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 Map of the Korean DMZ. The DMZ is given in red. The demarcation line runs in the middle of the DMZ (black line). The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. It is 155 miles (248 km) long and approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and is the most heavily armed border in the world.[1][2] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...
The Joint Security Area (JSA), often called the Truce Village in both the media[1][2] and various military accounts[3], is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. ...
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The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. ...
Buffer Zone is one of the neighborhoods of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...
North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea. ...
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In military terms, a demilitarized zone (DMZ) is an area, usually the frontier or boundary between two or more military powers (or alliances), where military activity is not permitted, usually by peace treaty, armistice or other bilateral or multilateral agreement. ...
The 38th parallel north is a line of latitude that cuts across Asia, the Mediterranean and the United States. ...
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The 38th parallel north — which cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half — was the original boundary between the UN-controlled and Soviet-controlled areas of Korea at the end of World War II. Upon the creation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in 1948, it became a de facto international border and one of the most tense fronts in the Cold War. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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The Korean peninsula, first divided along the 38th parallel, later along the demarcation line The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending Japans 35-year occupation of Korea. ...
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Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
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Both the North and the South remained heavily dependent on their sponsor states from 1948 through to the outbreak of the Korean War. The conflict, which claimed over three million lives and divided the Korean Peninsula along ideological lines, commenced on June 25, 1950, with a Soviet-sponsored DPRK invasion across the DMZ, and ended in 1953 after international intervention pushed the front of the war back to near the 38th parallel. In the ceasefire of July 27, 1953, the DMZ was created as each side agreed in the armistice to move their troops back 2,000 metres from the front line, creating a buffer zone four kilometres wide. The Military Demarcation Line (MDL) goes down the center of the DMZ and indicates exactly where the front was when the agreement was signed. Since the armistice agreement was never followed by a peace treaty, the two Koreas are still technically at war. Belligerents United Nations: Republic of Korea Australia Belgium Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Philippines South Africa Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Naval Support and Military Servicing/Repairs: Japan Medical staff: Denmark Italy Norway India Sweden DPR Korea PR China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung...
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Owing to this theoretical stalemate, and genuine hostility between the North and the South, large numbers of troops are still stationed along both sides of the line, each side guarding against potential aggression from the other side. The armistice agreement explains exactly how many military personnel and what kind of weapons are allowed in the DMZ. Soldiers from both sides may patrol inside the DMZ, but they may not cross the MDL. Despite these, sporadic outbreaks of violence due to North Korean hostilities has killed over 500 South Korean soldiers and 50 U.S. soldiers along the DMZ between 1953 and 1999[3].
Incursions Since its demarcation, the DMZ has had numerous cases of incursions mostly by the North Koreans, although the North Korean government never acknowledges direct responsibility for any of these incidents[4]. Some instances include: - 17 January 1968: 31 North Korean commandos crossed the border disguised as South Korean soldiers in an attempt to assasinate President Park Chung Hee at The Blue House. The failed mission resulted in 29 commandos killed, one committed suicide, and the last captured. Two South Korean policemen and five civilians were killed by the commandos. Other reports indicated as many as 68 South Koreans killed and 66 wounded, including about 24 civilians. Three Americans were killed and another three wounded in an attempt to prevent the commandos from escaping back via the DMZ[5].
- October 1968: 130 North Korean commandos entered the Ulchin and Samcheok areas in Gangwon-do. Eventually 110 of them were killed, 7 were captured and 13 escaped.
- March 1969: Six North Korean infiltrators crossed the border near Chumunjin, Gangwon-do and killed a South Korean policeman on guard duty.
- October 1969: North Korean infiltrators killed four United States soldiers near the southern boundary of the DMZ.
- April 1970: Three North Korean infiltrators were killed and five South Korean soldiers wounded at an encounter in Kumchon, Gyeonggi-do.
- November 1974: The first of what would be a series of North Korean infiltration tunnels under the DMZ was discovered.
- March 1975: The second North Korean infiltration tunnel was discovered.
- June 1976: Three North Korean infiltrators and six South Korean soldiers were killed in the eastern sector south of the DMZ. Another six South Korean soldiers were injured.
