were completely shattered on June 26, 1950.
I grew up listening to my grandfather telling me stories about Vietnam. I was around 12-14 when this would happen. I was the only one he talked to about it, not even my grandmother. When he died his gravestone said Korea and Vietnam. I'm not sure if that was because he was in the Army during the Korean War, or if he actually served in Korea. I'm working on getting his service records. I have a hard time finding Korean War Documentaries, this was great.
My grand-grandfather also formerly serviced in the army of ROC as a general, fight against CCP army, and finally they surrendered to their enemy with their superior.Thank your share.
Because US and its 17 allies got defeated by China troop in the Korea war, it is why you cant find much docs, stories, movies, books about the war from US side.
Think of that: Chinese sodiers were fighting well equiped UN army with their barefeet, less food, less wepon, less clothes. It's not an fair fighting, but they had to fight, because the bombs were already explored in the Chinese boundary, and two farmers were killed. Chinese army defensed their country with their blood and lives. War is never good for normal people, but makes some blood-sucker zombies happy.
This video is not very detailed as you think. There are too many flaws in his reporting because it only Focus mostly on the UN troops . No details as to who those troops fought to prevent Chinese advances. Watch battle of Yultong it is about Korean war also.
It was INCREDIBLY violent at times. Bayonet charges, napalm being dropped on the Chinese and North Korean armies (partially because they would entrench themselves in the forests, hillsides and buildings), street fighting in cities, and sadly both North Korea and South Korea committed massacres (the Norks slaughtered a whole hospital in Seoul and regularly killed POWs, while the South Korean government ordered suspected Communists in various communities to be rounded up and mass executed). Even American generals were horrified by some of what they experienced.
I was stationed at Camp Stanley with the 6/37 FA from Sep ‘02 to Dec ‘03. I learned a lot about the war while there (even saw a defection, that was wild). In the south, the people refer to the war as “The Great Tragedy”, those that defected from the north were told in school that the war is referred to as “The Korean Liberation”.
@LibtardsStillCant SilenceMe20 lol Soviets barely did anything, the Chinese and North Korea single handedly stopped the paper tiger in their tracks and forced them south. It was China equipped with just rifles vs the world.
my friend‘s grandfather is a chinese veteran who had ever participate against the UN army，he said he have never afraid to death although many of his comrades-in-arms got dead during the war when they are fight against his enemies because homeland are behind their back，they have not reason to backward
@@lyc2520 Who is the one that has been brainwashed,Chinese know that an independent country must make its own country safe ,so they make a choice to fight with the world most powerful country.Because of your weak thinking, your understanding of events is only the publicity level of the media. When people like you look at problems, they can only see the outermost and most basic layer. Living like you is always the most sad proof of mankind
@@lyc2520You can only see the skin of an apple, but you can't see the pulp inside. National affairs are often complex and decided in many aspects. Aren't you the most sad person?
@@lyc2520 China has chosen the most difficult way to prevent American forces from expanding around China, because only a world power like China knows that it has to rely on itself to survive in the world, and one of its core interests is to ensure the territorial security around itself. There are many countries that want to be slaves of the United States, There are few countries that really want to turn themselves into a stronger country than the United States. China saw it more than 60 years ago. Only when they are strong, others will respect you
My grandpa served in Korean War, as part of one of the only 2 UNC forces who weren't beaten badly and the only one who held the line against Chinese First Offensive, the 10th BCT of the PEFTOK. That contribution was so underrated, but fondly remembered by Koreans. Although K&G forgot that contribution, it is fine, because we know what my grandpa and fellow Filipino soldiers sacrificed themselves for freedom.
It took 4 PVA divisions, 40,000 to besiege a very outgunned battalion numbered less than 1,500, and yet lost 500 PVA men at the cost of 12 dead and a handful of wounded besieged? How is that not faring well? Turks and Puero Ricans on the other hand, ran when the first artillery shells hit their position.
And by the way, that particular battalion had been short-handed by the Americans, who promised the battalion a couple of Shermans, but ended up only getting one, for the allocated weapons were given to other units, and knocked out and captured. These men were only given a few old field guns, some machine guns and their service weapons, nothing more. Like those on the Chinese film Assembly, they were outgunned by overtly armed PVA.
Amazing documentary. I love the battle visuals (has that video game feel). I've read a lot about the Korean War but still learned some things I didn't know.
As a Korean I can't say thank you enough to Veterans who helped South Korea! 😭Can't believe They call it 'the forgotten war'! we call it 6.25 war and we always remember how the world came into a poor country of south Korea for a good cause!! ❤💙 🤍🖤 Thank you SO MUCH for your services!!! ✊✊✊✊
South Korea was a dictatorship at that time, they murdered thousands of civilians because they had communists symphaties. Unlike North Korea, South Korea was not decolonized, the same government officials who worked under Japanese occupation were still in charge, and they did not make any land reforms. Many working people and farmers were not represented in the South Korean regime, but they were slaughtered by the South Korean regime.
@@robheusd 당신은 왜 북한에서 지주, 지식인, 종교인을 탄압하고 학살해서 이 전쟁 전후로 수백만명이 자발적으로 남한으로 이주한 사실을 이야기 하지 않습니까? 한국의 3사단은 서북청년단 북한이 고향이었던 이주민이 주축이 되어서 구성된 부대입니다. 헬맷에 해골모양을 그렸는데 설령 백골이 되더라도, 고향이었던 북한 땅을 되찾겠다는 의지를 강하게 천명한 부대입니다. 이 사람들은 지주, 지식인, 종교인 등으로 북한의 사회주의 체재에서 탄압을 받고, 자발적으로 이주한 사람입니다. 그런 사람만 몇백만명이 되었습니다. 북한이 서울을 점령했을 때 인민재판을 열어서 경찰, 우익인사들을 학살 했던 것을 이야기 하지 않나요? 수많은 사람을 납치해서 북한으로 끌고 간 것은 왜 이야기 하지 않습니까? 당신은 교묘하게 진실을 왜곡하고 있습니다. 수많은 사람이 죽은 이 전쟁을 시작한 사람은 스탈린의 허가를 받은 김일성입니다. 북한내각이 남한보다 일본에 협력했던 인사가 더 많습니다. 이승만은 반일본주의자로 독립운동을 했던 인사가 대부분 초대내각을 구성 했습니다. 남북한 초대 내각을 비교하면 북한에 일본에 협력했던 인사가 더 많습니다. 북한의 토지개혁은 사유재산을 인정하지 않고, 공동농장이었습니다. 그냥 토지를 전부 국가소유로 몰수한 것입니다. 남한에서는 이 전쟁 전에 토지개혁 진정한 의미의 사유재산을 인정하는 토지개혁을 했습니다. 남한에서 토지개혁이 없었다는 것은 거짓입니다. 도리어 사유재산을 인정하지 않고 모두 공동농장으로 만든 북한의 토지개혁이 허구입니다. 김일성은 소련군의 장교출신으로 스탈린이 직접 면접을 봐서 북한에 지도자로 임명 되었고, 소련군이 연설문 조차 직접 써줄 정도로 소련의 꼭두각시 였습니다. 이승만은 미국에 제시하는 휴전에 반대하여 미국이 비밀리에 이승만을 암살하려고 했습니다. 당신은 왜곡된 이야기를 하고 있습니다. 보도연맹이라는 것도 전쟁상황에서 특수한 경우입니다. 남한공산당 당원이거나 북한이 남하하면서 공산당에 자의적 강제적으로 협력적이던 사람들이 있었는데, 이 사람들이 사상적으로 위협이 될 수 있어서, 보도연맹이라는 것에 가입을 시켜서 반공산주의 교육을 시켰습니다. 북한군이 남쪽으로 쳐들어얼 따 이 사람들이 다시 총부리를 거꾸로 들어 후방을 교란 하는 경우가 생깁니다. 전쟁 상황에서 선량한 사람과 진짜 게릴라 스파이들을 구분 할 여유가 없었습니다. 전쟁상황에서 후방 퇴로가 차단 되고 내부의 적이 있는 것은 커다란 위협입니다 전쟁상황이기에 무차별적으러 보도연맹 가입자를 죽이게 된 겁니다. 실제로 보도연맹 가입자 중 다는 아니지만 몇몇 후방에서 총부리를 거꾸로 들었기 때문에. 마치 베트남 전쟁에서 북베트남 게릴라와 민간인을 구붕 할 수 없었던 것과 비슷합니다. 당신은 중요한 사실을 말하지 않고, 왜곡된 이야기를 해서 진실을 알지 못하게 이야기 합니다
@@robheusd Why don't you talk about the fact that North Korea suppressed and massacred landowners, intellectuals, and religious people, and millions of people voluntarily moved to South Korea before and after this war? The 3rd Division of South Korea is a unit formed by North Korean immigrants, whose hometown was North Korea. It is a unit that drew a skull shape on a helmet, and even if it becomes a skeleton, it is a unit that strongly declared its willingness to regain its hometown of North Korea. These are landowners, intellectuals, religious people, etc. who were suppressed by North Korea's socialist system and voluntarily migrated. There are millions of people like that alone. Don't you talk about the massacres of police and right-wingers by holding a People's Court when North Korea occupied Seoul? Why don't you tell me about kidnapping a lot of people and dragging them to North Korea? You are cleverly distorting the truth. It's Kim Il Sung who got Stalin's permission to start this war where a lot of people have died. There are more people who cooperated with Japan than with South Korea in the North Korean cabinet. Rhee Syng-man was an anti-Japanese, and most of the people who campaigned for independence formed the first cabinet. Comparing the first cabinet of the two Koreas, there are more people in North Korea who cooperated with Japan. North Korea's land reform did not recognize private property and was a common farm. It's just confiscating all the land from the state. In South Korea, before this war, we had land reform that recognized real private property. It is a lie that there was no land reform in South Korea. Rather, North Korea's land reform, which did not recognize private property and turned them all into joint farms, is a fiction. Kim Il-sung was an officer of the Soviet army, and Stalin was appointed as the leader of North Korea in person, and he was a Soviet puppet to the extent that the Soviet army even wrote a speech. Syngman Rhee tried to assassinate Syngman Rhee secretly by the U.S. in opposition to the ceasefire he presented to the U.S. You're telling a distorted story. The Press Federation is also a special case in war situations. There were people who were members of the South Korean Communist Party or who were arbitrarily and forcibly cooperating with the Communist Party as North Korea moved south, and these people could pose an ideological threat, so they joined the Press Federation to educate anti-communists. North Korean troops invade the south and eventually these people raise their guns upside down to disturb the rear. In a war situation, I couldn't afford to distinguish between good people and real guerrilla spies. In a war situation, the rear retreat is blocked and the presence of an enemy inside is a huge threat Because it was a war situation, we killed the members of the Press Federation to be indiscriminate. Not really all of the members of the press federation, but because I held the gun upside down in some of the rear. It's almost as if you weren't able to beat up North Vietnamese guerrillas and civilians in the Vietnam War. You don't tell an important fact, you tell a distorted story so that you don't know the truth
Thank you. I lived in South Korea, Pohang and Jeju, from 1996-2009, and couldn't believe how anti-American young Koreans were at that time, as well as pro-NK, which led me to believe that they didn't understand or hadn't read history very well. Perhaps things have changed in the 14 years since I left, given the social media exposure of the clearly barbaric regime of the Kims. South Korea is now a rich, technologically advanced, and prosperous nation, as I'm sure you must know. How's the North's 'Juche Ideology' working for them nowadays? Enough said.
