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background picture: Canadian artillery during the Korean war
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- The canadian battalion landed in December and trained for 8 weeks in the mountains before taking part in the war in February.
-By spring 1951,(8500) canadian troops were supporting the United Nations. Alongside 12,500 British,5000 Filipino troops and 5000 Turkish troops.
August 15 1950 the 2nd battalion was created within (PPCLI) to be a component of the Canadian Amy Special force in response to the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
The battalion trained in Calgary and at CFB wainwright, before boarding the USS private Joe.P Martinez on Noves, 1950, to Pusan in South Korea. It was the 1st canadian infantry unit to take part in the Korean war.
-What happened: There was conflict between communist and non-communist forces in Korea. By the end of WWII ,Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet zones of occupation.
-Why/How: The Korean war started when the North Korean communist army crossed the 38th parallel and invaded non-communist Korea.
-Where: Locations; Korea,Korean peninsula,Korean demilitarization zone.
-When: The war started on June 25,1950 to 1953 July 27th.
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Summer 1951 to the end of the war, canadian involvement was mostly centered on a small area north of Seoul.
-Most canadians combat missions took place on the 30 mile zone.
-The canadians two main adversaries during the war were the North Korean army and the Chinese in the battle of Kapyong.
-Canada's military objective was to give support to the resolution of the Korean war.
Canadian forces were involved in the 1950-1953 Korean war conflict and its aftermath.
-Canada participated on the side of the United Nations.
-26,000 canadians participated. Canada sent 8 background destroyers.
-Canadian aircraft provided transport supply and logistics.
-516 canadians died, 312 deaths were in combat.
- invasion of south Korea came as a surprise to the United Nations in 1950.