- 18 August 1976: The Axe Murder Incident results in the death of two U.S. soldiers and injuries to another four U.S. soldiers and five South Korean soldiers. The incident may not be technically considered an "infiltration" however, as it took place in a neutral zone of the Joint Security Area.
- October 1978: The third North Korean infiltration tunnel was discovered.
- October 1979: Three North Korean agents attempting to infiltrate the eastern sector of the DMZ were intercepted, killing one of the agents.
- March 1980: Three North Korean infiltrators were killed attempting to enter the south across the estuary of the Han River.
- March 1981: Three North Korean infiltrators spotted at Kumhwa, Gangwon-do, one was killed.
- July 1981: Three North Korean infiltrators were killed in the upper stream of Imjin River.
- May 1982: Two North Korean infiltrators were spotted on the east coast, one was killed.
- March 1990: The fourth North Korean infiltration tunnel was discovered, in what may be a total of 17 tunnels in all.
- May 1992: Three North Korean infiltrators dressed in South Korean uniforms were killed at Cheorwon, Gangwon-do. Three South Koreans were also wounded.
- October 1995: Two North Korean infiltrators were intercepted at Imjin River. One was killed, the other escaped.
- April 1996: Several hundred North Korean armed troops entered the Joint Security Area and elsewhere on three occasions in violation of the Korean armistice agreement.
- May 1996: Seven North Korean soldiers crossed the DMZ but withdrew when fired upon by South Korean troops.
- April 1997: Five North Korean soldiers cross the military demarcation line's Cheorwon sector and fired at South Korean positions.
- July 1997: Fourteen North Korean soldiers crossed the military demarcation line, causing a 23-minute exchange of heavy gunfire.
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Park Chung-hee (November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was former ROK Army general and the president of the Republic of Korea from 1961 to 1979. ...
Park Chung-hee (November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was former ROK Army general and the president of the Republic of Korea from 1961 to 1979. ...
Cheong Wa Dae (or The Blue House) is the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea. ...
Samcheok is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. ...
Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. ...
Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. ...
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The Joint Security Area (JSA), often called the Truce Village in both the media[1][2] and various military accounts[3], is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. ...
The Third Tunnel of Aggression is a tunnel under the border between North Korea and South Korea. ...
The Han River located in South Korea, is the confluence of the South Han River, which originates in Mount Daedeok-san, and the North Han, which originates in Mount Geumgang-san. ...
Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. ...
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Cheorwon County (Cheorwon_gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. ...
Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers establish a floating bridge across the Imjin River. ...
The Joint Security Area (JSA), often called the Truce Village in both the media[1][2] and various military accounts[3], is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. ...
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Inside the DMZ, near the western coast of the peninsula, is a place called Panmunjeom, home of the Joint Security Area (JSA); it is the only place where North and South connect. The Joint Security Area (JSA), often called the Truce Village in both the media[1][2] and various military accounts[3], is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. ...
Panmunjeom in Gyeonggi province is a village on the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War was signed. ...
There are several buildings on both the north and the south side of the MDL, and a few which are built right on top of the MDL. The Joint Security Area is the location where all negotiations since 1953 have been held, including statements of Korean solidarity, which have generally amounted to little except a slight decline of tensions. The MDL goes through the conference rooms and down the middle of the conference tables where the North Koreans and the United Nations Command (primarily South Koreans and Americans) meet face to face.
Though generally calm, the DMZ has been the scene of much saber-rattling between the two Koreas over the years. Several small skirmishes have occurred within the Joint Security Area since 1953. The Axe Murder Incident in August 1976 involved the attempted trimming of a poplar tree which resulted in two deaths and Operation Paul Bunyan. Before this time, the soldiers of both sides were permitted to go back and forth across the MDL inside of the JSA, a privilege since revoked as a result of this incident. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Saber noise. ...
The tree that was the object of the 1976 Axe Murder Incident (Photo 1984). ...
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The tree that was the object of the 1976 Axe Murder Incident (Photo 1984). ...
Another incident occurred later when a Soviet dignitary, who was part of an official trip to the JSA (hosted by the North), ran across the MDL yelling that he wanted to defect. North Korean troops opened fire and chased him across the line. South Korean troops, protecting the defector, fired back and eventually surrounded the North Koreans. One South Korean soldier was killed in the incident. The defector expressed joy in his successful attempt but was saddened by the loss of life. Since this incident, the North Korean soldiers face one another so[citation needed] defectors cannot come upon them from behind. They are ordered to shoot anyone who attempts to defect before they reach the line. In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state or political entity in exchange for allegiance to another. ...
