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Canada in Korea

Canada in Korea. Tracy Anthonsen. Korean War. North Korea (communist) invaded South Korea Started June 25 1950 War stemmed from attempts by the countries to reunify itself, both countries wanted to be unified under their own administration

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Canada in Korea

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  1. Canada in Korea Tracy Anthonsen

  2. Korean War • North Korea (communist) invaded South Korea • Started June 25 1950 • War stemmed from attempts by the countries to reunify itself, both countries wanted to be unified under their own administration • Resulted in both countries becoming aggressive and attacking each other by crossing the 38th parallel • Illustrates the Cold War between USA vs USSR • USA & UN supported South Korea, Russia & China supported North Korea • War lasted until armistice was signed on July 27 1953 • Korea is aptly named ‘The Forgotten War’

  3. Canada’s Involvement (Overview) • More than 26 000 Canadians served in Korean War (26 791 people) • Royal Canadian Navy was the first of Canada’s forces to provide aid to the UN forces in Korea • 516 Canadians lost their lives in Korean War • Canada made a larger contribution in proportion to its population than most other nations providing troops for the international force

  4. Details • July 30 1950, 3 Canadian destroyers: Cayuga, Athabaskan, Sioux arrived in Sasebo, Japan, under orders to sail for Korean waters • Five other tribal class destroyers served during Korean War under UN command: Crusader, Huron, Iroquois, Nootka, Haida • In July, No. 426 Transport Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, flew first of 600 round trips to Far East during war, carrying more than 13 000 passengers and 3 000 000 kg of freight. • 22 RCAF fighter pilots and a number of technical officers were attached to the US Fifth Air Force in Korea

  5. Relevance to Canada • Canadian Gov’t agreed in principle with moves made to halt aggression, but were hestitant to commit its forces to action in Korea • At end of WW2, Canadian armed forces were reduced to peacetime strength and specially trained for the defence of Canada, the Far East had never been a special national interest to Canada • 26, 791 Canadians served in Korean War . UN forces (including South Korean) fatal and non-fatal battle casualties were about 490,000. 1558 of these were Canadian.Thenames of 516 Canadian war dead are inscribed in the Korea Book of Remembrance.

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