I was in the US Army & served temporary duty in South Korea. South Korea is full of beautiful, amazing people & the ROK army is, by far, the most terrifying soldiers I have ever seen! We’d do it all over again anytime for you guys! Know America (along with our allies) is forever on your side. “Freedom is not free”
My late grandfather was in the Corps of Engineers in Korea. He was such a stud, VERY tough, VERY smart. After the war he worked as a civil engineer for Union Pacific then IDOT. He actually invented the first rumble strips, annoying but saved lives. He died in front of me due to a heart attack in 1987. His wife never had to work and he put six children through college. He was a hard man but I will always admire him.
The war itself was a struggle within North Korea, but the United States volunteered to put its forces closer to China and the Soviet Union. It was actually a mean political war.
My grandfather's best man was a marine in the korean war. He was on oxygen half his life. My grandfather always said he froze his lungs in the war. Of course that was just a term. But, when talking to him about the war. He said his lungs were never the same. Where he was, temps were always -30 to -50 degrees which I can't imagine. He said against rules they would build fires from gas with anything to make a heater. Old shell casings to pouring gas on the ground to stay warm.
The cold can be very uncomfortable for your breathing. But that’s temporary. It was probably the weirdly fueled fires which caused the permanent damage. May have even been coincidental. Did he smoke? That could explain it as well.
Imagine that poorly equipped Chinese soldiers with their supply lines constantly bombarded, many of them frozen to death, some just give up their positions and surrender to UN force to be alive
Read up on the aftermath of German "reunification" and multiply their struggle by 100. That is how hard unification is for Korea. Want a snaller example? The unification of Mindoro Island lasted only a year before the natiobal government dissolved it again in in 2017...
@Stephen Jenkins Yeah this is the reality its to late and it would take hundred years to unbrainwash and catch North Koreans up. They are one of the most uneducated populations on Earth and South Korea is one of the top.
The most important consequence of Korea war is it deterred US from crossing into North Vietnam for a total victory, bit instead stuck in the south defensively the whole time.
A little known fact. There was a second Korean War that happened over decade later. But thanks to Vietnam (which was going on at this time) this war is even more forgotten than the first one. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.
Thank you for this, VERY well done. I am just getting ready to read Hampton Sides' book On Desperate Ground and I wanted some background of the conflict. Woefully under-taught in school, I am 62 and was taught very little about it.
Thanks so much! I’ve been subscribed to this channel since it’s earlier days and it’s really helped me to understand the Cold War which is a big part of my syllables! I have a test in the next few weeks on the Korean War and other Cold War conflicts so thanks for the timely release of this documentary!
My grandparents tell me about what it was like living during the war. My grandmother on my mother's side was a child during the war and they broke down their door so they could cross the Han River and escape the North Korean army. On my dad's side, my grandfather was captured by the KPA and thought he would be executed but managed to escape and hide in a ditch. It's very upsetting this division still exists today
the DMZ exists because US wants it to exist to justify its presence on the peninsula, and Asia. SK taxpayers pickup the bulk of the expense for keeping foreign troops on its soil. SK armed forces is under US command, not SK how many SK political leaders retired peacefully or died of mysterious illness or circumstances? if not mistaken, the current president is head of that agency.
Although S Korea is rich. N Korea has nukes. That will make sure Korea will be a country to the end of human history. You should thank to N Korea. And support them under surface. The US only afraid of N Korea. Not S Korea. N Korea has balls that dare to against the most powerful country. Which I will hat off for that. Don't blame the dictatorship of N Korea. If you take US for an enemy. You have to be dictatorship. Or your country will be divided in a very short time. Even Russia can't survive that. Even giant like China has to build a fire wall for against US propaganda and economic invasion. So I respect every country who dare to against US. It is the hell mode when playing a game on our planet. N Korea is a man.
Actually China underestimated North Korea’s attack on South Korea because the Soviet Union and North Korea never notified Mao. At that time, China was preparing to regain Taiwan and did not want to put its power on North Korea, but Stalin took the initiative to provoke a war on the Peninsula and changed the world situation. The United States also deployed the Seventh Fleet in the Taiwan Strait to stop China. The United States and the Soviet Union, at the same time, are reluctant to reunify China. This is their few consensus.
China could not have taken taiwan. At this point in time taiwans military had 2 million soldiers from the mainland. China didn't even have the civilian ships to transport enough soldiers to fight that
Records clealy state that Mao actively participated in the discussion of the Attack. Into the bargain, the main muscle of the invading North Korean army were two Chinese civil war veteran divisions who had changed their uniform form PLA to that of North Korean army.
@@jeaganlee209 Like I said, Mao was not informed, which made him very passive. He agreed with the Korean division troops to join North Korea because of pressure from the Soviet Union. But this does not mean that he believes that his own interests should be abandoned. He asked the Soviet Union to delay the outbreak of the situation on the peninsula. He believes that China's civil war is more important than anything else, and national interests are greater than ideological struggle.
I came all the way here with the TH-cam algorithm. I was born and grow upped in South Korea, a country where the Korean War broke out. We learn about Korean history from an early age and always learn about the Korean War. Sometimes I feel sad whenever I hear that the Korean War is a forgotten war in a other country. Even if everyone else forgets this war, we will never forget this war. Thank you for your service. We will never forget your sacrifice.
@@刘野-v9f Maybe if you didn't attack us unprovoked, we would have helped to liberate North Korea from its communist oppressors, creating a unified Korean Nation under freedom and democracy.
On this Memorial Day I wish to thank all those soldiers who fought this war. All those who survived and all those who are gone. They didn't ask to go, but they did. God Bless You All.
As Japan was put under the sole occupation of the United States, Japan avoided division and proper punishment from the Allied Forces or Asian countries. In this way, Japan was able to easily escape from war responsibility and achieve rapid economic growth under the protection of the United States amid the Cold War. During this process, Korea, which groaned under Japan's colonization, experienced the tragedy of being divided instead of Japan. In the end, the Korean war broke out.
In the Korean War, the biggest winner was Japan. According to the original plan of the United States, the Americans will destroy all Japanese industries, which is the price paid by Japan for the war. But because of the Korean War, Japan got a lot of war-related trade, which led to the first take-off of Japan's economy.
Japan probably did more to itself than any outside nation could and is still suffering to this day under a constitution that constricts the military and forbids the building of war machines and anything bigger than a "destroyer" for its navy. That's why it calls its newest a/c carrier a "destroyer". This is a kind of "self hate" that Japan can do without in order to protect itself from the biggest bully in the region today - communist China.
@@jamisonmaguire4398 Japan has one of the most well funded and advanced militaries in the world. Any pacifism on the part of Japan is purely superficial. They build offensive aircraft carriers and just call them something else.
@@RaitoYagami88 Of course the constitution needs to be changed as it will be a psychological boost to the nation and an indication to the rest of the world they mean business.
My grandad who's British was in this war he wouldn't talk about it he just told me he seen and did horrible things you could tell he was really affected by it he sadly passed away three years ago to cancer I miss him so much
I agree! Americans will pay a lot of dollars to forget this war completely, Unfortunately the whole world saw this very event that took a lot of pages in the book of history; This will be remembered Forever.
@@Miguel-ly4bm NK would be better off if the US hadn't forced sanctions onto that country. Maybe the global goal should be to throw down the US so everyone else can hope to have a better life.
My grandpa fought in the Korean War. It's a war I've only recently been learning much about. Thank you for the video! Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you, friends. ✝️ :)
As a Marine in VN (Jan '69-Aug '70) with 1/1 1st Marine Div--I am grateful that my destiny in conflict was not in the one in Korea. The winter & subsequent "advancing in the opposite direction" of the 1st Marine Div @ the Chosin Reservoir I think may have been my swan song (subartic temps would have neutered me). Veterans of the Korean War have never received the respect & acknowledgement for the sacrifices & achievements made by them. Every chance I get during any visits to the VA Medical Center, I always try to take an extra moment to pay my respect for their unheralded service. To ALL VETS 👍
Because the Korean War was the only war in which the United States was not forced to sign a ceasefire agreement after victory. The United States and the West cannot face this war of aggression that has yielded no benefits, so it is natural not to forget it.
24:37 I would like to note that when the north korean troops pushed back to the 38th parallel line from busan, UN and US army forces found that there were small battles outside Busan perimeter. So they regrouped with South Korean army that protects those small enclaves during North Korean invaded. 35:30 And the same thing happens when South Korean army pushed back from the north. When the US army want to leave North Korea territory, they bought back South Korean army that was resilient in the North territory and refugees too. So they throw their artilleries (and burned) to bring more than 100.000 people to Busan. 5 babies were born onboard, they name the babies kimchi 1 to kimchi 5. Another reason UN and US army forces are pushed back is because the north are colder. The are not used to the weather in Northern Korea. And although the artilleries of US army are more advanced, Chinese Army forces were much larger in number. After US army, UK army actually are the 2nd in number. They’re sent from hongkong. Few days ago I watched Brigadier Brian, UK veteran that fought in Korean War. He says “It’s not the army that starts a war, the upper who made the decision did”. After the ceasefire, he actually meet Chinese soldier on the no-man land without any guns and just made friendly conversation.
If I were the general of the Chinese army at that time, I would have no way to push the Allied forces back to the 38th parallel from the border with comprehensive air and sea control, excellent logistics and excellent equipment. This is simply unbelievable. Don't talk about the crowd tactics anymore, before the equipment advantage, the crowd tactics have no effect at all.
Generally speaking , air power was'nt that successful in mountainous terrain in Korea - as the slow advance the Allies made in Italy during WW II also proved.The Chinese were able to move massive numbers of troops virtually undetected into N.Korea from Manchuria virtually undetected.
@@edwardhogan1877 At that time, China not only had no air superiority, but also no artillery, tanks, air defense, etc., and even very insufficient supplies. The situation of the Italian army is far better than that of the Chinese army. There are also a lot of fortifications in Italy, while there are only mountains and trees in North Korea. In the end, Italy could only delay the Allied offensive, while the Chinese army was nothing compared to the Italian army but drove the Allied forces back to the starting point.
the major diff was that Chinese army was protecting their territory because if US army took over Korea, they might invade China next. But US army was just fighting for another country
Before the war: CCP:look at how chiang kai shek fought against us, American equipment is WEAK USA:look at how chiang kai shek fought against CCP, Chinese army is WEAK In battle: bothside: S H * T, chiang kai shek fooled us!
