Korean War 1950-1953 - The Cold War DOCUMENTARY
The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. By July, American troops had entered the war on South Korea’s behalf. As far as American officials were concerned, it was a war against the forces of international communism itself. After some early back-and-forth across the 38th parallel, the fighting stalled and casualties mounted with nothing to show for them. Meanwhile, American officials worked anxiously to fashion some sort of armistice with the North Koreans. The alternative, they feared, would be a wider war with Russia and China-or even, as some warned, World War III. Finally, in July 1953, the Korean War came to an end. In all, some 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives in what many in the U.S. refer to as “the Forgotten War” for the lack of attention it received compared to more well-known conflicts like World War I and II and the Vietnam War. The Korean peninsula is still divided today.
Episodes covering political aspects of the war:
• Korean War 1950-1953 -... - To the 38th
• Korean War 1950-1953 -... - Stalemate and Armistice
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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 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
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.
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
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.
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!" 😘😘😘
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 ...
"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'
*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.
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.
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”.
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
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🇺🇲
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!
🙏 🇺🇸 👨✈️🙏💓
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 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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....
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
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.
Such a GREAT job, I love the setup of let's say game pieces to illustrate the boundaries and advances.. A+ So good.. 👍
My grandpa fought in the Korean war and passed away this year January 31st. RIP grandpa
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
@ Tell me more.
@@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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It’s crazy that a war this relatively recent is already almost forgotten. It’s a tragedy
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.
Your graphics are superior. Really good work. 💕
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.
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
I came all the way here with the KZhead 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
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.
@@user-zu8rt4gt3h 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.
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 kzhead.info/sun/msOSYrBqoXxtYI0/bejne.html
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
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.
Love the video. Great work
Recently at the Seoul airport border-control, an elder Chinese tourist arrived at the window. „Have you visited Seoul before, sir?“ asked the officer, „oh yes,“ answered the tourist. „Hmm, how come I don’t see any visa record?“ asked the Officer. With a mysterious smile on his face, the Chinese answered, „I did not need one, when I visited 70 years ago“.
And then everyone in the airport clapped and the pilot flying the planes clapped so hard all the plane crashed and exploded
That's just a rip off of the American visit France joke
@@MrGreghome like most Chinese products lol
This is my favorite documentary on the conflict, it's so detailed.
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.
Absolutely Stunning
One of the best historical channels on KZhead, 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
@@aleksanegic1660 kzhead.info/sun/apeAh7uRhIZpjHk/bejne.html&pbjreload=101
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?
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.
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
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.
Thank you very much for your all the service and we never forget!
Good content, and very well narrated but a bit to over the top with the graphics and background noise. I really dunno about the black and white TV either.
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!!!🖕
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
5% of comments: “my grandfather fought in this war” 95% of comments: “Where are the Philippines?”
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 !
lower some of the background sounds of gun fire and etc to avoid muffle of narration in future vids....its not as bad as most others vids that made this mistake but its fairly up there
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
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?
Good Stuff, My dad was a USMC Marine Corps Aviation mechanic during this conflict. He kept those F86 Sabre birds in the air. 🇺🇸
The 3d animations are awesome, keep up the standerd guys!
Please make a sequel to this. I want to learn about the rest of the battles and locations. The animation is amazing!
Have you seen the movie "comrades"
@@medamobi9559 Can you give more details?
Awesome video!
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.
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.
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 great grandad was an artillery man during the Korean War, he still walks 10 miles a day and he's nearly 90💪
Do more East/Southeast/South Asia specific cold war topics, the less covered ones, like "Sino-Soviet Split" "Sino-Vietnamese War" etc...
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.
IM SO HAPPY I WATCHED THIS ALL. it was very crazy
Can we be friends?
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.
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Nice one.. keep going
Absolutely excellent. Thank you
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
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.
There’s so little information around about it that all I know is it existed
@@kaiservon2936---IKR.
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
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.
My dad was also in this war and survived a plane crash ....Airforce remembering all the brave men .
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
Dannng, this really opened my eyes on this war
My grandpa served in the Korean war and was on the U.S.S Boxer, he told me stories about being in both Koreas along with going back and forth from Japan, Hawaii and such
My dad was in the 1st marines division & fought on there way out of the frozen chosen reservoir! He turned 90 back in March. He is tuff as nails!
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.
The presentation and narration of this documentary is 1st class!!! This is crisp and consice and way better than history channel with its animation. I had an old uncle and my godfather both fought in this war so mash really put the point of what happened there. I think the Korean war vets deserve to have a new retelling of this warlike nam like ww2 ground air sea battles ww1 and today's movies about the war on terror. I know there are b&w movies made about this war but Hollywood needs to honor this war with a new perspective of what happened there like pork chop hill the chosin resevour pissed off pass the real heartbreak ridge battle and tokorie bridges. Because this great sacrifice is largely forgotten today and all any one who thinks of Korea is mash. There's more to it.
Really good map clearing. I served in marines in Iraq. Could you do one on the battle of Nasiriyah. I lost a few marines there
Great video! 👍
We can all agree that the narrators voice is so calming
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
the sound of the artillery needs to be a little bit louder, i still sometimes can hear a couple of words.
A very well put video. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
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
I'm currently parked next to a Korea war memorial in my hometown watching this.
I was fighting in the Korean War 1951 to 1953 was decorated with military medals most proud of my medals is The Ambassador For Peace medal.
wonderful documentary!