United States Combat activities during Korean War in South Korea. Animated map shows the UN troops counterattack on Korean and Chinese retreating forces. The UN attack since 20th May till 20th June, 1951. Map of Korea shows Korean and UN occupied area. Arrows show the UN troops advancing from Seoul and Hangye. Communist Forces make a defensive "iron triangle" at Chorwon, Kumhwa and Pyonggang. The UN troops breaches the triangle and occupy Chorwan and Kumhwa. They advance to Pyonggang. Air defense of communists is weakened.
United States Combat activities during Korean War in South Korea. Allied units advance in Korea. Troops and artillery advance on road. They go on field. Soldiers carry recoilless rifles. Infantry men fire shells on hills of Chorwon.
United States Combat activities during Korean War in South Korea. U.S. Mustang F-51 jet planes strafe and bomb Chinese occupied hills. Planes drop bombs on hills. Fire and smoke cloud rises. Guns fired.
United States Combat activities during Korean War in South Korea. A United States Army jeep drives on a muddy road. Truck splashes water from road. Soldiers pull artillery by rope. They clean barrel of artillery. Shells placed on ground. Mud filled feet of soldiers. C-119 Flying Boxcar Transport aircraft drop parachute and ammunition supply to advancing forces.
Map shows division of Korea at 38th Parallel. Pyongyang in North and Seoul in South Korea. Line and board reads 38 parallel on road and bridge. Elevated, wide view of city of Seoul, the Capital of South Korea. The UN Commission at Korean assembly examines process of establishing democracy. Officials and President Syngman Rhee in 1948. The flag of South Korea. Civilians line up for voting in May 1950, just before outbreak of Korean War. Women stand in line. A child on back of woman. Men go in and come out of polling booth. Aerial views of Korean peninsula.
Start of Korean War. South Korea is attacked by Communist North Korea. Map shows division of Korea and capital of North and South Korea as Pyongyang and Seoul. Animated arrows shows attack of North Korea to South Korea. Troops of Korean Republican Army in the South mobilizing in citiies and heading to the front. South Korean soldiers fire rifles and artillery from trenches and hills. Smoke is seen among mountain ranges during battle. Soldier looks through binoculars. Next scene is in the United States, in Lake Success, New York, where guards at the United Nations simultaneously raise flags of many nations at the United Nations. South Korean ambassador Chang Myon is seen at an Emergency meeting of the Security Council of the UN. Secretary of UN, Trygve Lie states the situation is a as threat to world peace and calls for acceptance of the U.S. demand to reestablish peace. All 9 members present raise their hands in acceptance. Next scene is back in South Korea. Scenes of displaced civilian refugees including women and children. Many are gathered together. Man helps old woman to walk. Two Korean refugee boys stand side by side as one child eats bread. Next scene is again at the United Nations. Empty seat of representative of the Soviet Union is shown. U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Warren Austin, speaks and asks that the UN members vote to to assist South Korea, repel the armed attack by North Korea, and bring peace. Camera shows Security Council delegates voting, as 7 out of 8 representatives raise their hands in acceptance.
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