A relative of mine went off to fight in this war and ended up having a distinguished military career, he rose to Lieutenant-General and was knighted by the Queen in later life. I'm obviously biased but I think his book on the conflict, detailing his experiences with the Paras, is pretty enjoyable. It's called "In the Shadow of the Sword" by Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley. He was nicknamed Farrar the Para.
I was literally trying to place the name too. Subconscious dimly trying to work out how he fought in Korea and also somewhere else a bit more recently! But yes that’s it. Son. He was at Goose Green
My grandfather fought for the chinese PVA army. He was sent in 1951 towards the latter part of the war. When i asked him whether he fought side by side with the north koreans, he says he only saw north korean corpses😂.....and that they fought the allies completely alone....nobody moved an inch during the day, and the supply situation became so dire for certain PVA units they were munching their belts(made of cow hide) for food....
bro，The Korean peninsula would be better off if the US military stayed out of ethnic affairs, and north and South Korea could now work together to build a better home。this war let a nation become two country
My grandpa fought in Korea he was a radio operator! He told me he carried a m1 carbine during the conflict which he absolutely loved the gun! He passed away last year at the age of 95!
My great uncle was SGT. David A. Feriend. 3rd battalion, 31st infantry regiment, 7th infantry division. Declared missing in action on 12-6-1950 after the battle of the Chosin Reservoir. An incomplete set of remains was returned to us in the US by North Korea in 2018 and buried in 2019. More remains of his were recently discovered as of may 2023 and are set to be returned and buried with the former remains.
My grandfather in my father side was One of the 5 Battalion Combat Team (BCT) that was sent by the Philippine Republic during that time he Was assigned to the 10th (BCT) thanks for this sharing this video
My Grandfather was a 1st Lt. who led a platoon of troops into North Korea for the 1st Cavalry div. He was proud of his time there. He was injured by a shrapnel grenade and wasnt able to fire a weapon anymore and was sent home. He was there for 3 months and considered himself one of the lucky ones since he came back in relatively good shape as compared to his fellow soldier who had lost both his legs.
I’m Chinese and we are taught from a young age that the Chinese intervention was actually to defend our own country, since MacArthur was pretty aggressive towards the newborn communist China, and had dropped bombs on China’s northeast territories even before China sent troops. Mao sent troops only after the UN crossed the 38th parallel. So the Korean War on the Chinese side is also called the war ‘to defend our country and homeland, to counter the American and to aid the North Koreans’. In China, people widely see the People’s Volunteer Army as heroic and respectable, as they fought, without advanced equipment, but with bravery and perseverance against the heavy artillery and planes of the UN. Many art works, films and music pieces have been made to extol the spirit of the PVA in China even today. Just in 2021 and early 2022, two films about the Korean War gained box office success and good reception.
MacArthur, the old master of the Philippines, was so well aware of the Philippine army was Very weak that, instead of sending the Filipinos to the front line, he left them there to search for guerrillas and the remnants of the Korean People's Army. But that's exactly what it looks like. Easy & quot; On November 12, 1950, they encountered the remnants of a POPULAR army. The Filipinos claimed to have killed 12 of them, but later claimed to have met the obstinate resistance of the other side. The Filipinos handed over the task of clearance to a BATTALION of the American army and undertook the search task themselves.
@@Joeri.2 You can't accept it about the truth because in your country it was told the other way around. Philippines & other NON-WESTERN countries was bearing the FLAG of the UN But they were UNDER the COMMAND of the AMERICANS so the US took the CREDIT you know.
No shit he's famous for "give me 10,000 Filipinos and I will conquer the world". You might have a weak soldier but with a lion leader it is possible to win war .. You have lots of good soldier but a puppy leader you lose.
participate the number of soldiers in the Korean war. big 9. USA 1,789,000 soldiers (91%) , ENGLAND 56,000, CANADA 25,687 , TURKEY 14,936, AUSTRALIA 8,407, PHILIPPINES 7,320, THAILAND 6,326, NETHERLANDS 5,322, COLUMBIA 5,100. thanks for all those sacrifice their lives in the Korean war.
@@pinoyvlog6070 You clearly know nothing about the battles the USMC fought in Korea, they fought till the last inch until everybody either died or when they got surrounded.
You’re missing the Six Phase Offensive, also known as the Battle of Kumsong in which the Chinese defeated South Korean forces, which led to the armistice. In the summer of 1953, both the Chinese and Americans wanted to end the war. China could not conquer South Korea but it had built up so much artillery and anti-aircraft guns that the US could not push north either. The only holdout was Syngman Rhee who believed his troops can be given a larger role in his go north campaign. The Six Phase Offensive ended this optimism. This operation was much larger than the First and Third Phase Offensives.
Syngman Rhee was too conceited. He had no idea how weak South Korean army was. He would have been beaten to the sea without America’s help, even if China didn’t help North Korea.
According to this vedio and books I read, South Korean army was always the weak point on the UN defence line. Very unlike those movies SK made, which makes me feel wired during watching them. But if ignore the reality, those movies are well-made and i quite enjoy them.😋
@@harrywu9567 Half right and half wrong. The Korean army had been established four years before from scratch. Very few officers had been war veterans. The Chief Commander, namely the chief of the Korean army was a 31 years old young man. The soldiers were mainly the sons of peasants with schooling less than 5 years. Meanwhile the invading Red army were mostly veterans from the Chinese civil war. The real genius of Korean army was manifested in Vietnam some ten years later.
전쟁 초반에 한국군은 매우 훈련도가 낮았고 탱크 한대도 존재하지않았고 실전경험도 없고 대전차화기도 없으며 가난했습니다 덕분에, 초전에 한국군은 많은 인명을 잃고 엉망이되었습니다 미국과 연합군의 도움으로 살아남았고 경험도가 낮지만 의지가 살아있는 한국군부대들의 지연전 덕분에 낙동강방어선을 만들 시간을 벌수있었습니다 전쟁 중후반이되면, 한국군도 전쟁경험이 쌓여 선전하기 시작합니다 완전히 전쟁내내 무능하진 않았습니다 전쟁후반, 고지전투가 이어질때 쯤되면 험난한 산악지형의 고지를 서로 점령하기위한 피가 마르는 치열한 전쟁이 이어지게 됩니다 전쟁전 한국은 솔직히 북한이 같은민족에 대해, 전쟁이라는 선택을 할거라 예상하지 못했습니다 북한이 20만의 전쟁경험자들을 모을때, 한국은 10만도 안되는 병력이었으니까요 당시 일본에게 독립하고 5년이 흐르는시점으로 사상적으로 서로 대립한다고 생각했을뿐, 군사적인 점령은 아무도 상상하지 못했죠 일본의 점령에 저항했던 다수의 독립운동가들은 분열되지말아야 한다고 연설하며 다니던 시절이었습니다 총을 같은 민족에게 겨눠야한다고는 남한의 어떤사람도 상상하지 못했죠 그저, 분열을 다독여서 겨우 이뤄낸 독립을 지켜야한다고 생각했습니다 한국인으로서, 이 비극적인 역사가 어딘가에서 다시 반복되지 않기를 바랄뿐입니다
@@joshuaaudiedepositario3041 They are actually ran by the same team and they do a podcast. They just made the cold war channel to talk about recent history
This is voiced by OfficiallyDevin I believe, who is main narrator at K&G. K&G is a parent channel of The Cold War channel. And yeah they also run the Kings and generals Podcast (right now Ages of Conquest, talking about Mongols)
My grandfather was part of a handful of hybrid Army/USMC intelligence units. Unfortunately most of his record was burned in a fire at the national archives for the Army, but I do have a picture of him being awarded a medal by his CO who was a Marine while he was just an Army grunt. His CO was a Col Green or Greene.
But did your grandfather figure out why he went to a small country thousands of kilometers away to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries with war? For the happiness of the people of other countries? For the happiness of the American people? For the happiness of politicians? Or to tease the USSR?
An excellent documentary. Many thanks. I was in a boarding school when the war started. I well remember how, dare I say thrilled, we boys were and took a great interest in the daily news from Korea. I particularly remember the "Glorious Gloucesters" and their brave contribution to the war. There retreat from the North was legendary. Kind regards to all viewers, February, 2023.
We should point out that Chinese achieved all these with limited vehicles and weapons, extremely few tanks and airplanes. Their discipline is remarkable and are truly the people's army.
@@jeaganlee209 Why did the United States intervene in the civil war on the Korean Peninsula? Throughout history, Korea has been a unified country, hasn't it?
My late father was one of the first sent into the war from Philippines sometime in April 1950 till October 1951. He was with the Field Artillery Battery of 10th BCT. After coming home he continued serving in the Phil. Army until he retired as a Phil. Constabulary in late 70s Sad, him and other Korean war vets deceased already without receiving any assistance which was long delayed. If ever assistance became available, those residing in places far from the center of Phil govt have little or no way/resources to avail of it as their benefit serving in the war due to less/lack of information dessimination. Makes me wonder why our Philippine war patriots sent into this war to help the So.Koreans were not mentioned at all in this documentary when according to our knowledge the Filipinos did well and fought the battle valiantly too.
@@elvieagle6578 He meant that as more of a racist remark. He might be a troll, so best to ignore him. Or **maybe** he is telling the norm of superpowers taking most of the credit of famous wars alone, as is tradition.
Probably because, if he specifically mentioned Filipino soldiers, it meant he had to mention ALL other soldiers from other countries which contributed to the war. Because there were only less than 1500 Filipino soldiers at their peak strength. Also added the fact that most of the soldiers in Korean War were from the US, China, South and North Korea. Check stuff like Wikipedia for further info.
the un has air, marine and land advantage because of battle ships, jets and tanks while the chinese volunteering army doesnt have those, and still manages to push to the line is really well fought, also the un has the superior logistic advantages and cutting off the enemy supplies line which really help alot in succeeding in recapturing seoul. You also missed the part where mathrew richway use the strategy operation ripper tried to destroy much of the enemy army and push to the parallel line
That feeling when youtubers with some computers and a camera can blow away whatever documentary Netflix or the History Channel could produce
The History Channel's Korean War documentary probably features a dramatic final battle between North, South, and Martian forces
@@HistoryDose I don't wanna say aliens but... ALIENS STARTED KOREAN WAR!
@@biliminsrlar5752 It was giants. How dare you.
Salokin I dunno. Some of Netflix’s documentaries are pretty good. For instance, Ken Burns’ documentary on the Vietnam War that’s on Netflix is absolutely beautiful.
@@robot-he6nq However that was not funded by Netflix (it was funded by PBS). And Ken Burns worked on it for 10 years!
