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Tor a while in 2005, I lived in Waegwan, near the old Naktong railway bridge thet was blown to stop the NK advance. The river is easy enough to wad across during summer.
My grandpa fought in the Korean War. Never talked much about combat but he was wounded when he rolled on top of a landmine. Luckily it was a dud and he was only injured instead of being blown to smithereens. The army mistakenly thought he was KIA and sent word to his family that he was dead. Little did they know he was shipped off to a small island where there was a hospital and didn’t find out about their mistake till a week or so later. Boy was that a rush of emotion for my family when they found out he was alive and coming home. He passed away last year and was the kindest and most honorable man I’ve ever known. Sad I never got to talk more about the war with him but I’ll never forget hearing that story.
Real life is more amazing than fiction. I was told my father, as a sailor, ended up on the frontlines of Korea, by accident, in 1952, stayed in the U.S. Navy, but did not return to Korea until 1986, when I was stationed there. He said Korea looked a lot better than the last time he was there. The Republican of Korea still honors the Korean War veterans to this day.
@@heeheeheehaw6200 I know, it was more in a satirical sense, but tbh the only obstacle was the Soviet garunteed on China, other than that, within a few months China would have broke.
Rest of the world: Hmm... so we have a politically complex situation with many sides, cultures and geopolitical tentions, we need to be smart when we draw th... The west: RULER RULES
I've slept on this channel for far too long. I've binged like...4-5 hours of your work over the last 24 hours and I have no notion of stopping lol. I hope the channel continues for a long time :)
bro I just started this week and been watching many; the animations are next level. Its incredible the free knowledge we are able to acquire from channels like this, god bless.
It’s crazy to me that A: some WWII veterans fought in this war as well And B: some WWII veterans went through so much just to die in another war Veterans of the Korean War you are not forgotten
Well that's the saddest part, when they thought they could finally rest in hellish war for 6 years then suddenly they would be drafted again for another Political War. 😭
One of the most famous ww2 soldier who fought in Korea was in the 82nd airborne in korea and 101st airborne in ww2 Pvt Blythe. If any of you have seen band of brothers he is the main chracter for one episode. Hes the one who sometimes goes blind due to stress in battle. Hes also blonde and skinny that will really help you distinguish him because in the show theres mostly people with brown or black hair.
@@Lisztomaniac1022 yeah I thought that was definitely the biggest error in the show because he didn’t die shortly after his wounds but lived and even fought in another war. Don’t know if he saw combat though
Funny thing is, we did win the war in a way. The North Korean offensive failed and South Korea was preserved. It was certainly not the overwhelming victory we had hoped for, but a victory nonetheless.
Absolutely and while Chinese troops pushed UN forces back if the war kept going we would have gotten Korea back, if the war kept going it would be a question of if UN forces are willing to do a mainland invasion of China but I’m certain UN forces would have took North Korea back.
Your excellent attempt to be fair to both sides is commendable, though I must point out a few things: 1. China's involvement was partly ideological but also partly triggered by MacArthur's troops reaching the Chinese border with aerial bombings even taking place inside China itself. Moreover, China joined under the assurance that the Soviet Union would provide the bulk of material support including air support, but this support was limited due to the Soviet Union not wanting to provoke a third World War. Had China not joined the Korean War, they would have likely proceeded with their initial plan to attack the ROC remnant forces in Taiwan. 2. The South Korean regime was not democratic at all and they wouldn't become democratic until four decades later. The South Korean military leadership comprised of former colonial collaborationist Korean officers of the Imperial Japanese military. 3. The figure of "60,000 North Korean and Chinese POWs" 'not wanting to be repatriated' lacks a reputable source. The only reference I could find was from the Korean War Legacy Foundation in their narrative synopsis, unreferenced, and where the Foundation is jointly funded by the governments of South Korea and the United States. What makes this assertion highly suspect is that the Chinese had an all-volunteer force that went to Korea, at a time when there was tremendous public support in China towards communism. Pair this with the high importance of family ties in Chinese culture and I would say the assertion lacks logical merit even disregarding the reputability of the source.
I know that this korean document also doesnt have any evidence, but there is explanation about exchange of prisoners in korean war in south korean history textbook. So I think its true, but I'm sorry that I couldt find more evidence for you. ko.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.25_%EC%A0%84%EC%9F%81_%ED%8F%AC%EB%A1%9C_%EA%B5%90%ED%99%98_%EB%AC%B8%EC%A0%9C
There must be some negatives there when talking about China. Otherwise, he is a CCP shill. Everything about China is 'Fu Manchu' movie, and they say they're not racist!😂
So without China's interference in the war; Taiwan would have been taken over by CCP and be part of PRC today. Korea would have been unified under the democratic set up in South Koreas today, in effect sharing the growth south Korea had in the last 40 years with North Korea as well. I dont know, but it seems like a better world, considering how bad North Korean Regime has been,
Having been stationed in Korea, then talking to Korean war vets it's crazy to think that what used to be a battlefield is now a city better then NYC. Seoul is the best city I've ever been to and I've been to 24 countries.
And the public transit was also much cleaner than the system in NYC. Don’t get me wrong I love both but Seoul takes the cake in my book. NYC was the greatest city of the 20th century, I think Seoul would be the greatest of the 21st.
Truman: "as long as no one nukes Korea, Well be fine." MacArthur: "question..." Truman: "what's your question soldier?" MacArthur: "I nuked Korea." Truman: "what!?" MacArthur: "you told me to." Truman: "how much!?" MacArthur: "I have done nothing but nuke Korea for 3 days."
I’ve loved history since I was a child. I have a 6 year old anomaly of a son who has a passion for history as well we greatly enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for the ample bonding material.
@@PugkinSoup the weapon animations are sometimes inaccurate. Holding DP-27 by disk mag or reloading Mosin rifle like it has detachable mag looks very weird
It's amazing to me how Douglas Macarthar did the "Today the guns are silent" speech at the end of WW2 which went into how we couldn't have another great war because we had developed such weapons of mass destruction that we would destroy ourselves, yet this same man advocated to just start nuking Korea.
A complete psychopath who was previously colonial administrator of the phillipines and came from a long line of imperial invaders. Really sick legacy the MacArthur family has
My great-grandfather served in the Korean War. He was stationed in Japan at the time and his platoon was tasked with guarding a warehouse in the Southern part of the country. (I think, can't remember). He said the warehouse was huge and had everything the military needed to be shipped out across the water to South Korea. There was a rail depot nearby connected to the warehouse, and he said a train would depart every morning full of supplies, and then come back in the evening with wounded and dead soldiers to be off loaded and be treated. He's still alive (93 I think). It's been about a year since I last saw him, and I get to see him again this weekend, so I'll get to ask him about his stories. (Not gonna be too pushy since It seems to be sensitive to him.)
If you can, make sure to record everything he says. Even if you have to secretly do it, his story needs to remain for posterity's sake, even if it's just something that stays in your family.
@@zhouenlaienjoyer6306 China didn't have nukes at the time Russia wouldn't have nuked back over China, plus they didn't have enough nukes to Cope and seethe
There were lots of resistance among the Chinese military leaders when they were debating about sending troops to Korea, until the civilian infrastructure in Dandong, the Chinese city on the border with Korea was bombed by US Air Force. At that moment the CCP believed a US invasion was inevitable (now we know Truman refused MacArthur‘s request). This bombing however seems to be ignored by most of the sources in English, including this video or WIki in English. It is briefly mentioned in the Wikipedia in Chinese.
Very Interesting. Wonder if Dan'sDong, I mean Dandong will be mentioned (again) in our Think Tank War Room should *Taiwan* ever need to take forced action?
In Stalin's case, if he truly didn't want North to attack South, then why arm their military with the latest Soviet military equipment including tanks which the South didn't even have?
@@Killjoy45 Likely because he wanted to help his ally modernize after decades of foreign rule? The primary reason the US didn't support South Korea was because the American population was against involving itself with arms and weapons.
@@Killjoy45 Probably because Stalin took the same attitude America did in WWI and WWII (and today, really) - “if they’re gonna fight, selling them weapons could at least give money to us.”
@@ltnagle2492 I mean if the two parties refuse to stop fighting a handheld or a quick boom, is much less painful then being stabbed by sticks or knives but I mean hard to have crossfire without any booms or handhelds.
@@HashknightGaming While I think I get what you’re saying, I don’t think that applies. When both sides supply both proxies with weapons, the pain remains the same since (and this is generalized) they’d cancel eachother out.
@@Cobra-King3 "Both were led by very sweet looking old men, but don't let that deceive you. They were both ruthless dictators and dream of reuniting Korea under their own regimes."
