North Korea Invades South Korea
June 25, 1950
The North Korean Army decided to surprise attack and invaded the Republic of South Korea from several points, eleven, along the 38th parallel border. The United Nations Security Council had declared that this move by the North Korean Army was a breach of the peace and called for an immediate ceasefire. President Truman of the US was urging other westernized countries to help defend the Republic of South Korea from the communist invasion of the Northern half. President Truman went on to say “By their actions in Korea, communist leaders have demonstrated their contempt for the basic moral principles on which the United Nations is founded." President Syngman Rhee of the Republic of South Korea told the United Nations in Korea that about thirty-six North Korean tanks and armored cars had been counted on their way to Seoul by the shortest routes. In the capital Pyongyang there was a North Korean wireless station that went on to explain the invasion saying communist forces were counter-attacking against border incursions by the South Koreans in the early hours of the morning and reported a state of war shortly after noon local time. The republican government fled Seoul and the following day America offered military aid which included air and sea support to the Republic of South Korea. Then on June 28, 1950 North Korean troops entered the capital and took control. The UN invoked military sanctions shortly afterwards. President Truman and his government interpreted the invasion as Russian backed communism while Soviet Union and the North replied with there were many invaders from the south of the border.
The North Korean Army decided to surprise attack and invaded the Republic of South Korea from several points, eleven, along the 38th parallel border. The United Nations Security Council had declared that this move by the North Korean Army was a breach of the peace and called for an immediate ceasefire. President Truman of the US was urging other westernized countries to help defend the Republic of South Korea from the communist invasion of the Northern half. President Truman went on to say “By their actions in Korea, communist leaders have demonstrated their contempt for the basic moral principles on which the United Nations is founded." President Syngman Rhee of the Republic of South Korea told the United Nations in Korea that about thirty-six North Korean tanks and armored cars had been counted on their way to Seoul by the shortest routes. In the capital Pyongyang there was a North Korean wireless station that went on to explain the invasion saying communist forces were counter-attacking against border incursions by the South Koreans in the early hours of the morning and reported a state of war shortly after noon local time. The republican government fled Seoul and the following day America offered military aid which included air and sea support to the Republic of South Korea. Then on June 28, 1950 North Korean troops entered the capital and took control. The UN invoked military sanctions shortly afterwards. President Truman and his government interpreted the invasion as Russian backed communism while Soviet Union and the North replied with there were many invaders from the south of the border.