My Tio Raul fought in this war. He was wounded and sent home. I forget the name of the battle he was in. He died just this last week in his sleep at his home. He was 92 years old. RIP Tio.
😭😭😭😭🙏🙏
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Wow...what a great and brave Man you have...Rest in peace..💜🙏
My grandpa was in this war too fighting with the USMC he's 90. stay active it works!
@@partyrockhater maybe ask him about his experiences if he wants to talk about it.
It really makes me sad how the veterans that fought in Korea were essentially forgotten even more so than Vietnam vets
What's more saddening is that many of them are world war 2 veterans.
They were forgotten, the Vietnam vets were mocked, ridiculed, and even abused.
Russian POW to germany in ww2 where send to the gulags by stalin
Scary thing the forgotten Korean War of yesterday could be the new global war of tmrow.
Zodiac JC. Ever heard of conscription and they served for there country.
As long as it weren’t civilians they just did there duty.
My late neighbor was a Korean War vet. He was a good man, he and his wife Jean always bought my siblings and me gifts and would even babysit us from to time because they loved having us over now that their own kids were all grown up. I remember he drove a big, funny-looking brown van he was always working on. He was like another grandfather to me. I only found out about his service after he passed and Jean gifted me his old books, some of which were on the Korean War. Rest in peace Don Hollyfield.
My father was a wounded Marine at the R
Reservoir
世界和平
@@殷煊 No one can read that.
*struggling to push the North Koreans*
Mc Arthur :"Nuke them"
*China joins the war*
Mc Arthur: "Nuke them too"
We should have
Deandre s Hell no.
Devon Rowell They definitely were not.
@@DeandreSteven Boi, a massive would have happened.
American soil would be in danger.
USSR: Guess I better start nuking too.
It's ashame this war has mostly been forgotten because of it being sandwiches in between WW2 & Vietnam. My father fought in this war, and I couldn't never get him to talk about it, he always said it's best to leave it alone.
정말 감사드립니다 당신의 아버지가 저희를 도와주신것을 대한민국 사람들은 절대 잊지 않겠습니다 thank you so much
All the South Koreans never forgotten and appreciates all those soldiers who fought to give freedom for people they didn't even know. I believe the South Korean government invites Korean war veterans and their families every year during the war memorial anniversary, your farther or you should visit if you have a chance. You can find some videos of people who attended those events.
My dad was an 18 year old 1st Marine during this war. He was a hard man. He lost his older brother, a 3rd Marine at the end of WWII. He never talked about his brother, my uncle, and never spoke of his time in Korea. I didn't ask because I learned early on that he wouldn't talk about it.
I worked with a guy who fought there and was captured and shipped to somewhere in China where he was systematically tortured for two years. He too never spoke about the war but I was able, four years before he died, to give me a brief history of this war, and it made my blood boil. How one human could treat another human being with so much viciousness is beyond comprehension. And now we are supposed to be Allies with these monsters. Not in my life time.
I think its more because the US and UN failed to achieve its goal and they don't want their own people to know, that and also because it was overshadowed by vietnam and they see that as an even bigger failure.
I know a man that was in the 24th Infantry Division, the first into Korea in 1950. Today he is 92 years old.
Back then they were real men who fought for their countries, and armies where actually usefull
Why don't you ask him, how many enemy he'd killed in the war.
There're few soldiers who keep on hiding in a safe place and comes out only after it ends...
@@inajeshohe3928 show some respect to our forces
@@nihargautam8601 I didn't mentioned any bad thing abt our force.I asked a funny question to my unknown fren, who's from the west...
He was probably right alongside my dad, he would be 92 if he were still alive now. He passed away in 2015 had issues with PTSD and flashbacks to the War. Sundowner Syndrome.
Thank You for your Service Sir🇺🇲
It’s crazy that a war this relatively recent is already almost forgotten. It’s a tragedy
My father was in the US Air Force in this war. He survived but died at 39 years old in 1969. Thanks for the excellent history lesson!
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Your dad was a brave man, God rest his soul!
your father participated in one of the most evil wars of the 20th century
@@wolfie8890 yes. Communism is the very definition of evil. It's history of butchery outdoes even those of the Nazis. I'm proud of my father who was willing to risk his life in the defense of the freedom of the South Korean people!
He drove the F-86 sabre jet ?
My Great-Uncle was part of the 25th ID, 27th Infantry Regiment. He was taken by hostile fire on the morning of Sept. 13th at Chindong-Ni as part of the Pusan Pocket defense. While the war may be "Forgotten" he won't be so long as I am alive. He was only 19. His memory has been extremely important to me and has encouraged me to live up to his courage. One of the few things the family got back was the blood stained bible that he apparently had in his breast pocket when he was killed. James Edgar Taylor, you are not and will not be forgotten.
Respect man
all i can say
Fucking mercenary
James edgar Taylor , you are not forgotten
Jim Edgor Teyler you are forgotten
The memory of his bravery and honor spreads still. And I thank him.
Chinese: Okay we need to name our offensive a cool name
U.N. : H O M E B Y C H R I S T M A S O F F E N S I V E
Y e s , t h e
U n i t e d n a t i o n s
LMFOFO
They forgot to add 3 years later.
@@catrojana3694 They were technically correct.
The best kind of correct.
Code Name
McArthur: "Home by Christmas!"
Chinese: "Christmas Present!"
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My great grandfather fought in Korea. He was one of the 1000 men from our country (Greece) that was drafted to fight. He was a great fighter with many medals for his bravery.
A C H I L L E S
My Mother's father was a Captain piloting a Mustang that took AAA fire that damaged his engine. He crash landed on a hill and was unable to be recovered due to high levels of hostiles in the area. He was never recovered and my grandmother held hope until she saw his name at the punchbowl in HI.
R.I.P. Capt. Matusz
I have always been amazed at the overall loss of life in the Korean conflict. Almost the same loss of US troops as Vietnam , but in a third of the time. Thanks to all who served.
it was a battle fighting for turf between US and USSR.
@@willengel2458 who won? 🤡
@@BlutoandCo Only History will tell.
Yup. South Korea remains a free and prosperous ally since then. It wouldn't have been possible without that struggle.
still need a proper movie ...
Fun fact: Chinese Commander Peng slaped Kim il sung twice for his bad decisions.
sasion X The truth is probably closer to Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds: More like chewed him out.
Rick K According to report from Peng, he said the leadership of North Korea is totally adventuristic, because the Korea mobilized all North Korea for war and no care for north Korea people. And in 1952, Peng was invented to the birthday party of Kim, but he refused and unhappy with this birthday party during the war.
Mo Zhu And then decades later, Deng Xiaoping would visit NK and be utterly appalled at the fact that they’d make statues of Kim Il Sung out of *gold*. Like, a cult of personality was never a good thing, but even then in China, statues of Mao Zedong (Who was totally viewed like a god on earth) were made of rock, plaster and bronze, not fucking gold.
@@davidw.2791 A statue of gold. Not only is it a waste of money, it's also fragile. Gold is a soft ass metal.
@@yayoit1444, After all, we all know Kim Il Sung is so "godlike", that even his statue can't rust.
ha, laughed at my own joke
You know China has a lot of divisions when they start with a 118th division!
Haha that’s the pros to having 1B people
It depends.
Back in 1928 when the Red Army was just getting started, they decided to start with the 4th Army to trick their enemies into thinking there are four.
Pure division spam mixed with mass asault doctrine
Most numbers used by militaries are used to seem stronger than they are, example in the US is the 82nd/101st Airorne divisions... theres not hundreds of divisions, just numbers.
@@wilhelmheinzerling5341 yeah better to have less divisions so the game lags less plus you can make them like 40 or 30 with, quality over quantity
My grandfather also participated in that war. He died 10 years ago. I remember he told me when I was a child that the Chinese who went to Korea at that time went with the determination to die.
yes.usa has totally much better eqiupment than China.😢
Ur not far from the truth
American always have better weapons
But did your grandfather figure out why he went to a small country thousands of kilometers away to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries with war? For the happiness of the people of other countries? For the happiness of the American people? For the happiness of politicians? Or to tease the USSR?
@@phonelee8207Korea is a dagger to the heart of Japan, this is a geopolitical issue that effect’s the maintaining of our superpower status as a nation, given Japan is now an ally, whom would fight with us in a war against China/Russia. You can argue that with an ally in such a world war, would save much more American lives than the Americans who fought in the proxy war. It’s hard to know. But this issue is more complex than HUR DUR IM NOT A NATIVE TO ____ COUNTRY SO MY COUNTRY ISNT EFFECTED AT ALL BY ____ COUNTRY HURRR DURR
The Chinese joint staff estimated an amphibious landing in several possible ports but most probably in Inchon and if, in Inchon, the landing time was precisely forecasted down to not only the date but also minutes according to the tidal history. This warning was sent immediately to North Korea but was ignored.
The Temporary border that became permanent in stark contrast to the Permanent border that became temporary in Germany...
so far
Well we had two "temporary" borders at first but it was very hard to change that.
If the two Koreas want to.be united, they should kick out the American base in the South Korea.
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@@michaelmontano4280 The former parts of east prussia ,schlesia and the suedeten lands where considered as protection zones at some point. Also until the 60s the border was no recorgnized officialy. Its a gray area and germany was not able to do something about that.
Clear info and beautiful editing. As a fellow history content creator, I can tell this likely took an insane amount of work!
@Khada Jhin YT's policies are getting out of hand. I've just noticed that I've been unsubscribed from this channel... again... this marks the third time this has happened.
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72 years today. Remembering all the soldiers that fought and died in that war. God Bless Them All.
If only hadn't gone and killed each other over a line on a map. Classic blunder.
Except the Communist, Chinese and North Korean.
@@1dxmark297 So you only remember invaders like the United States who dropped bombs to civilians in North Korea and Northeast China
@@1dxmark297 Think about why did the United States cannot fully control the Korean Peninusla with the most advance equipments.
I just discovered this channel. Literally had no clue the Korean War was so intense just assumed it was like Germanys West and East division didn't realize their was such a massive conflict.
Lying, South Korea had to open up a few years earlier than China, and you also started to develop in 90 years.
@@酒吧街小白龙 dude wtf are talking about? 楼上那位兄弟说＂朝鲜战争＂名负其实，虽说朝鲜战争，但实际上是朝鲜为左中国志愿军vs美,韩,联合国军
@@leonleon2021 朝鲜本土的战争，你说为了中国打的？你学过逻辑吗？
It was very much like East and West Germany until Stalin greenlighted the Northern invasion...
@Tracchofyre Brutal, they were akin to Imperial Japan in regards to their treatment of prisoners.
The forgotten war. Even though I think I know a lot about this, I'm going in knowing I will learn so many new things, such is the quality of the research. May all who were involved rest in peace.
Who said it is been forgotten? 1.4B Chinese citizen will remember this war for ever . Nearly 1/5 earth people will remember this war for ever.
