Outbreak of the Korean War

Date: June 25, 1950 • Location: Moscow, Russia

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1950–1953.

The Korean War began with North Korean forces launching a pre-dawn raid over the 38th parallel into South Korea.

The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations led by the United States under the auspices of the United Nations Command (UNC).