@@mizzoupatriot8814 Can you learn before coming and insulting me? I am talking about the Korean war not Hiroshima and Nagasaki, stick to the topic and learn before you come and insult me
But I still thank Seung-man Rhee as a S-Korean. He built South Korea based on market economy and free democracy. He also showed great leadership during the Korean War. Max D. Taylor said if South Vietnam had a leader like Seung-man Rhee, South Vietnam would've not lost.
@@11Survivor That and private industry under NS was in name only. Wherein the party let the "owners" operate the business but was still overseen by party bureaucrats. Should the "owners" not play ball then the party would just simply expropriate the business (e.g Junkers)
Me: "Hey grandpa, wanna see my pictures from visiting Incheon?" Grandpa, veteran of the Battle of Inchon : "Inchon? Hey, I've been there too!" Me: "Eh, I think it's a little different from how you remember it... For one, I didn't have anyone shooting at me when I got to the airport."
a bit of correction: Great Britain, Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Colombia, Ethiopia, South Africa, New Zealand, Turkey, Greece, Thailand, Philippines and Luxembourg sent fighting units. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, India, Italy contributed military hospitals and field ambulances to the cause.
Hii, could u pls tell me about the humanitarian crises, civillian attacks etc during korean war? I really need it as I had an assignment nd presentation as well🙏🏻😥
Thank you for making this, it really opens my eyes to what my grandpa went through her was just a civilian his father taken by the North Koreans. Really just thank you.
My grandfather fought in Korea and Vietnam, he passed in 2019 at 90 years old. I found so many old pics of him when he was in the army at the time, he was 22-24 around this time. He told me a few things about it, particularly about jumping out is airplanes and he could see bullets flying at him from trees. I love listening to history like this and it reminds me of what my grandfather went through, and he was a young man fighting a war and how brave he was.
Hey guys I really appreciate all the jokes on korean wars, especially those nukes ones. I give you another. The last time when my grandpa went to Seoul, he had no visa. He drove a tank. love, from China
@@Fauzanarief-n7i Right!! Most people don't recognize that it wasn't just the U.S and the Koreas that participated but that it was in fact more than 20 different countries that played some sort of role in the conflict.
I was just reading about a french infantry officer that survived WW1 just to die in may of 1940 in the invasion of the Netherlands, feels like a terrible way to go
“Boy howdy! I sure do love my veterans benefits from fighting in the Second World War; I hope nothing wacky or uncharacteristic happens in the world of geopolitics!”
I'm Thai and my grandfather was one of Thai volunteer who fought at Pork chop hills. I glad you mentioned that hills as well since a lot of Korean war video didn't mention about that hills. Keep it up!
@@ns-4438 From most of people I have met, no, they don't like history or even hate it. They says that "History was propaganda" so they just doesn't care. And combine with tension of Thai politics make that mindset even harder and stronger. I feel bad for some veterans whether Korean or Vietnam (my grandfather also fought in Vietnam) they just throw toxic words to them like "Imperialist's pet" or "Bloody boomers" 😢
15:36 "Chinese supply lines were broken by US air power" it was more than just supply lines US air power destroyed....whole towns and cities were firebombed. Way more than just a "moonscape". These places like Pyongyang and Wonsan had to be rebuilt from scratch. More bombs were dropped on Korea than the entire Pacific theater of WWII, as you mentioned. A total of 635,000 tons of bombs, including 32,557 tons of napalm. And MacArthur wanting to nuke Korea is proof they didn't care about innocent civilian lives at all. After all these bombing raids, can you REALLY blame the DPRK for hating us? So many civilian lives were perished as a result in both the DPRK and ROK, like you said at the end. A tragic effect of war. On top of the division it has led to, where families with relatives on both sides of the DMZ can't even see each other....it's sad and makes you cry for a family that's not even yours.
In fact, there are at least dozens of places in this video, and there are many places where the facts are still unclear. If you really want to understand this war, you must not pass a few minutes of video programs. You need to participate in or influence this war. Countries to understand it, such as Russia, China, North Korea, and South Korea, cannot just look at the war from the perspective of the United States. Of course, the impact of this war is obviously huge, and it even directly affects the operating mechanism of the United Nations.
I really appreciate how you give the most truthful and nuanced portrayal of the war as possible. EDIT: Slight correction; Bodo League happened after the war had already begun. Not to downplay at all.
Thanks for covering this topic, as I believe it hasn't been given the attention it deserves. It also holds quite a lot of sentimental value. My grandmother was born under Japanese occupation in Korea, and left the country with an American soldier (my grandfather) during the Korean War. She has only shared a few stories with me, but the few she told are incredibly harrowing, experiencing things I can barely even imagine.
Not gonna lie, but the American military has my respect for that power move or their boldness. The element of surprise truly amazing in both the ancient world, and modern world. Because most of the famous war known for their boldness, and the stupidity. But Winner always will be the writer of the story
I remember there being a reading on something regarding a German officer's response to fighting the Americans I can't remember exactly what the text was, but I think a German officer stated to always expect the unexpected when fighting the Americans
One of my dad’s Uncle’s served in Korea he said that “The rats going around were as big as cats and we would use them as firing practice”. And that the tanks had become more artillery then actual tanks.
I guess the term "forgotten" depends where you live. For example, if you live at South Korea, North Korea or China, it seems the conflict isn't forgotten at all. While the conflict is indeed forgotten in the west by their general population
My grandfather flew the f9f Grumman Panther in Korea. He can still perfectly recall the time they dropped Napalm on a civilian target. He said it was the worst thing he ever did.
The forgotten war was fought by many, and lost in the eyes of embarrassment from both sides in history. Only now can people know the great military tactics that were thought and used in Korea, to include a Col in the Marines taking a long fought over hill, to retake and reshape the 38th parallel.
@@michaelterrell5061 he passed away a few years ago. Never heard him complain, worked his entire life (even though he retired from 2 companies). If you needed help he was there without question.
Thai sent 1290 troops, Ethiopia sent 1600 troops, British sent 14.198 troops, Canada sent 8123 troops Dutch sent only 819 troops Its interesting you didnt mention Turkish troops, because there were 14.936 Turkish troops at korea and 741 of them died just for their nation could join NATO and be safe from aggressive eastern bloc Turkey was the 4th country who give most casualities .
Honorable mentions: The United States sent over 200.000, France sent over 10.000, and The Philippines sent over 5.000. I am particularly astonished how much France was involved, as they were fighting their own battles in Indochina and Western Africa.
@@Ggtg34 Yep, they had close ties to NATO after they were liberated from nearly a decade of Italian rule. Compared to other African countries, they’re much more modernized.
i'm shocked that you managed to cover the Korean war within just 20 minutes with this much level of details that is very impressive as an South Korean i think i must pay respect to you for this fantastic video and facts you bring up here and i'd like to pay respect to all the nations who came to aid us, fought for us, spilled blood side by side with us and we South Koreans have a huge debt to all of you guys Thank you so much Griffin for covering the Korean war
My grandpa served in the 1st Cavalry division and had always talked about how hard you guys fought. I'm sure he was honored to fight by your peoples side
As a Korean, do you see reunification as still possible? I read in some newspapers 2 years ago that many South Koreans are not excited about the possibility of a reunification. And I guess there's a similar sentiment among the North Koreans.
the stratigic reason behind Chinese participation was mainly due to the vital heavy industral bases located in northeast China, economic arteries at the time, if the boarder region is completely occupied by US-backed forces(not exactly friendly during that period), without a buffer zone it would be under extreme threat(as with the later sino-soviet conflicts), and it didn't have other viable deterrances like nukes that early on. Mao of course recognized the vast disadvantage in tech and material supplies, but in the end, against the objections of many at the time, decided to deploy troops as "one successful war can deter future wars for years to come".
Wow The Armchair Historian is maybe some of the best youtube content out there. Absolutely stellar summary of the conflict. Brief and concise. My only general comment to Armchair Historian: Is war the only defining feature of history? I have noticed all the videos are only about war or a related topic.
France has sent a bataillon too and they have distinguished themselves at the battle of "Crève Coeur" (Heartbreak ridge) and others, they were part of the 23rd US inf. Division...
@Historyiscool8899 the fact that ppl always talk about the us/uk/France/Filipinos/turkey(all 16 United nation forces) fought bravely And all those jokes about killing Chinese soldiers just makes me sick So I’m gonna finish my degree, and take away ur jobs, Just for the sake of our ppl’s pride and honour
I hardly need to. There are several South Korean POWs who weren’t released during the war and remain in the North to this day. Some remain imprisoned, while some were released and are now North Koreans. Additionally, my grandmother’s hometown was part of the South, but it got taken by the North and remains a part of it to this day. She was living elsewhere when it got captured, but if she wasn’t, she would have become a North Korean.