Absolutely. History has great lessons for the present and the future.
But unfortunately, most of us just don't know or forget history.
So much to learn, ponder upon.
@@magicx7129 老共产党员了
@@magicx7129 When he says Forgotten War he clearly means forgotten in America. Which it is for the most part.
Obviously the Korean people are going to be very familiar with it. Americans, not so much.
One of the best historical channels on TH-cam, the animations and narration only gets better and better
Narrator is abrasive at times
@@suzyrottencrotch5132 0
it's not the real history about the war， look at the video from china about the war. you may have a whole view about it .
@@MrPeterzhu could you add the link of such video here please, I would like to see it
@@allthingsconcerts1 th-cam.com/video/73GWWYMT3YA/w-d-xo.html&pbjreload=101
"UN authorizes US forces to cross into North Korea" is the funniest sentence I've heard
US has to " run....run....run....." all the way from North Korea's Yalu river to South Korea .......he...he....
US used atom bombs to threat Chinese. But Mao Ze Dong said " US is paper tiger ...." .
Imagine how brave Mao was ?? I don't understand why he was so brave ??
Considering US just used them on Japan about 5 years ago . . .
AMERICA! F*** YEAH.
UN is belong to US
@@aliyahdiponegoro8605 Are you Marty McFly?
apparently this youruber thought 'UN authorized a composition of UN force leading by the US' = 'UN authorizes US forces to cross into North Korea'
I remember my Dad reading the paper in 1950, and saying to my Mom, "looks like we're going to war again." I was 6 1/2 years old, and I remember being horrified, saying, "Oh, no!" (They assured me we were okay here in Texas). I now wonder, HOW I knew what war even MEANT, since we had no TV yet, and I was only 19 mos old when war ended with Germany, and 22 mos old when it ended with Japan... This proves we should be careful about the disturbing information we discuss in presence of our babies and toddlers.. They absorb our discussions so young!
WOW, that's remarkable. I actually have seen footage/images of people learning of the Korean War breaking out, they often are just standing there with newspapers in their hands, frozen either in shock/disbelief or horror (it's hard to say, because of how emotionless some of them look). Even more eerie was the footage online I saw of Britain's government holding a cabinet meeting on whether to join America in the new conflict (which they did). It was almost an EXACT repeat of the 1939 scene, with a despairing crowd gathered outside knowing what was likely going to happen. The mindset seems to have been "No...NO, this can't be happening again!", despite the media announcers' confident propaganda messages. The hopes for many decades of peace that had filled the late 40s were completely shattered on June 26, 1950.
I grew up listening to my grandfather telling me stories about Vietnam. I was around 12-14 when this would happen. I was the only one he talked to about it, not even my grandmother. When he died his gravestone said Korea and Vietnam. I'm not sure if that was because he was in the Army during the Korean War, or if he actually served in Korea. I'm working on getting his service records. I have a hard time finding Korean War Documentaries, this was great.
My grand-grandfather also formerly serviced in the army of ROC as a general, fight against CCP army, and finally they surrendered to their enemy with their superior.Thank your share.
still need a proper movie ...
Because US and its 17 allies got defeated by China troop in the Korea war, it is why you cant find much docs, stories, movies, books about the war from US side.
I didn’t know how bloody this war was for both sides! This was an excellent video…very detailed and informative
Think of that: Chinese sodiers were fighting well equiped UN army with their barefeet, less food, less wepon, less clothes. It's not an fair fighting, but they had to fight, because the bombs were already explored in the Chinese boundary, and two farmers were killed. Chinese army defensed their country with their blood and lives. War is never good for normal people, but makes some blood-sucker zombies happy.
@@tinaxu4214 Sounds like you're being a CCP shill
This video is not very detailed as you think. There are too many flaws in his reporting because it only Focus mostly on the UN troops . No details as to who those troops fought to prevent Chinese advances. Watch battle of Yultong it is about Korean war also.
@@LordVader1094 technically he could be a PLA shill
It was INCREDIBLY violent at times. Bayonet charges, napalm being dropped on the Chinese and North Korean armies (partially because they would entrench themselves in the forests, hillsides and buildings), street fighting in cities, and sadly both North Korea and South Korea committed massacres (the Norks slaughtered a whole hospital in Seoul and regularly killed POWs, while the South Korean government ordered suspected Communists in various communities to be rounded up and mass executed). Even American generals were horrified by some of what they experienced.
I was stationed at Camp Stanley with the 6/37 FA from Sep ‘02 to Dec ‘03. I learned a lot about the war while there (even saw a defection, that was wild). In the south, the people refer to the war as “The Great Tragedy”, those that defected from the north were told in school that the war is referred to as “The Korean Liberation”.
It's mind blowing how this conflict which could have evolved into another full fledged world war is sadly forgotten by the majority of the world.
@LibtardsStillCant SilenceMe20 lol Soviets barely did anything, the Chinese and North Korea single handedly stopped the paper tiger in their tracks and forced them south. It was China equipped with just rifles vs the world.
A very well put video. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
my friend‘s grandfather is a chinese veteran who had ever participate against the UN army，he said he have never afraid to death although many of his comrades-in-arms got dead during the war when they are fight against his enemies because homeland are behind their back，they have not reason to backward
Because of brainwashing
@@lyc2520 先有国才有家 一个不祟拜英雄的民族是可悲的
@@lyc2520 Who is the one that has been brainwashed,Chinese know that an independent country must make its own country safe ,so they make a choice to fight with the world most powerful country.Because of your weak thinking, your understanding of events is only the publicity level of the media. When people like you look at problems, they can only see the outermost and most basic layer. Living like you is always the most sad proof of mankind
@@lyc2520You can only see the skin of an apple, but you can't see the pulp inside. National affairs are often complex and decided in many aspects. Aren't you the most sad person?
@@lyc2520 China has chosen the most difficult way to prevent American forces from expanding around China, because only a world power like China knows that it has to rely on itself to survive in the world, and one of its core interests is to ensure the territorial security around itself. There are many countries that want to be slaves of the United States, There are few countries that really want to turn themselves into a stronger country than the United States. China saw it more than 60 years ago. Only when they are strong, others will respect you
My grandpa served in Korean War, as part of one of the only 2 UNC forces who weren't beaten badly and the only one who held the line against Chinese First Offensive, the 10th BCT of the PEFTOK.
That contribution was so underrated, but fondly remembered by Koreans. Although K&G forgot that contribution, it is fine, because we know what my grandpa and fellow Filipino soldiers sacrificed themselves for freedom.
Where did you get the information? From both American and Chinese records, Filipino didn't do well there......
@@kaiwenhe5518 wikipedia
It took 4 PVA divisions, 40,000 to besiege a very outgunned battalion numbered less than 1,500, and yet lost 500 PVA men at the cost of 12 dead and a handful of wounded besieged? How is that not faring well?
Turks and Puero Ricans on the other hand, ran when the first artillery shells hit their position.
And by the way, that particular battalion had been short-handed by the Americans, who promised the battalion a couple of Shermans, but ended up only getting one, for the allocated weapons were given to other units, and knocked out and captured.
These men were only given a few old field guns, some machine guns and their service weapons, nothing more. Like those on the Chinese film Assembly, they were outgunned by overtly armed PVA.
@@kaiwenhe5518...gen mc Arthur once said give me 10,000 Filipino soldier and will conquer the world....
Most people says that history was boring. Well, this channel prove them wrong 😏
Haha ugly
@@alfredharly6988 bro you named Alfred you shouldn’t be saying anything
Look who's talking!!!🖕
Amazing documentary. I love the battle visuals (has that video game feel). I've read a lot about the Korean War but still learned some things I didn't know.
my great uncle fought and died there, ı hope one day, ı can visit him. greetings from Turkey.
I can recommend the Max Hastings book on the Korean War , and I’ve read a few . He said the Turks were super soldiers, but you knew that.
@@jthunders thank you very much ı will definetely look into it. thanks for the compliment as well :)
土耳其旅确实参战了
Thanks for his service. You have my gratitude.
@@skyereave9454 kind regards
As a Korean I can't say thank you enough to Veterans who helped South Korea! 😭Can't believe They call it 'the forgotten war'! we call it 6.25 war and we always remember how the world came into a poor country of south Korea for a good cause!! ❤💙 🤍🖤 Thank you SO MUCH for your services!!! ✊✊✊✊
South Korea was a dictatorship at that time, they murdered thousands of civilians because they had communists symphaties. Unlike North Korea, South Korea was not decolonized, the same government officials who worked under Japanese occupation were still in charge, and they did not make any land reforms. Many working people and farmers were not represented in the South Korean regime, but they were slaughtered by the South Korean regime.
@@robheusd 당신은 왜 북한에서 지주, 지식인, 종교인을 탄압하고 학살해서 이 전쟁 전후로 수백만명이 자발적으로 남한으로 이주한 사실을 이야기 하지 않습니까?
한국의 3사단은 서북청년단 북한이 고향이었던 이주민이 주축이 되어서 구성된 부대입니다. 헬맷에 해골모양을 그렸는데 설령 백골이 되더라도, 고향이었던 북한 땅을 되찾겠다는 의지를 강하게 천명한 부대입니다. 이 사람들은 지주, 지식인, 종교인 등으로 북한의 사회주의 체재에서 탄압을 받고, 자발적으로 이주한 사람입니다. 그런 사람만 몇백만명이 되었습니다.
북한이 서울을 점령했을 때 인민재판을 열어서 경찰, 우익인사들을 학살 했던 것을 이야기 하지 않나요? 수많은 사람을 납치해서 북한으로 끌고 간 것은 왜 이야기 하지 않습니까? 당신은 교묘하게 진실을 왜곡하고 있습니다. 수많은 사람이 죽은 이 전쟁을 시작한 사람은 스탈린의 허가를 받은 김일성입니다.
북한내각이 남한보다 일본에 협력했던 인사가 더 많습니다. 이승만은 반일본주의자로 독립운동을 했던 인사가 대부분 초대내각을 구성 했습니다. 남북한 초대 내각을 비교하면 북한에 일본에 협력했던 인사가 더 많습니다.
북한의 토지개혁은 사유재산을 인정하지 않고, 공동농장이었습니다. 그냥 토지를 전부 국가소유로 몰수한 것입니다. 남한에서는 이 전쟁 전에 토지개혁 진정한 의미의 사유재산을 인정하는 토지개혁을 했습니다. 남한에서 토지개혁이 없었다는 것은 거짓입니다. 도리어 사유재산을 인정하지 않고 모두 공동농장으로 만든 북한의 토지개혁이 허구입니다.
김일성은 소련군의 장교출신으로 스탈린이 직접 면접을 봐서 북한에 지도자로 임명 되었고, 소련군이 연설문 조차 직접 써줄 정도로 소련의 꼭두각시 였습니다. 이승만은 미국에 제시하는 휴전에 반대하여 미국이 비밀리에 이승만을 암살하려고 했습니다. 당신은 왜곡된 이야기를 하고 있습니다.