Incursion tunnels Starting on November 15, 1974, the South discovered four tunnels leading under the DMZ. The first of the tunnels was discovered by a South Korean Army patrol, noticing steam rising from the ground. The initial discovery was met with machine gun fire from North Korean soldiers. Five days later, during a subsequent exploration of this tunnel, U.S. Navy Commander Robert M. Ballinger and ROK Marine Corps Major Kim Hah Chul were killed in an explosion triggered from North Korea, along with the wounding of six additional United Nations Command personnel, five American and one South Korean. This first tunnel was about three feet by four feet and extended over 1,000 meters beyond the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) which is the actual dividing line between North and South Korea. When the first tunnel was discovered, it was reinforced with concrete slabs, electric power and lighting, weapons storage and sleeping areas and had a narrow gauge railway with carts, capable of allowing approximately 2,000 soldiers per hour to traverse it. The second was discovered on March 19, 1975, of similar length, between 50 and 160 meters below ground, but was larger than the first, approximately two meters high by 2 meters wide. The third tunnel was discovered on October 17, 1978. Unlike the previous two, the third tunnel was discovered following a tip off from a North Korean defector. This tunnel is about 1,600 meters long and about 150 meters below ground. A fourth tunnel was discovered on March 3, 1990. It is almost identical in structure to the second and the third tunnels.[6] is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The tunnels were dug by North Korea and are presumed for use by the military as an invasion route. Each tunnel is large enough to permit the passage of an entire division in one hour. All the tunnels run in a north-south direction and do not branch off. The planning for the tunnels got progressively more advanced (for example, the third tunnel slopes upward slightly as it progresses southward, so that water does not stagnate). The orientation of the blasting lines within each one indicate that North Korea dug the tunnels. Upon their discovery, the North claimed that they were for coal mining; however, no coal can be found in the tunnels, which are dug through granite, but some of the tunnel walls were at some point painted black to give the appearance of coal. Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to twenty thousand soldiers. ...
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Today, it is possible to visit some of the tunnels as part of guided tours from the South. Some of the famous tunnel tours include the Third Tunnel of Aggression which was discovered in the 1970s. The Third Tunnel of Aggression is a tunnel under the border between North Korea and South Korea. ...
Current status Apart from Panmunjom, the Joint Security Area and two model villages, the DMZ is devoid of humans and their machinery, other than a large number of land mines. Both Koreas deploy the majority of their military personnel and technology within 100 miles (160 km) of the Military Demarcation Line that runs through the middle of the DMZ. This represents over one million troops on either side, plus large numbers of tanks, long-range artillery, and armoured personnel carriers. The DMZ is in many ways the last front of the Cold War. “Minefield†redirects here. ...
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Villages Within the DMZ there are two villages: one run by the North and the other by the South. Both are located near the Joint Security Area. The Joint Security Area (JSA), often called the Truce Village in both the media[1][2] and various military accounts[3], is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. ...
Daeseong-dong, found on the southern side of the DMZ, is a traditional village and strictly controlled by the South Korean government. For instance, one must have ancestral connections to the village in order to live there. These restrictions serve to keep the population of the village very small. Daeseong-dong, South Korea, is a town in South Korea close to the North Korean border. ...
In the North, Gijeong-dong, or as it is called in North Korea, "Peace Village," has only a small caretaker population. Through the armistice agreement the North felt that it should be allowed a town within the borders of the DMZ since the South already had one. UN troops call this Propaganda Village because only a small group of people cleaning and turning on lights reside within the village. Although from afar it appears to be a modern village, one can tell with binoculars that there is no glass within the windows of the buildings. In the past, North Korean propaganda was sent out by loudspeaker across to Daeseong-dong for as much as 20 hours per day, and reciprocal pop music and South Korean exhortations blasted back. These broadcasts ceased by mutual agreement in 2004. Gijeong-dong (Peace Village) sometimes romanized as Kichong-dong; is a village in North Korea (known in South Korea as Propaganda village), and is situated 1 mile from the South Korean village of Daeseong-dong (which is the only inhabited village in the southern side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone). ...