MacArthur: “NUKE EM!” Truman: “We’re not gonna nuke em it’s too risky.” MacArthur: “LETS NUKE EM!” Truman: “FOR GOD’S SAKE SOLDIER WE ARE NOT NUKING THEM” MacArthur: “AW COME ON!” Truman: “You’re fired.”
My grandfather was one of the Chosin few. It so unreal to hear stories of what happened and how chaotic it was. He was a great man. I'm glad he was able to write his stories down before his passing. Love ya Don.
Okay, I just have to say, this is the best production of anything I've seen from this channel. EXCELLENT. The maps and animations are great, the art is great, it's all just good. I hope y'all feel super proud, because whether it's appreciated or not, you all did a fantastic job.
There's a grave of a Turkish soldier who fought in Korea in my hometown , my hometown is pretty small so I've always thought that a soldier from my hometown volunteering to fight in Korea was really cool.
@@jkk1028 Istanbul , Çatalca district. His name is Kemalettin İnce. There was another one , but he is missing in action , so he doesn't have a grave in his honour unfortunately.
It's nearly June 25th. June is a special month for many national events In Korea. June 1st Day of Resistance against Japan. June 6th the Memorial Day. June 10th Democracy Movement against Dictator. June 25th Korean War against Communists. Also two battles in Yeonpyeong sea during the 2002 World Cup. Let us not forget. 😔
@@KimTaeHwan114 의병의날은 항일의병뿐만 아니라 모든 의병을 기리기 위해서 만들었을겁니다 쓰신 resistance against japan은 보면 개인적으로는 3.1운동을 생각나게 합니다 의병의날의 공식 영어 표기가 있는지는 모르겠지만 day of the rightous army같은 표현은 어떨까요
A soldier from my country, took a Korean child in a tula when he returned, because he could not find his parents in Korea, and grew up and formed a family here, and later as an adult he was reunited with his biological family.
There’s a GREAT book called *Dog Company Six* about the Korean War written by Edwin Howard Simmons, a retired Marine who served in the war. Read it in middle school and I’ve remembered it all these years, I graduated high school in 2015 so this was in like 2009-10 at the latest but it was such a damn good book so I’ve remembered it and I really want to reread it so I just checked and there’s paperback copies for like $4.63 but I’m gunna get a nicer hardcover. You guys should check it out for sure!!
For ages, The Korean War to me has been like the Clone Wars for Luke in Star Wars, a huge Mystery. I had heard about it but didn't know anything, I knew it had something to do the US and I presumed it had something to do with how Korea is today. I'm glad I watched the video to finally find out what it was, thanks.
@@bretthousman8317The Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense estimated total South Korean civilian casualties for the entire Korean War at 990,968, of which 373,599 (37.7%) were deaths. For North Korea, the ministry estimated 1,500,000 total civilian casualties, including deaths, injuries, and missing. Just because USA was scared of communists 🤣
@@lindor94 War is horrible. But if you can't look at what has become of the two sides and see Korea for what it is now, you must be blind to not accept saving half of it allowed an amazing country to prosper. While the other is left behind and starving.
@@bretthousman8317 Do you think the West went there because it felt really bad for the Korean people? That 20% of Koreans were killed because we wanted to give them "democracy"? Starving? You do know that NPRK has a better food insecurity index than France? They are very close to USA, that has a little better food insecurity index then Albania 🤣🤣🤣 Yes they are worse then SK in that sense, but still not much worse than USA. At the same time South Korea and USA have not been subjected to the countless of sanctions that NPRK has been, for decades. If you believe that the West goes around the world bringing democracy to the "savages" by bombing their civilians and deindustrialising their infrastructure, you are oblivious to the historical western colonialist mentality.
That was amazing. My grandpa, who passed away in 2008 served in Korea, never talked about it to anyone. And had nothing to do with being a veteran. And if you asked him about it he would shut you down immediately and if you asked again he would get mad and leave. My dad and grandma tired and tired and never got anything out of him. All that he had from Korea that we found in his safe after he died was a Soviet Bayonet, a gold and red star communist metal, and someones dog tags.
It's the consensus. War is terrible and veterans find it hard to talk about in general, but what little there is from the veterans of this war is that it was on another level, that it's not possible to talk about. My granddad was the same way. Only thing he ever told me, was about visiting Japan, and as a marine, he took the advice of volunteering for every opportunity. He volunteered one day and ended up assigned to artillery division and that fateful decision probably saved his life. He still saw enough to not talk about it at all beyond that, whatsoever.
The Korean War had a profound impact on both the United States and China. This war demonstrated the strength of the Chinese military. The United States also worried about China's entry decades later during the Vietnam War.
@@cheesevan Bruh, we outsmart the Americans. We fight smart and win in most battles before pulling back when we reach 38th parallel. You are aware that human flesh is nothing compared to arterially and guns, also we ourselves have few supplies at our hands. Our brave soldiers and hero go through the hardship of extreme cold, and dangerous climbing. Not to mention that the Chinese who voluntary are mostly citizens, while on the hand, the Americans have experienced, strong soldiers at their hand. The Americans is too proud to admit that the Chinese have better tatics and intelligence.
Wow, this was amazing, my great grandfather fought in the Korean War and was part of the Chosin few, and he saved around 300 people's lives by not going on a bridge the commander told him to, and turns out that the bridge was a trap.
Considering the Chinese troops don’t even have cloth for the weather, it’s unbelievable what they have achieved. In history of mankind no one could have done better. If the Chinese troops had the same sprit today, no army could defeat them. And of course, the Chinese love peace, they never provoke a war nor want one. There is only human suffering in war.
This war is interesting, in how both leaders who spent most of their young lives fighting for the liberation of the Korean people, ultimately becoming their oppressors. One lasted for so long, that they still have power to this day, while the other fell to another dictator, which later fell, and became a Democracy.
Remember, indiscriminate coward aerial bombing over cities and towns in the Korean war wiped out 20% of the innocent civilian population in North Korea. Moreover, century-old bullied practices of Capitalist Imperialist Western Sanctions over other nations throughout the whole wide world, (including in N. Korea, where Western sanctions caused over a million innocent N. Koreans deaths in famine/starvation in the past) are nothing more than "Economic Terrorism"; plain and simple. US Nuclear warheads: 7000 China Nuclear warheads: 300 N. Korea Nuclear warheads: 25 US Military Bases Abroad: 800 China Military Bases Abroad: 1 N. Korea Military Bases Abroad: 0 The U.S: oh my gosh China & N. Korea are expanding their military capability!! 😱 Same old lame old Colonialist-turned Capitalist Imperialist trick. 🤔 For hard truths, pls read my informative multi-pages 'Ole Fella' comment on UA-cam at, "China-US tensions: A closer look at the Five-Eyes intelligence partnership / CGTN"
@Old Fella if North Korea didn’t start the war that would not have happened. This is not saying that it was right but it is saying that it was preventable. North Korea initiated the war. They should have prepared to receive the damage they were doing to South Korea. As for military bases you were wrong on your China statistic. China has 3 overseas military bases(en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_overseas_military_bases). Unlike the U.S. however their bases come from putting other countries in debt and then sending troops to secure their economic interests rather than defend the country. The U.S. on the other hand defends the countries it has military bases in rather than just securing economic interests. Also CGTN is not a reliable source to use because all Chinese state media is loyal directly to the CCP.
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My grandpa was a sergeant in ROK during the war. He said Nakdong river was red with blood from the both sides.
Tor a while in 2005, I lived in Waegwan, near the old Naktong railway bridge thet was blown to stop the NK advance. The river is easy enough to wad across during summer.
Btw do u know about battle of yultong between 900 filipino soldiers vs 40,000 chinese and north koreans soldiers
@@marcangelocamoro2845 No. But I guess the Philipino soldiers did really well.
@@davidprosser7278 well they fought the chinese and north koreans
@@davidprosser7278 they did'nt fall back
I was literally wondering when this would come out
Same lmao
They were bound to cover this eventually. Shame it isn’t talked about more
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@@clamum i was literally about to comment that. Like literally.
General MacArthur when he landed at Incheon,
*"This is big brain move"*
Brain and MacArthur does not match.
The big brain MacArthur also said "there's no way the Chinese will intervene".
@@PMMagro MacArthur was a smart guy, change my mind.
it was so stupid NK thoght it was inposible for them to land there so it is a BIG and SMOL brain move at the same time
Straight out of Sun Tzu's playbook!
My grandpa fought in the Korean War. Never talked much about combat but he was wounded when he rolled on top of a landmine. Luckily it was a dud and he was only injured instead of being blown to smithereens. The army mistakenly thought he was KIA and sent word to his family that he was dead. Little did they know he was shipped off to a small island where there was a hospital and didn’t find out about their mistake till a week or so later. Boy was that a rush of emotion for my family when they found out he was alive and coming home. He passed away last year and was the kindest and most honorable man I’ve ever known. Sad I never got to talk more about the war with him but I’ll never forget hearing that story.