보도연맹이라는 것도 전쟁상황에서 특수한 경우입니다. 남한공산당 당원이거나 북한이 남하하면서 공산당에 자의적 강제적으로 협력적이던 사람들이 있었는데, 이 사람들이 사상적으로 위협이 될 수 있어서, 보도연맹이라는 것에 가입을 시켜서 반공산주의 교육을 시켰습니다. 북한군이 남쪽으로 쳐들어얼 따 이 사람들이 다시 총부리를 거꾸로 들어 후방을 교란 하는 경우가 생깁니다. 전쟁 상황에서 선량한 사람과 진짜 게릴라 스파이들을 구분 할 여유가 없었습니다. 전쟁상황에서 후방 퇴로가 차단 되고 내부의 적이 있는 것은 커다란 위협입니다 전쟁상황이기에 무차별적으러 보도연맹 가입자를 죽이게 된 겁니다. 실제로 보도연맹 가입자 중 다는 아니지만 몇몇 후방에서 총부리를 거꾸로 들었기 때문에. 마치 베트남 전쟁에서 북베트남 게릴라와 민간인을 구붕 할 수 없었던 것과 비슷합니다. 당신은 중요한 사실을 말하지 않고, 왜곡된 이야기를 해서 진실을 알지 못하게 이야기 합니다
@@robheusd nicely stated man
@@robheusd Why don't you talk about the fact that North Korea suppressed and massacred landowners, intellectuals, and religious people, and millions of people voluntarily moved to South Korea before and after this war?
The 3rd Division of South Korea is a unit formed by North Korean immigrants, whose hometown was North Korea. It is a unit that drew a skull shape on a helmet, and even if it becomes a skeleton, it is a unit that strongly declared its willingness to regain its hometown of North Korea. These are landowners, intellectuals, religious people, etc. who were suppressed by North Korea's socialist system and voluntarily migrated. There are millions of people like that alone.
Don't you talk about the massacres of police and right-wingers by holding a People's Court when North Korea occupied Seoul? Why don't you tell me about kidnapping a lot of people and dragging them to North Korea? You are cleverly distorting the truth. It's Kim Il Sung who got Stalin's permission to start this war where a lot of people have died.
There are more people who cooperated with Japan than with South Korea in the North Korean cabinet. Rhee Syng-man was an anti-Japanese, and most of the people who campaigned for independence formed the first cabinet. Comparing the first cabinet of the two Koreas, there are more people in North Korea who cooperated with Japan.
North Korea's land reform did not recognize private property and was a common farm. It's just confiscating all the land from the state. In South Korea, before this war, we had land reform that recognized real private property. It is a lie that there was no land reform in South Korea. Rather, North Korea's land reform, which did not recognize private property and turned them all into joint farms, is a fiction.
Kim Il-sung was an officer of the Soviet army, and Stalin was appointed as the leader of North Korea in person, and he was a Soviet puppet to the extent that the Soviet army even wrote a speech. Syngman Rhee tried to assassinate Syngman Rhee secretly by the U.S. in opposition to the ceasefire he presented to the U.S. You're telling a distorted story.
The Press Federation is also a special case in war situations. There were people who were members of the South Korean Communist Party or who were arbitrarily and forcibly cooperating with the Communist Party as North Korea moved south, and these people could pose an ideological threat, so they joined the Press Federation to educate anti-communists. North Korean troops invade the south and eventually these people raise their guns upside down to disturb the rear. In a war situation, I couldn't afford to distinguish between good people and real guerrilla spies. In a war situation, the rear retreat is blocked and the presence of an enemy inside is a huge threat Because it was a war situation, we killed the members of the Press Federation to be indiscriminate. Not really all of the members of the press federation, but because I held the gun upside down in some of the rear. It's almost as if you weren't able to beat up North Vietnamese guerrillas and civilians in the Vietnam War. You don't tell an important fact, you tell a distorted story so that you don't know the truth
Thank you. I lived in South Korea, Pohang and Jeju, from 1996-2009, and couldn't believe how anti-American young Koreans were at that time, as well as pro-NK, which led me to believe that they didn't understand or hadn't read history very well. Perhaps things have changed in the 14 years since I left, given the social media exposure of the clearly barbaric regime of the Kims. South Korea is now a rich, technologically advanced, and prosperous nation, as I'm sure you must know. How's the North's 'Juche Ideology' working for them nowadays? Enough said.
I just hate how forgotten the vets are I’m blessed enough to have my grandfather who served in Vietnamese and his brother who was airborn in koria
I was in the US Army & served temporary duty in South Korea. South Korea is full of beautiful, amazing people & the ROK army is, by far, the most terrifying soldiers I have ever seen! We’d do it all over again anytime for you guys! Know America (along with our allies) is forever on your side.
“Freedom is not free”
Beacuse the details of the war are humiliating for the western world
My late grandfather was in the Corps of Engineers in Korea. He was such a stud, VERY tough, VERY smart. After the war he worked as a civil engineer for Union Pacific then IDOT. He actually invented the first rumble strips, annoying but saved lives. He died in front of me due to a heart attack in 1987. His wife never had to work and he put six children through college. He was a hard man but I will always admire him.
The war itself was a struggle within North Korea, but the United States volunteered to put its forces closer to China and the Soviet Union. It was actually a mean political war.
The US wanted to protect South Korea when North Korea invaded South Korea
My grandfather's best man was a marine in the korean war. He was on oxygen half his life. My grandfather always said he froze his lungs in the war. Of course that was just a term. But, when talking to him about the war. He said his lungs were never the same. Where he was, temps were always -30 to -50 degrees which I can't imagine. He said against rules they would build fires from gas with anything to make a heater. Old shell casings to pouring gas on the ground to stay warm.
The cold can be very uncomfortable for your breathing. But that’s temporary. It was probably the weirdly fueled fires which caused the permanent damage.
May have even been coincidental. Did he smoke? That could explain it as well.
Imagine that poorly equipped Chinese soldiers with their supply lines constantly bombarded, many of them frozen to death, some just give up their positions and surrender to UN force to be alive
@@matrixbug fuck those Chinese soldiers bruh. They were literally evil asf and a lot of Chinese pows caught by us forces defected
JUST WISH NORTH AND SOUTH WILL REUNITED IN FUTURE❤️🙏GOD BLESS PEOPLE OF KOREA
Read up on the aftermath of German "reunification" and multiply their struggle by 100. That is how hard unification is for Korea. Want a snaller example? The unification of Mindoro Island lasted only a year before the natiobal government dissolved it again in in 2017...
@Stephen Jenkins Yeah this is the reality its to late and it would take hundred years to unbrainwash and catch North Koreans up. They are one of the most uneducated populations on Earth and South Korea is one of the top.
@Stephen Jenkins They could use a different route than the used by the Germans.
Just kill America，maybe
@@Workerbee94 I'll give you a slap in the face. If the United States did not block North Korea, would North Korea do so? Shameless things
The most important consequence of Korea war is it deterred US from crossing into North Vietnam for a total victory, bit instead stuck in the south defensively the whole time.
We Chinese told US no to enter the north of Vietnam,this time US heard and obeyed.
@@QingShanHao Communist logic: we'll invade you and conquer you but if we happen to lose don't you dare think about occupying us.
@@QingShanHao honestly being stuck living in China or North Korea sounds worse than any military defeat
@@Chungus581 You mean whatever territory you lose is a victory for you?
@@Chungus581 Really, tell that to the homeless Vietnam vets, or the poor living in literal shitholes in Sam Francisco
A little known fact. There was a second Korean War that happened over decade later. But thanks to Vietnam (which was going on at this time) this war is even more forgotten than the first one. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.
@Kaiser Von Bahr---IKR.
Thank you for this, VERY well done. I am just getting ready to read Hampton Sides' book On Desperate Ground and I wanted some background of the conflict. Woefully under-taught in school, I am 62 and was taught very little about it.
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Thanks so much! I’ve been subscribed to this channel since it’s earlier days and it’s really helped me to understand the Cold War which is a big part of my syllables! I have a test in the next few weeks on the Korean War and other Cold War conflicts so thanks for the timely release of this documentary!
My grandpa fought in the Korean war and passed away this year January 31st. RIP grandpa
My grandparents tell me about what it was like living during the war. My grandmother on my mother's side was a child during the war and they broke down their door so they could cross the Han River and escape the North Korean army. On my dad's side, my grandfather was captured by the KPA and thought he would be executed but managed to escape and hide in a ditch. It's very upsetting this division still exists today
the DMZ exists because US wants it to exist to justify its presence on the peninsula, and Asia. SK taxpayers pickup the bulk of the expense for keeping foreign troops on its soil. SK armed forces is under US command, not SK
how many SK political leaders retired peacefully or died of mysterious illness or circumstances? if not mistaken, the current president is head of that agency.
Wars are prolonged because of external interference.
We are always grateful for your sacrifice.
Thank you for protecting me.
From Korea ❤️
Very sentimental,but.Ok,keep your dreams.
Okey white Licker
North Korea is the best Korea
Although S Korea is rich. N Korea has nukes.
That will make sure Korea will be a country to the end of human history.
You should thank to N Korea. And support them under surface.
The US only afraid of N Korea. Not S Korea.
N Korea has balls that dare to against the most powerful country. Which I will hat off for that.
Don't blame the dictatorship of N Korea. If you take US for an enemy. You have to be dictatorship. Or your country will be divided in a very short time. Even Russia can't survive that.
Even giant like China has to build a fire wall for against US propaganda and economic invasion.
So I respect every country who dare to against US. It is the hell mode when playing a game on our planet.
N Korea is a man.
@@louiswu6300 Without nukes NK would already be invaded th-cam.com/video/ktE_3PrJZO0/w-d-xo.html
Actually China underestimated North Korea’s attack on South Korea because the Soviet Union and North Korea never notified Mao.
At that time, China was preparing to regain Taiwan and did not want to put its power on North Korea, but Stalin took the initiative to provoke a war on the Peninsula and changed the world situation.
The United States also deployed the Seventh Fleet in the Taiwan Strait to stop China.
The United States and the Soviet Union, at the same time, are reluctant to reunify China. This is their few consensus.
China could not have taken taiwan. At this point in time taiwans military had 2 million soldiers from the mainland. China didn't even have the civilian ships to transport enough soldiers to fight that
China is in no position to invade Taiwan at that time, not even Jinmeng few miles away from shore.
@@boblaryson3621 China was about to lunch the attack. It is just like the US and Soviets didn't believe China would go to Korea.
Records clealy state that Mao actively participated in the discussion of the Attack. Into the bargain, the main muscle of the invading North Korean army were two Chinese civil war veteran divisions who had changed their uniform form PLA to that of North Korean army.
