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The Korean War, known in South Korea as the 625 War (6·25전쟁) or the 625 Upheaval (6·25 동란) in reference to the beginning of the war was a Cold War proxy conflict fought between the UN forces and North Korean/PRC forces for control of the Korean Peninsula. The Soviet Union also secretly sent pilots into the war to fly for North Korea. In North Korea, its known as the Fatherland Liberation War. Although an Armistice was signed that paused the conflict on 27 July 1953, the war is still officially ongoing.
Belligerents
United Nations Forces
United States
- US Army
- US Air Force
- US Navy
- US Marines Corps
Republic of Korea
- Republic of Korea Army
- Republic of Korea Air Force
United Kingdom (British Empire)
- British Army
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Navy
Commonwealth of Australia
- Royal Australian Army
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Royal Australian Navy
Commonwealth of Canada
- Canadian Army
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Royal Canadian Navy
Communist Forces
North Korea
- Korean People's Army
- Korean People's Air Force
- Korean People's Navy
People's Republic of China
- People's Liberation Army
- People's Liberation Army Air Force
Soviet Union
- Soviet Air Forces (in secret)