That's was a very interesting story ngl, rest in peace to ur grandpa
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Amazing. RIP
Real life is more amazing than fiction. I was told my father, as a sailor, ended up on the frontlines of Korea, by accident, in 1952, stayed in the U.S. Navy, but did not return to Korea until 1986, when I was stationed there. He said Korea looked a lot better than the last time he was there. The Republican of Korea still honors the Korean War veterans to this day.
MacArthur: “I got this Truman, thirty Nukes in and out!!!”
The sad thing is, he was probably right in his plan
@@fallencomrade8925 But nuking China will Start WWIII
@@heeheeheehaw6200 I know, it was more in a satirical sense, but tbh the only obstacle was the Soviet garunteed on China, other than that, within a few months China would have broke.
I request no arguments in the replies of a funni statement that 100% totally doesn’t reference a certain show.
@@TheoneandonlyVaken Definitely XD
"So how should we divide up Korea?"
"Guys look how straight I drew this line."
Great now we can leave this be until they reunite and the Korean Peninsula will never be a problem again
-Allied leaders
@@Justin-cw7zf 🤣
Did someone ordered a fucking pizza?!
-Pizza Delivery Man
Rest of the world: Hmm... so we have a politically complex situation with many sides, cultures and geopolitical tentions, we need to be smart when we draw th...
The west: RULER RULES
I got this-Britsh Empire
My uncle died at Chosin reservoir. He was awarded a medal of honour, one of the few black men to do so.
My uncle also fought at Chosin Reservoir as well.
@GN M they didn't die for white people, they died protecting the world against the red menace.
@GN M WHat? your comment gave a stroke. Next thing u will tell me is that the U.S is the one who did the holocaust.
@GN M "after USA supported 3rd Reich, imperial army to start a war" what does that even mean.
@GN M Can you clarify " And you might not know, the helps from this red menace is the only reason USA winned the cold war."
I've slept on this channel for far too long. I've binged like...4-5 hours of your work over the last 24 hours and I have no notion of stopping lol. I hope the channel continues for a long time :)
bro I just started this week and been watching many; the animations are next level. Its incredible the free knowledge we are able to acquire from channels like this, god bless.
Adderall?
@@erickzuniga3113 lol no, ADHD hyperfocusing (or were you trying to suggest that I use it?)
@@solomonthefoolish Listen, you know we can sense each other.
It’s crazy to me that
A: some WWII veterans fought in this war as well
And B: some WWII veterans went through so much just to die in another war
Veterans of the Korean War you are not forgotten
Well that's the saddest part, when they thought they could finally rest in hellish war for 6 years then suddenly they would be drafted again for another Political War. 😭
@@waitwhat1264 you can’t be drafted after you’ve served in the military prior. Any ww2 vets who died in Korea chose to stay in the military.
One of the most famous ww2 soldier who fought in Korea was in the 82nd airborne in korea and 101st airborne in ww2 Pvt Blythe. If any of you have seen band of brothers he is the main chracter for one episode. Hes the one who sometimes goes blind due to stress in battle.
Hes also blonde and skinny that will really help you distinguish him because in the show theres mostly people with brown or black hair.
@@Lisztomaniac1022 yeah I thought that was definitely the biggest error in the show because he didn’t die shortly after his wounds but lived and even fought in another war. Don’t know if he saw combat though
Some of them fought well into Vietnam and joined the CIA during or after. Like Tony Po
Truman:”You need what to win the war?!?”
McArthur: “Did I stutter?”
Lmao
"You didn't, but you're also fired"
Funny thing is, we did win the war in a way. The North Korean offensive failed and South Korea was preserved. It was certainly not the overwhelming victory we had hoped for, but a victory nonetheless.
"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." - General MacArthur, probably.
Absolutely and while Chinese troops pushed UN forces back if the war kept going we would have gotten Korea back, if the war kept going it would be a question of if UN forces are willing to do a mainland invasion of China but I’m certain UN forces would have took North Korea back.
You should do a Soviet Afghan war from three perspectives the soviets the communist afghans and the Islamist militias. And from the political view.
YES!!
Agreed
That's a great idea
Interesting!
and Israel War of 1948-1949 the 6-day war, and the Yom Kippur war too
Your excellent attempt to be fair to both sides is commendable, though I must point out a few things:
1. China's involvement was partly ideological but also partly triggered by MacArthur's troops reaching the Chinese border with aerial bombings even taking place inside China itself. Moreover, China joined under the assurance that the Soviet Union would provide the bulk of material support including air support, but this support was limited due to the Soviet Union not wanting to provoke a third World War. Had China not joined the Korean War, they would have likely proceeded with their initial plan to attack the ROC remnant forces in Taiwan.
2. The South Korean regime was not democratic at all and they wouldn't become democratic until four decades later. The South Korean military leadership comprised of former colonial collaborationist Korean officers of the Imperial Japanese military.
3. The figure of "60,000 North Korean and Chinese POWs" 'not wanting to be repatriated' lacks a reputable source. The only reference I could find was from the Korean War Legacy Foundation in their narrative synopsis, unreferenced, and where the Foundation is jointly funded by the governments of South Korea and the United States. What makes this assertion highly suspect is that the Chinese had an all-volunteer force that went to Korea, at a time when there was tremendous public support in China towards communism. Pair this with the high importance of family ties in Chinese culture and I would say the assertion lacks logical merit even disregarding the reputability of the source.
I know that this korean document also doesnt have any evidence, but there is explanation about exchange of prisoners in korean war in south korean history textbook. So I think its true, but I'm sorry that I couldt find more evidence for you.
ko.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.25_%EC%A0%84%EC%9F%81_%ED%8F%AC%EB%A1%9C_%EA%B5%90%ED%99%98_%EB%AC%B8%EC%A0%9C
There must be some negatives there when talking about China. Otherwise, he is a CCP shill.
Everything about China is 'Fu Manchu' movie, and they say they're not racist!😂
It is worth mentioning that the US, South Korea and North Korea raped and killed civilians during the war, while China did not
So without China's interference in the war; Taiwan would have been taken over by CCP and be part of PRC today. Korea would have been unified under the democratic set up in South Koreas today, in effect sharing the growth south Korea had in the last 40 years with North Korea as well. I dont know, but it seems like a better world, considering how bad North Korean Regime has been,
that's right
Having been stationed in Korea, then talking to Korean war vets it's crazy to think that what used to be a battlefield is now a city better then NYC. Seoul is the best city I've ever been to and I've been to 24 countries.
It really is a magical city. It’s cleaner than New York too lol.
@@evanazbell that's exactly how I describe it too people. A cleaner NYC, with better public transit and street food.
@@omarrp14 hahaha I probably gained 30-40 pounds the year I was there because of all the food . Incredibly grateful for the time I had there for sure.
And the public transit was also much cleaner than the system in NYC. Don’t get me wrong I love both but Seoul takes the cake in my book. NYC was the greatest city of the 20th century, I think Seoul would be the greatest of the 21st.
@@evanazbell ya it was hard not to gain weight, that and the cheap soju.
Incheon: Is heavily defended and nearly impossible to take via naval invasion.
MacArthur: “I see no better place for a naval Invasion”
@@helloallhumans2595 haha major Zapp Brannigan vibes XD
@@helloallhumans2595 Some of my FB friends landed there one of them was a Machine Gun assistant later on.
It was not that well manned actually and also MacArthur planned to run for president and if this succeeded then MacArthur would be president
Well it worked, didn't it?
Sounds like an MacArthur thing to do
Truman: "so what's your plan in this war?"
McArthur: "we nuke it till it DIES"
I literally opened the comment section looking for this comment.
@Robert Ortiz-Wilson Other people find them funny
Should have nuked Beijing.
@Robert Ortiz-Wilson yup. i see these on every single video, it's quite exhausting.
We use nuke and if that doesn't work we use more nuke
Stalin : please no war ,
Us : please no war
Kim : let’s go war
Lesson of the day: Dont let MacArthur get a 20 killstreak.
Underrated comment
MacArthur was the ultimate Pro-Gamer of his day :P
@AR Prank stfu
Truman had a 40 kill streak.
@@mizzoupatriot8814 (1)
MacArthur: “Nuke ‘em”
Truman: “No”
MacArthur: “Nuke ‘em”
Truman: “No”
MacArthur: “Ah come on!”
Truman: “You’re fired”
Oversimplified
Yeis
MacArthur: Nuke em
Truman: No
MacArthur: But you completely destroyed 2 Japanese cities, that's not faaair.
Dude, very cool reference
I seen this comment over 10 times come up with something funny and original
Truman: "as long as no one nukes Korea, Well be fine."
MacArthur: "question..."
Truman: "what's your question soldier?"