@@jeaganlee209 Like I said, Mao was not informed, which made him very passive. He agreed with the Korean division troops to join North Korea because of pressure from the Soviet Union. But this does not mean that he believes that his own interests should be abandoned. He asked the Soviet Union to delay the outbreak of the situation on the peninsula. He believes that China's civil war is more important than anything else, and national interests are greater than ideological struggle.
I came all the way here with the TH-cam algorithm.
I was born and grow upped in South Korea, a country where the Korean War broke out.
We learn about Korean history from an early age and always learn about the Korean War.
Sometimes I feel sad whenever I hear that the Korean War is a forgotten war in a other country.
Even if everyone else forgets this war, we will never forget this war.
Thank you for your service.
We will never forget your sacrifice.
本应是一个完整的国家，确变成了两个分裂的地区，你却要感谢始作俑者，真是讽刺
@@刘野-v9f Maybe if you didn't attack us unprovoked, we would have helped to liberate North Korea from its communist oppressors, creating a unified Korean Nation under freedom and democracy.
@@loremasteringwion9930 小国没有选择权
On this Memorial Day I wish to thank all those soldiers who fought this war. All those who survived and all those who are gone. They didn't ask to go, but they did. God Bless You All.
As Japan was put under the sole occupation of the United States, Japan avoided division and proper punishment from the Allied Forces or Asian countries. In this way, Japan was able to easily escape from war responsibility and achieve rapid economic growth under the protection of the United States amid the Cold War. During this process, Korea, which groaned under Japan's colonization, experienced the tragedy of being divided instead of Japan. In the end, the Korean war broke out.
In the Korean War, the biggest winner was Japan. According to the original plan of the United States, the Americans will destroy all Japanese industries, which is the price paid by Japan for the war. But because of the Korean War, Japan got a lot of war-related trade, which led to the first take-off of Japan's economy.
Japan probably did more to itself than any outside nation could and is still suffering to this day under a constitution that constricts the military and forbids the building of war machines and anything bigger than a "destroyer" for its navy. That's why it calls its newest a/c carrier a "destroyer". This is a kind of "self hate" that Japan can do without in order to protect itself from the biggest bully in the region today - communist China.
@@jamisonmaguire4398 Japan has one of the most well funded and advanced militaries in the world.
Any pacifism on the part of Japan is purely superficial. They build offensive aircraft carriers and just call them something else.
@@RaitoYagami88 Of course the constitution needs to be changed as it will be a psychological boost to the nation and an indication to the rest of the world they mean business.
Has nothing to do with Japan’s success and everything with the grand ambitions of the USSR.
My grandad who's British was in this war he wouldn't talk about it he just told me he seen and did horrible things you could tell he was really affected by it he sadly passed away three years ago to cancer I miss him so much
Not much mention of the British and Commonwealth countries at all in my opinion where so many VCs were won !
By the way . Its not a forgotten war . 1/5 Earth people will remember this war for ever ----1.4B Chinese citizen.
Yeah.... Great outcome..... Have you been to north korea? ...... I've been to South Korea.... Great place!
@@Miguel-ly4bm
如果解除封锁，用不了几年，北朝鲜就富了，参考越南。
I agree! Americans will pay a lot of dollars to forget this war completely, Unfortunately the whole world saw this very event that took a lot of pages in the book of history; This will be remembered Forever.
@@Miguel-ly4bm NK would be better off if the US hadn't forced sanctions onto that country. Maybe the global goal should be to throw down the US so everyone else can hope to have a better life.
American didn't forget the war it's just not that interested in retelling the wars event's repeatedly.
My grandpa fought in the Korean War. It's a war I've only recently been learning much about. Thank you for the video!
Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you, friends. ✝️ :)
Same here. Thankfully he didn't die in the war but I still regret I never took the time to ask him about it while he was alive 😕
My grandfather also fought in the Korean War.
But did your grandfather figure out why he went to war in a small country thousands of kilometers away?
Your graphics are superior. Really good work. 💕
As a Marine in VN (Jan '69-Aug '70) with 1/1 1st Marine Div--I am grateful that my destiny in conflict was not in the one in Korea. The winter & subsequent "advancing in the opposite direction" of the 1st Marine Div @ the Chosin Reservoir I think may have been my swan song (subartic temps would have neutered me). Veterans of the Korean War have never received the respect & acknowledgement for the sacrifices & achievements made by them. Every chance I get during any visits to the VA Medical Center, I always try to take an extra moment to pay my respect for their unheralded service. To ALL VETS 👍
Because the Korean War was the only war in which the United States was not forced to sign a ceasefire agreement after victory. The United States and the West cannot face this war of aggression that has yielded no benefits, so it is natural not to forget it.
24:37 I would like to note that when the north korean troops pushed back to the 38th parallel line from busan, UN and US army forces found that there were small battles outside Busan perimeter. So they regrouped with South Korean army that protects those small enclaves during North Korean invaded.
35:30 And the same thing happens when South Korean army pushed back from the north. When the US army want to leave North Korea territory, they bought back South Korean army that was resilient in the North territory and refugees too. So they throw their artilleries (and burned) to bring more than 100.000 people to Busan. 5 babies were born onboard, they name the babies kimchi 1 to kimchi 5.
Another reason UN and US army forces are pushed back is because the north are colder. The are not used to the weather in Northern Korea. And although the artilleries of US army are more advanced, Chinese Army forces were much larger in number. After US army, UK army actually are the 2nd in number. They’re sent from hongkong.
Few days ago I watched Brigadier Brian, UK veteran that fought in Korean War. He says “It’s not the army that starts a war, the upper who made the decision did”. After the ceasefire, he actually meet Chinese soldier on the no-man land without any guns and just made friendly conversation.
Well said
This is my favorite documentary on the conflict, it's so detailed.
This was amazing, I didnt take my eye's off it once from start to finish.
The Cold War: *talking war strategies*
Me: ahh, chess
Truly is, tho the sound effects can get a bit too loud and then I'm trying to hear what he says and shit
If I were the general of the Chinese army at that time, I would have no way to push the Allied forces back to the 38th parallel from the border with comprehensive air and sea control, excellent logistics and excellent equipment. This is simply unbelievable. Don't talk about the crowd tactics anymore, before the equipment advantage, the crowd tactics have no effect at all.
Crowd “men” tactics have been defeated by Crowd “gun and bomb” tactics after WW1, totally 😂
Generally speaking , air power was'nt that successful in mountainous terrain in Korea - as the slow advance the Allies made in Italy during WW II also proved.The Chinese were able to move massive numbers of troops virtually undetected into N.Korea from Manchuria virtually undetected.
@@edwardhogan1877 At that time, China not only had no air superiority, but also no artillery, tanks, air defense, etc., and even very insufficient supplies. The situation of the Italian army is far better than that of the Chinese army. There are also a lot of fortifications in Italy, while there are only mountains and trees in North Korea. In the end, Italy could only delay the Allied offensive, while the Chinese army was nothing compared to the Italian army but drove the Allied forces back to the starting point.
China's army is the strongest in the world, and it should be so at present.
the major diff was that Chinese army was protecting their territory because if US army took over Korea, they might invade China next. But US army was just fighting for another country
We can all agree that the narrators voice is so calming
5% of comments: “my grandfather fought in this war”
95% of comments: “Where are the Philippines?”
Love the video. Great work
Before the war:
CCP:look at how chiang kai shek fought against us, American equipment is WEAK
USA:look at how chiang kai shek fought against CCP, Chinese army is WEAK
In battle:
bothside: S H * T, chiang kai shek fooled us!
VonDer Tann indeed
very funny
Both true and funny
and funnily enough u could say that Chiang was the only winner of the Korean war as after the war the US promised to protect Taiwan
This sounds funny and stupid, but it's fukn true
A relative of mine went off to fight in this war and ended up having a distinguished military career, he rose to Lieutenant-General and was knighted by the Queen in later life. I'm obviously biased but I think his book on the conflict, detailing his experiences with the Paras, is pretty enjoyable. It's called "In the Shadow of the Sword" by Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley. He was nicknamed Farrar the Para.
Didn’t his son command a company of paras in the Falklands war?
I was literally trying to place the name too. Subconscious dimly trying to work out how he fought in Korea and also somewhere else a bit more recently!
But yes that’s it. Son. He was at Goose Green
My grandfather fought for the chinese PVA army. He was sent in 1951 towards the latter part of the war. When i asked him whether he fought side by side with the north koreans, he says he only saw north korean corpses😂.....and that they fought the allies completely alone....nobody moved an inch during the day, and the supply situation became so dire for certain PVA units they were munching their belts(made of cow hide) for food....
My cousin almost lost one arm and he’s left leg to a mine on this war. To this date he always tell everyone it wasn’t worth it !
bro，The Korean peninsula would be better off if the US military stayed out of ethnic affairs, and north and South Korea could now work together to build a better home。this war let a nation become two country
@@志磊张 没了分裂的朝鲜 现在的美国要以什么理由别军队放在韩国。
I feel him, whatever war will never worth my limbs, but pleas tell him some random korean dude(and many more) is very greatful of his service.
Yeah, I mean North Korea is totally doing better than South…..
They said it a forgotten war. But for us, all the war veterans will be remembered forever.
My grandpa fought in Korea he was a radio operator! He told me he carried a m1 carbine during the conflict which he absolutely loved the gun! He passed away last year at the age of 95!
RIP
Awesome video!
My great uncle was SGT. David A. Feriend. 3rd battalion, 31st infantry regiment, 7th infantry division. Declared missing in action on 12-6-1950 after the battle of the Chosin Reservoir.
An incomplete set of remains was returned to us in the US by North Korea in 2018 and buried in 2019. More remains of his were recently discovered as of may 2023 and are set to be returned and buried with the former remains.
我们家族有七人参加了长津湖水门桥战役，除了一人与美军同归于尽外，其他人都幸存
战争就是悲剧，愿世界永无战火
@@dennis3921 哪个军的我太爷爷是26军的77还是78师的
Korean War, China : "Don't cross 38th parallel!", US : "No way, shit!"
Vietnam War, China : "Don't cross 17th parallel!", US : "Yes Sir!"
Except US forces crossed the 17th many times, and there were already 300,000 Chinese forces involved in North Korea by that point.
My grandfather in my father side was One of the 5 Battalion Combat Team (BCT) that was sent by the Philippine Republic during that time he Was assigned to the 10th (BCT) thanks for this sharing this video
but no mention in this video of non-american troops
@@rockmanxhhh2033 its because the other countries didnt learn that philippines was the first called and to fight by UN.
@@loyloyarnesto2398 Or they conveniently "forget" about it.
@@rockmanxhhh2033 indeed
As a US colony, the Philippines has the obligation to help the mother country launch wars against other countries. Understandable.
