History of the Korean War and Attacks on Seoul
History of the Korean War and Attacks on Seoul
The first battle of the Korean War was on Sunday June 25, 1950. The North Korean forces decided it was time to attack the South Koreans and take over their democratic government.
When the South Korean armies found out that North Korea was attacking them; soldiers would try to resist the invasion by fastening bombs to their bodies and throwing themselves into enemy tanks, but the large number of North Korean tanks and soldiers just overwhelmed the South Koreans.
In Seoul an American ambassador informed the United States and the United Nations of the growing war in North Korea. After the Security Council was warned they held a meeting that afternoon to discuss the happenings in Korea. They then adopted an American Resolution condemning the attack and insisting that the Korean immediately cease-fire and that North Korea return to its borders.
On Monday the 26th President Truman announced that the United States of America would greatly support the Security Council.
The following day the United States Air Force and Sea Force were sent off to assist the South Koreans in their fight to hold off the North Koreans. The Supreme Allied Commander in Japan, General Douglas MacArthur, was given control over the American units in the operations.
That Tuesday evening the Security Council met again and greatly urged all the members of the United Nations to also help the South Koreans fight against the Communist North Koreans. They explained that it might be necessary to end this violent attack and restore peace and security to that part of Asia.
By that same evening the North Koreans were only a few miles away from Seoul and by the next day North Korea had gained control of Seoul.
As the condition in Korea worsened, the troops from the United States were still trying to hold back the North Koreans for pressing any further into South Korea. The press began to believe that the United States as going to war but soon after that rumor started Truman told the press that they were just taking “police action against a bunch of bandits.”
By the night of Thursday, the North Korean soldiers had broken through the South Korean defense line along the Han River. North Korea then began shipping tanks across the river in order to keep pressing further...