MacArthur: "I nuked Korea."
Truman: "what!?"
MacArthur: "you told me to."
Truman: "how much!?"
MacArthur: "I have done nothing but nuke Korea for 3 days."
I get this reference. RIP Rick May
Truman: WHERE! Where have you been nuking them!?
@@spoilsomething9778 _distant china noises_
Rick may would be proud...
MacArthur definitely shares many similarities with the TF2 soldier.
I’ve loved history since I was a child. I have a 6 year old anomaly of a son who has a passion for history as well we greatly enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for the ample bonding material.
Same, I wished the Korean War got more coverage unlike the overdone World War II in games and movies
I feel guilty to watch it for free
Lol
I know right! Such a good film
Pay it
Armchair is often more accurate and interesting then any war movies
@@PugkinSoup the weapon animations are sometimes inaccurate. Holding DP-27 by disk mag or reloading Mosin rifle like it has detachable mag looks very weird
"The only difference being that America succeeded in forgetting about Korea."
Damn, that sentence gave me chills.
Sameee
It's not even true though
@@visassess8607 No it really is, the Korean war is completely overlooked, even more forgetting is the "Second Korean War" from 1966
@@pyencdocde5716 America never forgot because everyone knows about North Korea and the US military is still there.
It’s sad that it’s not as well known. Tens of millions of Koreans owe their freedom to the American and coalition forces
10:04 "This is such a bad plan"
Douglas "Gigachad" MacArthur: "That´s... why I'm here."
General Kenobi!
Ole dugout doug
It's amazing to me how Douglas Macarthar did the "Today the guns are silent" speech at the end of WW2 which went into how we couldn't have another great war because we had developed such weapons of mass destruction that we would destroy ourselves, yet this same man advocated to just start nuking Korea.
The duality of man
A complete psychopath who was previously colonial administrator of the phillipines and came from a long line of imperial invaders. Really sick legacy the MacArthur family has
He could've saved generations of Koreans and Chinese, with just a few nukes.
@@jamesroundy4559 lol
Killing us is to save us
The Russians had nukes too at that time. So they didn’t I take that approach because the escalation will be too catastrophic
"They once dreamed of reuniting all of Korea! *Under their own regime."*
-OverSimplified
Reminds me of Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen going “but I’m in charge” “no, I’m in charge”
I mean he's not wrong
"They look like nice old man but they were ruthless dictators"
Also oversimplified
very oversimplified.
i guess a armchair politican would be fare more interesting for most ppl then focus on battles.
My great-grandfather served in the Korean War. He was stationed in Japan at the time and his platoon was tasked with guarding a warehouse in the Southern part of the country. (I think, can't remember). He said the warehouse was huge and had everything the military needed to be shipped out across the water to South Korea. There was a rail depot nearby connected to the warehouse, and he said a train would depart every morning full of supplies, and then come back in the evening with wounded and dead soldiers to be off loaded and be treated.
He's still alive (93 I think). It's been about a year since I last saw him, and I get to see him again this weekend, so I'll get to ask him about his stories. (Not gonna be too pushy since It seems to be sensitive to him.)
My great Grandpa fought for the PLA for NK did not make it
My grandpa was stationed in Japan too before the war broke out. He was in the 1st Cavalry division. I wonder if they ever met.
Tell us how that goes
If you can, make sure to record everything he says. Even if you have to secretly do it, his story needs to remain for posterity's sake, even if it's just something that stays in your family.
It's sensitive for him because it was a genocide of the North Korean population
"So how cool do you want MacArthur to look in the thumbnail?"
"Yes."
Macarthur also wanted to drop bombs across the Korean peninsula, killing the biosphere & nuclear winter. America, everyone.
@@zhouenlaienjoyer6306 China didn't have nukes at the time
Russia wouldn't have nuked back over China, plus they didn't have enough nukes to
Cope and seethe
@@KawaiiCanadafreememes God bless America.
That's USA baby...
@@zhouenlaienjoyer6306 Cry me a river euro boy.
There were lots of resistance among the Chinese military leaders when they were debating about sending troops to Korea, until the civilian infrastructure in Dandong, the Chinese city on the border with Korea was bombed by US Air Force. At that moment the CCP believed a US invasion was inevitable (now we know Truman refused MacArthur‘s request). This bombing however seems to be ignored by most of the sources in English, including this video or WIki in English. It is briefly mentioned in the Wikipedia in Chinese.
Bro, are you American?
@@Lord-ds6mzwhat? Trying to be biased? Or dumb? Or ignorant of the history? 😂
@@royce4067 I don't get your point. I only ask him whether he is American or not. And what the hell about you? You are American?
Very Interesting. Wonder if Dan'sDong, I mean Dandong will be mentioned (again) in our Think Tank War Room should *Taiwan* ever need to take forced action?
The U.S. has a much bigger mouth than the rest of the world. Hollywood tells all of the stories with the way they interpret.
I love how Harry and Stalin are like: really guys
In Stalin's case, if he truly didn't want North to attack South, then why arm their military with the latest Soviet military equipment including tanks which the South didn't even have?
@@Killjoy45
Likely because he wanted to help his ally modernize after decades of foreign rule? The primary reason the US didn't support South Korea was because the American population was against involving itself with arms and weapons.
@@Killjoy45 Probably because Stalin took the same attitude America did in WWI and WWII (and today, really) - “if they’re gonna fight, selling them weapons could at least give money to us.”
@@ltnagle2492 I mean if the two parties refuse to stop fighting a handheld or a quick boom, is much less painful then being stabbed by sticks or knives but I mean hard to have crossfire without any booms or handhelds.
@@HashknightGaming While I think I get what you’re saying, I don’t think that applies. When both sides supply both proxies with weapons, the pain remains the same since (and this is generalized) they’d cancel eachother out.
“nuke ‘em”
“no”
“NUKE ‘EM”
“NO!”
“Awww c,monnnn-“
“You’re fired”
ah, Oversimplified, you are a man of culture I see
@@Cobra-King3 "Both were led by very sweet looking old men, but don't let that deceive you. They were both ruthless dictators and dream of reuniting Korea under their own regimes."
ah, a man of culture I see
Using an oversimplified quote? Theres gonna be a tax for that
LOL Oversimplified I've watched his channel
MacArthur: So can we fire nukes?
Truman: Yes, I will fire you
That's a good one
@@thanos_6.0 Thanks :D
Cocos keeling islands
Truman dropped two nukes....Fuckin hypocrite.
@@mizzoupatriot8814 Can you learn before coming and insulting me? I am talking about the Korean war not Hiroshima and Nagasaki, stick to the topic and learn before you come and insult me
My grandfather was in the Korean War and I thank you for making this video (passed away from lung cancer in 2011)
🇺🇸🫡🪖🎖️☮️🕊️✝️
MacArthur: Did you say "nukes are fired"?
Truman: No, I said, " you are fired."
Ok that made me laugh out loud.That was good.
MacArthur: Oh, 'you are to fire the nukes'. Understood, Mr. President.
@@ayylmaoo7071 the only good one in this comment section.
"Nuke them"
"No"
"Nuke them"
"No"
"Oh come on!"
"Your fired"
I get it...
This enraged Truman who punished him severly
This enraged Hitler’s father, who punished him severely.
This enraged Napoleon's mother, who punished him severely. And, hey, he kinda respected that.
Is that oversimplified reference?
"Both Koreas were run by sweet-looking old men, but don't let that deceive you. They were both ruthless dictators!" - OverSimplified
I just commented the same thing!
But I still thank Seung-man Rhee as a S-Korean. He built South Korea based on market economy and free democracy. He also showed great leadership during the Korean War. Max D. Taylor said if South Vietnam had a leader like Seung-man Rhee, South Vietnam would've not lost.
@John Blake you are giving me a video from NTD lmao no thanks you are too far gone is you think that is a legitimate source of information
@John Blake Volkswagen was literalky a nationalised industry owned by the Nazi state... why are you citing it as an example of private property?...
@@11Survivor That and private industry under NS was in name only. Wherein the party let the "owners" operate the business but was still overseen by party bureaucrats. Should the "owners" not play ball then the party would just simply expropriate the business (e.g Junkers)
Me: "Hey grandpa, wanna see my pictures from visiting Incheon?"
Grandpa, veteran of the Battle of Inchon : "Inchon? Hey, I've been there too!"
Me: "Eh, I think it's a little different from how you remember it... For one, I didn't have anyone shooting at me when I got to the airport."
我：爷爷，要不要跟我坐船去首尔玩一趟。
爷爷：不用，我去过了。
我：你怎么去的？
爷爷：开坦克。
我：.....
Make a video on the history of Armchairs.
... Does this plan involve nukes
@@GreenLink500
maybe
@@spedmonkey8051 yes
Ottomans are probably the leaders in this
@@GreenLink500 name brother!