My Grandfather was a 1st Lt. who led a platoon of troops into North Korea for the 1st Cavalry div. He was proud of his time there. He was injured by a shrapnel grenade and wasnt able to fire a weapon anymore and was sent home. He was there for 3 months and considered himself one of the lucky ones since he came back in relatively good shape as compared to his fellow soldier who had lost both his legs.
I really love your work guys. Well structured and easy to understand. Awesome graphics. I would like to know what program you are using. it's cool
Some of these battles would make great movies.
and I got to say I love the video, I love the little map war that you got going on, it's awesome!
There is. Latest movie is The Sacrafice Jingang Chuan
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I’m Chinese and we are taught from a young age that the Chinese intervention was actually to defend our own country, since MacArthur was pretty aggressive towards the newborn communist China, and had dropped bombs on China’s northeast territories even before China sent troops. Mao sent troops only after the UN crossed the 38th parallel. So the Korean War on the Chinese side is also called the war ‘to defend our country and homeland, to counter the American and to aid the North Koreans’. In China, people widely see the People’s Volunteer Army as heroic and respectable, as they fought, without advanced equipment, but with bravery and perseverance against the heavy artillery and planes of the UN. Many art works, films and music pieces have been made to extol the spirit of the PVA in China even today. Just in 2021 and early 2022, two films about the Korean War gained box office success and good reception.
But if you had to choose, would you want to live in the North Korea or the South Korea? Which is the better country to live in today?
@@itsJPhere neither
@@stephenlee3911 But from those 2 choices, we all know NK is not the better choice.
10:1 casualty rate. Worthless. Don't ever fight a war again.
@@itsJPhere at that moment, actually NK is better than SK
Good Stuff, My dad was a USMC Marine Corps Aviation mechanic during this conflict. He kept those F86 Sabre birds in the air. 🇺🇸
MacArthur, the old master of the Philippines, was so well aware of the Philippine army was Very weak that, instead of sending the Filipinos to the front line, he left them there to search for guerrillas and the remnants of the Korean People's Army. But that's exactly what it looks like. Easy & quot; On November 12, 1950, they encountered the remnants of a POPULAR army. The Filipinos claimed to have killed 12 of them, but later claimed to have met the obstinate resistance of the other side. The Filipinos handed over the task of clearance to a BATTALION of the American army and undertook the search task themselves.
Pfffttt
I studied this topic for 2 years, I smell BS from you.
@@Joeri.2 You can't accept it about the truth because in your country it was told the other way around. Philippines & other NON-WESTERN countries was bearing the FLAG of the UN But they were UNDER the COMMAND of the AMERICANS so the US took the CREDIT you know.
No shit he's famous for "give me 10,000 Filipinos and I will conquer the world". You might have a weak soldier but with a lion leader it is possible to win war .. You have lots of good soldier but a puppy leader you lose.
@@mpotane As a Filipino tell me how MacArthur then lost the Philippines in 1941-1942 with that rhetoric, like you said “weak soldier but lion leader”
My grandfather served in this war and seen very bad things. God bless to all those who have served in the wars over the years.
participate the number of soldiers in the Korean war. big 9. USA 1,789,000 soldiers (91%) , ENGLAND 56,000, CANADA 25,687 , TURKEY 14,936, AUSTRALIA 8,407, PHILIPPINES 7,320, THAILAND 6,326, NETHERLANDS 5,322, COLUMBIA 5,100. thanks for all those sacrifice their lives in the Korean war.
Philippine expeditionary forces is the only remain and not fullback and they hold thier line... US, and the other UN nation fullback and run hahaha..
@@pinoyvlog6070 You clearly know nothing about the battles the USMC fought in Korea, they fought till the last inch until everybody either died or when they got surrounded.
Such a GREAT job, I love the setup of let's say game pieces to illustrate the boundaries and advances.. A+ So good.. 👍
You’re missing the Six Phase Offensive, also known as the Battle of Kumsong in which the Chinese defeated South Korean forces, which led to the armistice.
In the summer of 1953, both the Chinese and Americans wanted to end the war. China could not conquer South Korea but it had built up so much artillery and anti-aircraft guns that the US could not push north either. The only holdout was Syngman Rhee who believed his troops can be given a larger role in his go north campaign. The Six Phase Offensive ended this optimism. This operation was much larger than the First and Third Phase Offensives.
The Chinese never had the intention of conquering South Korea. They were already super pissed the North Koreans messed with the balance.
Syngman Rhee was too conceited. He had no idea how weak South Korean army was. He would have been beaten to the sea without America’s help, even if China didn’t help North Korea.
According to this vedio and books I read, South Korean army was always the weak point on the UN defence line. Very unlike those movies SK made, which makes me feel wired during watching them. But if ignore the reality, those movies are well-made and i quite enjoy them.😋
@@harrywu9567 Half right and half wrong. The Korean army had been established four years before from scratch. Very few officers had been war veterans. The Chief Commander, namely the chief of the Korean army was a 31 years old young man. The soldiers were mainly the sons of peasants with schooling less than 5 years. Meanwhile the invading Red army were mostly veterans from the Chinese civil war. The real genius of Korean army was manifested in Vietnam some ten years later.
전쟁 초반에 한국군은 매우 훈련도가 낮았고 탱크 한대도 존재하지않았고 실전경험도 없고 대전차화기도 없으며 가난했습니다
덕분에, 초전에 한국군은 많은 인명을 잃고 엉망이되었습니다
미국과 연합군의 도움으로 살아남았고
경험도가 낮지만 의지가 살아있는 한국군부대들의 지연전 덕분에 낙동강방어선을 만들 시간을 벌수있었습니다
전쟁 중후반이되면, 한국군도 전쟁경험이 쌓여 선전하기 시작합니다
완전히 전쟁내내 무능하진 않았습니다
전쟁후반, 고지전투가 이어질때 쯤되면 험난한 산악지형의 고지를 서로 점령하기위한 피가 마르는 치열한 전쟁이 이어지게 됩니다
전쟁전 한국은 솔직히 북한이 같은민족에 대해, 전쟁이라는 선택을 할거라 예상하지 못했습니다
북한이 20만의 전쟁경험자들을 모을때, 한국은 10만도 안되는 병력이었으니까요
당시 일본에게 독립하고 5년이 흐르는시점으로
사상적으로 서로 대립한다고 생각했을뿐, 군사적인 점령은 아무도 상상하지 못했죠
일본의 점령에 저항했던 다수의 독립운동가들은 분열되지말아야 한다고 연설하며 다니던 시절이었습니다
총을 같은 민족에게 겨눠야한다고는 남한의 어떤사람도 상상하지 못했죠
그저, 분열을 다독여서 겨우 이뤄낸 독립을 지켜야한다고 생각했습니다
한국인으로서, 이 비극적인 역사가 어딘가에서 다시 반복되지 않기를 바랄뿐입니다
Okay I got confused why the Kings and General intro was playing on the Cold War channel :D
Might be a collaboration. Hahaha. That voice is definitely Kings and Generals.
@@joshuaaudiedepositario3041 They are actually ran by the same team and they do a podcast. They just made the cold war channel to talk about recent history
They just hired the voice actor maybe
This is voiced by OfficiallyDevin I believe, who is main narrator at K&G. K&G is a parent channel of The Cold War channel. And yeah they also run the Kings and generals Podcast (right now Ages of Conquest, talking about Mongols)
Yeah You should confused be coz you are just a kid there is a lot more to learn young man
My grandfather was part of a handful of hybrid Army/USMC intelligence units. Unfortunately most of his record was burned in a fire at the national archives for the Army, but I do have a picture of him being awarded a medal by his CO who was a Marine while he was just an Army grunt. His CO was a Col Green or Greene.
But did your grandfather figure out why he went to a small country thousands of kilometers away to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries with war? For the happiness of the people of other countries? For the happiness of the American people? For the happiness of politicians? Or to tease the USSR?
Thank you very much for your all the service and we never forget!
My dad was also in this war and survived a plane crash ....Airforce remembering all the brave men .
Absolutely Stunning
625참전하여주신모든 un군인분들께 감사드립니다.
그래서아버지국인미국께 감사드립니다.대한민국이란나라가 존재할수있게해주셔서 고맙습니다.
An excellent documentary. Many thanks. I was in a boarding school when the war started. I well remember how, dare I say thrilled, we boys were and took a great interest in the daily news from Korea. I particularly remember the "Glorious Gloucesters" and their brave contribution to the war. There retreat from the North was legendary. Kind regards to all viewers, February, 2023.
We should point out that Chinese achieved all these with limited vehicles and weapons, extremely few tanks and airplanes. Their discipline is remarkable and are truly the people's army.
War criminals invading a sovereign state and exploiting the neigbor's bad luck. Shame on you glorifying your invasion and atrocities.
@@jeaganlee209 Why did the United States intervene in the civil war on the Korean Peninsula? Throughout history, Korea has been a unified country, hasn't it?
My late father was one of the first sent into the war from Philippines sometime in April 1950 till October 1951. He was with the Field Artillery Battery of 10th BCT. After coming home he continued serving in the Phil. Army until he retired as a Phil. Constabulary in late 70s
Sad, him and other Korean war vets deceased already without receiving any assistance which was long delayed. If ever assistance became available, those residing in places far from the center of Phil govt have little or no way/resources to avail of it as their benefit serving in the war due to less/lack of information dessimination.
Makes me wonder why our Philippine war patriots sent into this war to help the So.Koreans were not mentioned at all in this documentary when according to our knowledge the Filipinos did well and fought the battle valiantly too.
No point sharing the credit with other countries, especially one that has no white skins.
@@xianseah4847 and what do you mean exactly with that? Will you make that straight to the point sir?
@@xianseah4847 you are racist chinese.
@@elvieagle6578 He meant that as more of a racist remark. He might be a troll, so best to ignore him.
Or **maybe** he is telling the norm of superpowers taking most of the credit of famous wars alone, as is tradition.
Probably because, if he specifically mentioned Filipino soldiers, it meant he had to mention ALL other soldiers from other countries which contributed to the war. Because there were only less than 1500 Filipino soldiers at their peak strength. Also added the fact that most of the soldiers in Korean War were from the US, China, South and North Korea. Check stuff like Wikipedia for further info.
The 3d animations are awesome, keep up the standerd guys!
this was an incredible presentation.
the un has air, marine and land advantage because of battle ships, jets and tanks while the chinese volunteering army doesnt have those, and still manages to push to the line is really well fought, also the un has the superior logistic advantages and cutting off the enemy supplies line which really help alot in succeeding in recapturing seoul. You also missed the part where mathrew richway use the strategy operation ripper tried to destroy much of the enemy army and push to the parallel line
Great video. The only minor improvement would be the lowering the volume of the sound effect of explosions as they frequently drown out the narration.
I'm currently parked next to a Korea war memorial in my hometown watching this.
Very interesting, but the background sounds are too loud!