“The only difference was, that the US succeeded in forgetting Korea”
*Legit chills*
Nah
@@AB-bg7os I know canada did
@@skyeshi3570 nah
Nah
Ikr what a great way to end the video
Kind of strange to leave out Australia and New Zealand when listing the UN forces.
And Turkey, literally 2nd strongest force there. Saving the Americans many times
@@hulusiakar3252 IIRC they’re shown in the video
@@mr.anderson2241 one second. just an image tho, nothing explaining.
🔊 "Colonial historians' always undermine Allies and forgot...here... a... " few countries"... like... 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇦🇺 Australia and New-Zealand! 😀...
Australia isn't real
My grandfather fought in Korea... And my Chinese wife's grandfather fought in Korea on the Chinese side. I think about that a lot.
Last time I'm this early MacArthur was still the Supreme Allied Commander.
1951
Quebec
Philippines
Kansas
Ontario
"What could possibly go wrong?"
Chairman Mao:
Its like suckerpunching someone in a fight
Thousands of my people died for this almost insignificant war. We did end the victory streak of USA, but we lost so much good men...
@@refuze2quit603 You sacrificed a million men to allow North Korea to continue genociding people in the millions. Congrats.
Lmao
@@CruelandCold Yeah not too proud of that one, either.
a bit of correction: Great Britain, Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Colombia, Ethiopia, South Africa, New Zealand, Turkey, Greece, Thailand, Philippines and Luxembourg sent fighting units. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, India, Italy contributed military hospitals and field ambulances to the cause.
Hii, could u pls tell me about the humanitarian crises, civillian attacks etc during korean war? I really need it as I had an assignment nd presentation as well🙏🏻😥
THIS IS A COMPLETELY BIASED STORY DISREGARDING THE EFFORTS OF THE OTHER COUNTRIES
I'm really sad to see groups of American henchmen follow America astray.
@@mavmc358 Work hard, try to interfere in other countries' internal affairs.
Jutlandia
Thank you for making this, it really opens my eyes to what my grandpa went through her was just a civilian his father taken by the North Koreans. Really just thank you.
If I had a Zimbabwean dollar every time I saw an oversimplified quote, I could buy a yacht.
If I had a penny for every single time I see a filipino bragging about the battle of yultong I would probably afford a toyota carolla.
If i had 1 venezulean bolivar for each comment i would have 3.9 thousand bolivars
@@bruch1795 ikr
A Zimbabwean yatch
That's deep Bruh
History class: nah
armed chair historian: you already know it.
He is armed?
Can't believe his chair is armed
Damn i didn't knew his chair was armed
Damn his chair is armed thats crazy
@@ThatAngryLatvian What American isn't armed? I'm assuming he's American not Canadian. He strikes me as the type of person who would own a Luger.
My grandfather fought in Korea and Vietnam, he passed in 2019 at 90 years old. I found so many old pics of him when he was in the army at the time, he was 22-24 around this time. He told me a few things about it, particularly about jumping out is airplanes and he could see bullets flying at him from trees.
I love listening to history like this and it reminds me of what my grandfather went through, and he was a young man fighting a war and how brave he was.
Did he commit war crimes doh
@@285313502 Oh shut up already
@@visassess8607 right, mb, sry.
美国大兵?
@@285313502 Don't be sorry 😂😂 damn Americans
Hey guys I really appreciate all the jokes on korean wars, especially those nukes ones. I give you another. The last time when my grandpa went to Seoul, he had no visa. He drove a tank.
love, from China
Crazy how this war isn't as talked about as Vietnam or the Middle Eastern conflicts.
Yes, and this conflict is the closest we get through WW3
@@Fauzanarief-n7i Right!! Most people don't recognize that it wasn't just the U.S and the Koreas that participated but that it was in fact more than 20 different countries that played some sort of role in the conflict.
Neither side gained or lost anything, so there wasn’t much point in going over it again.
Yeah, there’s a reason that this war was known as the “forgotten war”.
It's partially because of Hollywood's refusal to make films on it. They don't want to lose Chinese theater money.
God imagine surviving the second world war to die in a new war just 5 years after...
I was just reading about a french infantry officer that survived WW1 just to die in may of 1940 in the invasion of the Netherlands, feels like a terrible way to go
@@tictac2therevenge291 Even worse, imagine surviving German invasion of France only to die in Algeria (they had it coming).
What about if a solider survived World War Two, Korea, only to die in early Vietnam?
“Boy howdy! I sure do love my veterans benefits from fighting in the Second World War; I hope nothing wacky or uncharacteristic happens in the world of geopolitics!”
Korean War “ended” in 1953 (then “officially” in 2018).
Vietnam War began officially in 1965.
I'm Thai and my grandfather was one of Thai volunteer who fought at Pork chop hills. I glad you mentioned that hills as well since a lot of Korean war video didn't mention about that hills. Keep it up!
Thank you for your grandfather for his sacrifice. I have a question. Is Korean war popular in Thailand? Do a lot of Thais talk about it?
@@ns-4438 From most of people I have met, no, they don't like history or even hate it. They says that "History was propaganda" so they just doesn't care. And combine with tension of Thai politics make that mindset even harder and stronger. I feel bad for some veterans whether Korean or Vietnam (my grandfather also fought in Vietnam) they just throw toxic words to them like "Imperialist's pet" or "Bloody boomers" 😢
Times might change when the aspects adjust
Thank you for your grandfather's service, you kept my country alive!
@@jackthorton10 Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist Chinazi IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project.
Nice touch acknowledging Canada still hadn't changed the flag design at this point.
The korean war was that one moment in time alot of people forget and more attention needs to be given
15:36 "Chinese supply lines were broken by US air power"
it was more than just supply lines US air power destroyed....whole towns and cities were firebombed. Way more than just a "moonscape". These places like Pyongyang and Wonsan had to be rebuilt from scratch. More bombs were dropped on Korea than the entire Pacific theater of WWII, as you mentioned. A total of 635,000 tons of bombs, including 32,557 tons of napalm. And MacArthur wanting to nuke Korea is proof they didn't care about innocent civilian lives at all. After all these bombing raids, can you REALLY blame the DPRK for hating us?
So many civilian lives were perished as a result in both the DPRK and ROK, like you said at the end. A tragic effect of war. On top of the division it has led to, where families with relatives on both sides of the DMZ can't even see each other....it's sad and makes you cry for a family that's not even yours.
It is the DPRK’s fault. None of that would have happened had they not invaded South Koreas
In fact, there are at least dozens of places in this video, and there are many places where the facts are still unclear. If you really want to understand this war, you must not pass a few minutes of video programs. You need to participate in or influence this war. Countries to understand it, such as Russia, China, North Korea, and South Korea, cannot just look at the war from the perspective of the United States. Of course, the impact of this war is obviously huge, and it even directly affects the operating mechanism of the United Nations.
怪就怪中国当时没空军和海军，拿不到制空权，跟别谈补给和装备。唯一有能力跟美国对拼的苏联却藏后面不敢出来，趁机卖给中国一些他们淘汰的武器，用其他国家人民的生命为他们自己捞好处。这本就不是一场公平的战争，中国军队只能用人数和战斗意志来弥补自身装备的不足，光是被冻死在朝鲜的中国军队就有很多。
"Nuke it from orbit" ~ MacArthur, probably
*y e s*
INITIATE EXTERMINATUS!!!!! ....... Sorry my inner warhammer 40k came out for a second there.
McArthur [from the grave]: _"Told ya so..."_
I really appreciate how you give the most truthful and nuanced portrayal of the war as possible.
EDIT: Slight correction; Bodo League happened after the war had already begun. Not to downplay at all.
Thanks for covering this topic, as I believe it hasn't been given the attention it deserves. It also holds quite a lot of sentimental value. My grandmother was born under Japanese occupation in Korea, and left the country with an American soldier (my grandfather) during the Korean War. She has only shared a few stories with me, but the few she told are incredibly harrowing, experiencing things I can barely even imagine.
Your grandma was a comfort women
@@StarKillerSK that's kind of funny
My grandpa fought in the Korean War, he had so many stories, I am glad that men like him were able to things I could never imagine.
I wish I had a grandpa who served in war I would ask a lot of questions :(
American military logic in a nutshell, "No one thinks we'd be rash or stupid enough to try such an option."
Gets em every time.
Not gonna lie, but the American military has my respect for that power move or their boldness. The element of surprise truly amazing in both the ancient world, and modern world. Because most of the famous war known for their boldness, and the stupidity. But Winner always will be the writer of the story
😎😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@duckquacks9629 Agree the US is and was the main rival of communism, the only military to rival China today.
I remember there being a reading on something regarding a German officer's response to fighting the Americans
I can't remember exactly what the text was, but I think a German officer stated to always expect the unexpected when fighting the Americans
Osama laughing
That picture above McArthur's bed...hilarious
One of my dad’s Uncle’s served in Korea he said that “The rats going around were as big as cats and we would use them as firing practice”. And that the tanks had become more artillery then actual tanks.
I had two who were both in the Army.
@@Voucher765 if there still alive tell them thank you for your service.
@@darthobama3148 Both of them passed away
@@Voucher765 sorry to hear that
My great grandpa served it in the Korean War glad to see that you’re doing this subject
The unofficial name of the Korean War says it all: "The Forgotten War."
So glad to see this covered.
I guess the term "forgotten" depends where you live. For example, if you live at South Korea, North Korea or China, it seems the conflict isn't forgotten at all. While the conflict is indeed forgotten in the west by their general population
My grandfather flew the f9f Grumman Panther in Korea. He can still perfectly recall the time they dropped Napalm on a civilian target. He said it was the worst thing he ever did.
see，only 9 people like ur comment🤣
伟大领袖毛主席，
Wonder how he felt flying jets ?
MacArthur: “bring out the nukes!!”
World: “oh please no, we aren’t ready for round 3.....”
Yeah nuking China would've angered the big daddy up north.
@@thorthegodofthunder9150 nuke them too
@@ariejohnson1944 Jeez, there are people who live there ya know.
@@michaelterrell5061 if your gonna get offended nuke the USA aswell
Harry S. Truman: .....
You're fired
The forgotten war was fought by many, and lost in the eyes of embarrassment from both sides in history. Only now can people know the great military tactics that were thought and used in Korea, to include a Col in the Marines taking a long fought over hill, to retake and reshape the 38th parallel.
My great uncle fought in Korea, hardest man I’ve ever known
@TNStormSpotter May he Rest In Peace.
@@Rivers198 I bet, those war veterans are special people.
@@michaelterrell5061 he passed away a few years ago. Never heard him complain, worked his entire life (even though he retired from 2 companies). If you needed help he was there without question.
@@Rivers198 He sounds a lot like my grandpa who fought in Vietnam, what a good man you’re grandfather Must have been, forever honor his memory.
Thai sent 1290 troops, Ethiopia sent 1600 troops, British sent 14.198 troops, Canada sent 8123 troops Dutch sent only 819 troops Its interesting you didnt mention Turkish troops, because there were 14.936 Turkish troops at korea and 741 of them died just for their nation could join NATO and be safe from aggressive eastern bloc Turkey was the 4th country who give most casualities .
I did see the Turkish flag appear a few times when the map of troop movements was displayed, like during the initial Chinese push.
@@grigorirasputin2725 it was called The Turkish brigade
Honorable mentions: The United States sent over 200.000, France sent over 10.000, and The Philippines sent over 5.000. I am particularly astonished how much France was involved, as they were fighting their own battles in Indochina and Western Africa.
Ethiopia sent troops?.. That's a African country right,.?!!!
@@Ggtg34 Yep, they had close ties to NATO after they were liberated from nearly a decade of Italian rule. Compared to other African countries, they’re much more modernized.
i'm shocked that you managed to cover the Korean war within just 20 minutes with this much level of details that is very
impressive
as an South Korean i think i must pay respect to you for this fantastic video and facts you bring up here
and i'd like to pay respect to all the nations who came to aid us, fought for us, spilled blood side by side with us
and we South Koreans have a huge debt to all of you guys
Thank you so much Griffin for covering the Korean war
Do you believe both Korea’s will unite someday,? I have faith it will unite.
My grandpa served in the 1st Cavalry division and had always talked about how hard you guys fought. I'm sure he was honored to fight by your peoples side
@@la_void9750 not in a short time but someday we will
@@Lord_Unicorn it will happen I believe it Korea.
As a Korean, do you see reunification as still possible? I read in some newspapers 2 years ago that many South Koreans are not excited about the possibility of a reunification. And I guess there's a similar sentiment among the North Koreans.
McArthur is like that one teammate that clutches the match for the team but got too cocky and t-bags every person he kills
"Sir we have to do something"
"nuke"
"But Sir, it's not necessary"
"I said nuke"
"Sir..."
"NUKE"
Mcarthur was a different beast😭😭
MUCK
It would've have ended the war like Japan
@@czaralexander5156 And opened a whole other can of worms for the Soviets to take advantage of ..
@@czaralexander5156 and kill hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians
nice, your animations are so relaxing and peaceful even thought we're talking about war..
Finally!!!! A video on Korea! Thank you!!! This war should never be forgotten!!!
To reference Oversimplified's Napoleonic wars videos. "And Rhee won a definitely not rigged 94% of the vote."
the stratigic reason behind Chinese participation was mainly due to the vital heavy industral bases located in northeast China, economic arteries at the time, if the boarder region is completely occupied by US-backed forces(not exactly friendly during that period), without a buffer zone it would be under extreme threat(as with the later sino-soviet conflicts), and it didn't have other viable deterrances like nukes that early on.
Mao of course recognized the vast disadvantage in tech and material supplies, but in the end, against the objections of many at the time, decided to deploy troops as "one successful war can deter future wars for years to come".
Japan's invasion of China also started from the Korean Peninsula.
ture，in fact it is some people in the border has been damaged.
I think Americans too quick to be an world leader.
The reasoning you have done is very convincing and clear. I can’t agree more as a Chinese.
that was the fact.
He also observed how weak Truman's administration was and knew he'd be able to get him to throw in the towel.
Wow The Armchair Historian is maybe some of the best youtube content out there. Absolutely stellar summary of the conflict. Brief and concise.
My only general comment to Armchair Historian: Is war the only defining feature of history? I have noticed all the videos are only about war or a related topic.
War is an extension of Politics and perhaps that’s why wars are usually more referred.
France has sent a bataillon too and they have distinguished themselves at the battle of "Crève Coeur" (Heartbreak ridge) and others, they were part of the 23rd US inf. Division...
yea yea yea
unjust war
@Historyiscool8899 the fact that ppl always talk about the us/uk/France/Filipinos/turkey(all 16 United nation forces) fought bravely
And all those jokes about killing Chinese soldiers just makes me sick
So I’m gonna finish my degree, and take away ur jobs,
Just for the sake of our ppl’s pride and honour
@@jackfrost1075 I agree most of these jokes are really sick.
@@jackfrost1075 OK mr chinese boy
@@11Survivor so because he's agaisnt racist memes he's a Chinese boy?
Wow the china part was truly epic with soundtrack and stuff!!
The whole intro of China looming in the background really foreshadows the drama that could’ve been a much worse war…I love this channel!
Just imagine a south korean accidentally became a north Korean citizen after korean war. Most un luckiest people
I hardly need to. There are several South Korean POWs who weren’t released during the war and remain in the North to this day. Some remain imprisoned, while some were released and are now North Koreans. Additionally, my grandmother’s hometown was part of the South, but it got taken by the North and remains a part of it to this day. She was living elsewhere when it got captured, but if she wasn’t, she would have become a North Korean.
@@capncake8837 I can only imagine your grandmother when they announce her hometown is now part of the North. "Welp. Guess I am staying here."
@keith sze true
North Koreans had similar if not better lives until the soviet collapse in 80s
@@bowang9032 hm
love this. Great video.
Was literally watching a video about the Korean War as this showed up. The Gods have blessed us!
MacArthur: “NUKE EM!”
Truman: “We’re not gonna nuke em it’s too risky.”
MacArthur: “LETS NUKE EM!”
Truman: “FOR GOD’S SAKE SOLDIER WE ARE NOT NUKING THEM”
MacArthur: “AW COME ON!”
Truman: “You’re fired.”
Oversimplified
Always liked history.
Big fan of your channel.
Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
At least the Koreans had the balls to fight in a war.
My grandfather was one of the Chosin few. It so unreal to hear stories of what happened and how chaotic it was.
He was a great man. I'm glad he was able to write his stories down before his passing.
Love ya Don.
You should publish the stories online
@@rylandavis2976 He has his stories in a book "Fifty Strong" :)
@@Manice08 do you know which chapter they're in?
@@rylandavis2976 Korean war chapter, Pg 81
Oh hey. Diddent expect to see you in the comments here.
Okay, I just have to say, this is the best production of anything I've seen from this channel. EXCELLENT. The maps and animations are great, the art is great, it's all just good. I hope y'all feel super proud, because whether it's appreciated or not, you all did a fantastic job.
17:53 Never realized we used to have 56 states...
If Western Europe instead of creating the ECSC applied for US statehood, the US would have had 56 states.
13:06 I really felt that Red Rage right there haha.
"This will NOT STAND COMRADES"
10:55 bro transform to a tank
There's a grave of a Turkish soldier who fought in Korea in my hometown , my hometown is pretty small so I've always thought that a soldier from my hometown volunteering to fight in Korea was really cool.
Where is this place? I would love to visit it someday...
@@jkk1028 Istanbul , Çatalca district. His name is Kemalettin İnce.
There was another one , but he is missing in action , so he doesn't have a grave in his honour unfortunately.
We have some Turkish graves from the siege of Vienna here...
there is also a grave of a korean war veteran in my village, which even today there is maximum 300 people living here
It's nearly June 25th.
June is a special month for many national events In Korea.
June 1st Day of Resistance against Japan.
June 6th the Memorial Day.
June 10th Democracy Movement against Dictator.
June 25th Korean War against Communists.
Also two battles in Yeonpyeong sea during the 2002 World Cup.
Let us not forget. 😔
June 1st? Don't you mean March 1st?
For someone who's patriotic you're getting a very important date in Korean history wrong
@@Jinmutang865 3일운동 말고 의병의 날 말하는 거 같아요
@@최승주-w9c 6월 1일은 의병의 날 맞아요!
@@Jinmutang865 Thats 'March' 1st movement.
Its June 1st.
@@KimTaeHwan114 의병의날은 항일의병뿐만 아니라 모든 의병을 기리기 위해서 만들었을겁니다
쓰신 resistance against japan은 보면 개인적으로는 3.1운동을 생각나게 합니다
의병의날의 공식 영어 표기가 있는지는 모르겠지만 day of the rightous army같은 표현은 어떨까요
A soldier from my country, took a Korean child in a tula when he returned, because he could not find his parents in Korea, and grew up and formed a family here, and later as an adult he was reunited with his biological family.
Was the country Turkey? There's a movie based off of it I think
@@jskoh4662 Colombia
@@sanexpreso2944 Wow, I didn’t even know that Colombia fought in that war.
God bless that soldier
@@capncake8837 they are part of UN army. Volunteers from other country.
There’s a GREAT book called *Dog Company Six* about the Korean War written by Edwin Howard Simmons, a retired Marine who served in the war. Read it in middle school and I’ve remembered it all these years, I graduated high school in 2015 so this was in like 2009-10 at the latest but it was such a damn good book so I’ve remembered it and I really want to reread it so I just checked and there’s paperback copies for like $4.63 but I’m gunna get a nicer hardcover. You guys should check it out for sure!!
For ages, The Korean War to me has been like the Clone Wars for Luke in Star Wars, a huge Mystery. I had heard about it but didn't know anything, I knew it had something to do the US and I presumed it had something to do with how Korea is today.
I'm glad I watched the video to finally find out what it was, thanks.
40,000 americans dead and 100,000 wounded. we need to remember.
@@bretthousman8317 I agree, I'm not American but I think it's important to remember as much history as we can.
@@bretthousman8317The Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense estimated total South Korean civilian casualties for the entire Korean War at 990,968, of which 373,599 (37.7%) were deaths. For North Korea, the ministry estimated 1,500,000 total civilian casualties, including deaths, injuries, and missing. Just because USA was scared of communists 🤣
@@lindor94 War is horrible. But if you can't look at what has become of the two sides and see Korea for what it is now, you must be blind to not accept saving half of it allowed an amazing country to prosper. While the other is left behind and starving.
@@bretthousman8317 Do you think the West went there because it felt really bad for the Korean people? That 20% of Koreans were killed because we wanted to give them "democracy"? Starving? You do know that NPRK has a better food insecurity index than France? They are very close to USA, that has a little better food insecurity index then Albania 🤣🤣🤣 Yes they are worse then SK in that sense, but still not much worse than USA. At the same time South Korea and USA have not been subjected to the countless of sanctions that NPRK has been, for decades. If you believe that the West goes around the world bringing democracy to the "savages" by bombing their civilians and deindustrialising their infrastructure, you are oblivious to the historical western colonialist mentality.
That was amazing. My grandpa, who passed away in 2008 served in Korea, never talked about it to anyone. And had nothing to do with being a veteran. And if you asked him about it he would shut you down immediately and if you asked again he would get mad and leave. My dad and grandma tired and tired and never got anything out of him. All that he had from Korea that we found in his safe after he died was a Soviet Bayonet, a gold and red star communist metal, and someones dog tags.
He likely faced the brunt of a ch*nese human wave attack. Nobody wants to relive such a horrible memory.
Yeah i don't blame him, his experience at the war must've been horrible and traumatic for him if he went that far to not talk about it to anyone.
It's the consensus. War is terrible and veterans find it hard to talk about in general, but what little there is from the veterans of this war is that it was on another level, that it's not possible to talk about. My granddad was the same way. Only thing he ever told me, was about visiting Japan, and as a marine, he took the advice of volunteering for every opportunity. He volunteered one day and ended up assigned to artillery division and that fateful decision probably saved his life. He still saw enough to not talk about it at all beyond that, whatsoever.
History is so addictive when its like this
The Korean War had a profound impact on both the United States and China. This war demonstrated the strength of the Chinese military. The United States also worried about China's entry decades later during the Vietnam War.
Not really strength but more about the amount of men they could just keep throwing at the lines kinda like the soviets in ww2
@@cheesevan Thats really a US media propaganda story. Scary how effective propaganda is in the US!
@@cheesevan😮 the Chinese just got smarter than the US that's how they pushed back, not only the casualties
@@cheesevan Bruh, we outsmart the Americans. We fight smart and win in most battles before pulling back when we reach 38th parallel. You are aware that human flesh is nothing compared to arterially and guns, also we ourselves have few supplies at our hands. Our brave soldiers and hero go through the hardship of extreme cold, and dangerous climbing. Not to mention that the Chinese who voluntary are mostly citizens, while on the hand, the Americans have experienced, strong soldiers at their hand. The Americans is too proud to admit that the Chinese have better tatics and intelligence.
@@cheesevanactually the number of Chinese is less than un army the time they push Americans back to the 38th parallel
Wow, this was amazing, my great grandfather fought in the Korean War and was part of the Chosin few, and he saved around 300 people's lives by not going on a bridge the commander told him to, and turns out that the bridge was a trap.
'War of imperialist aggression' you mean.
아깝네.. 다 대졌어야는데.. ㅎ
@@antediluvianatheist5262 I suppose North Korea is imperialist...
@@lukasnahlik1979 do you even know what imprerialist means
Considering the Chinese troops don’t even have cloth for the weather, it’s unbelievable what they have achieved. In history of mankind no one could have done better. If the Chinese troops had the same sprit today, no army could defeat them. And of course, the Chinese love peace, they never provoke a war nor want one. There is only human suffering in war.
I see animations and drawings skills have been really improved after the hiring video, good job dude
let's say he brought the...BIG GUNS
This war is interesting, in how both leaders who spent most of their young lives fighting for the liberation of the Korean people, ultimately becoming their oppressors. One lasted for so long, that they still have power to this day, while the other fell to another dictator, which later fell, and became a Democracy.
Oh man, you’re right.
All comes from banning the prk. And if kim ilsung able to hold his position, maybe Koreas are united now like what happened to Austria post occupation
Remember, indiscriminate coward aerial bombing over cities and towns in the Korean war wiped out 20% of the innocent civilian population in North Korea.
Moreover, century-old bullied practices of Capitalist Imperialist Western Sanctions over other nations throughout the whole wide world, (including in N. Korea, where Western sanctions caused over a million innocent N. Koreans deaths in famine/starvation in the past) are nothing more than "Economic Terrorism"; plain and simple.
US Nuclear warheads: 7000
China Nuclear warheads: 300 N. Korea Nuclear warheads: 25
US Military Bases Abroad: 800
China Military Bases Abroad: 1 N. Korea Military Bases Abroad: 0
The U.S: oh my gosh China & N. Korea are expanding their military capability!! 😱
Same old lame old Colonialist-turned Capitalist Imperialist trick. 🤔
For hard truths, pls read my informative multi-pages 'Ole Fella' comment on UA-cam at, "China-US tensions: A closer look at the Five-Eyes intelligence partnership / CGTN"
"China-US tensions: A closer look at the Five-Eyes intelligence partnership / CGTN": ua-cam.com/video/H6nkAVegk0g/v-deo.html
@Old Fella if North Korea didn’t start the war that would not have happened. This is not saying that it was right but it is saying that it was preventable. North Korea initiated the war. They should have prepared to receive the damage they were doing to South Korea. As for military bases you were wrong on your China statistic. China has 3 overseas military bases(en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_overseas_military_bases). Unlike the U.S. however their bases come from putting other countries in debt and then sending troops to secure their economic interests rather than defend the country. The U.S. on the other hand defends the countries it has military bases in rather than just securing economic interests. Also CGTN is not a reliable source to use because all Chinese state media is loyal directly to the CCP.
Haunting line to end on. I love it.