KijÅng-dong (sometimes romanized Gijeong-dong) is a village in North Korea. ...
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 The tallest flagpole in the world, in Kijong-dong.
 A portion of the northern boundary of the DMZ as seen from the Joint Security Area in January 1976 The North Korean building facing South Korea in the Joint Security Area is sometimes said not to be a real building but, "a façade designed to look large and impressive, in reality only a frame a few feet (1 m) thick."[citation needed] However, accounts from tourists having visited the northern side of the JSA have revealed that it is in fact a real building.[7] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1728 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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KijÅng-dong (sometimes romanized as Gijeong-dong) is a village in Panmun-gun, North Korea. ...
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The Joint Security Area (JSA), often called the Truce Village in both the media[1][2] and various military accounts[3], is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face. ...
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Flagpole During the 1980s, the South Korean government built a 98.4 metre (328 ft) tall flagpole in Daeseong-dong. The North Korean government responded by building a taller one — the tallest in the world at 160 metres (525 ft) in Kijong-dong.[8] Daeseong-dong, South Korea, is a town in South Korea close to the North Korean border. ...
Korean wall The Korean wall is a concrete barrier allegedly built along the length of the DMZ in South Korea between 1977 and 1979. The nature of the barrier is disputed, however it is widely accepted outside of North Korea that the wall does not exist.[citation needed] Peter Tetteroo shows footage of what he believes (at the prompting of his North Korean guides) to be the Korean Wall, dismissing South Korean denials as propoganda.[9] A South Korean outpost guarding the southern boundary of the DMZ as seen from North Korea  The Korean Wall in the Demilitarized Zone between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea. It is seen through binoculars placed in an outpost in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea). It is extremely difficult to tell if this is actually an earthern wall or merely a clear-cut zone (notice left side) viewed from an angle that makes it look like it could be a wall. The picture makes it unclear whether the wall is concrete or made of other materials. North Korea contends that "In the area south of the Military Demarcation Line, which cuts across our country at its waist, there is a concrete wall which...stretches more than 240 km (150 mi) from east to west, is five to eight meters (16 to 26 ft) high, 10 to 19 m (32 to 62 ft) thick at the bottom, and 3 to 7 m (10 to 23 ft) wide in the upper part. It is set with wire entanglements and dotted with gun embrasures, look-outs and varieties of military establishments....the South Korean rulers built this wall over a period of many years from 1977. They consumed over 800,000 tons of cement, over 200,000 tons of steel, and over 3.5 million cubic meters (123.6 million cu ft) of gravel and sand...". For Korea as a whole, see Korea. ...
As described by the DPRK the south side of the wall is packed with earth, which permits access to the top of the wall and makes it effectively invisible from the south side. North Korea claims that the US constructed the wall to humiliate and divide the Korean people, similar to the Berlin Wall, and to serve as a bridgehead for northward invasion.[10] Skeptics contend that if the wall does exist, and built as described by North Korea, it would be unsuitable for use as a bridgehead, as any vehicles attempting a crossing from the south would fall five to eight meters (16 to 26 ft) and become damaged and useless. However the DPRK claims that there are tanks (in contravention to the laws of the DMZ) inside the wall (driven through openings on the southern side that would allow an invasion to take place[citation needed]. View in 1986 from the west side of graffiti art on the walls infamous death strip Walls poster in memory of the fall. ...
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According to the United States Government, the wall as described does not exist, although there are shorter anti-tank barriers along portions of the DMZ.[11]
Transportation Panmunjeom (RR)/P'anmunjŏm (MR) is the site of the negotiations that ended the Korean War and is the main centre of human activity in the DMZ. The village is located on the main highway and railway line (called the Gyeongui Line before division and today in the South and the P'yŏngbu Line in the north) connecting Seoul and P'yŏngyang. The highway is used on rare occasions to move people between the two countries, and to bring supplies to South Korean factories located in North Korea (much like Checkpoint Charlie in East and West Berlin), and the railway line is currently being reconnected as part of the general thawing in the relations between North and South. A new road and rail connection is also being built on the Donghae Bukbu (Tonghae Pukpu) Line. The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ...
McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ...
The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. ...
Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ...
Pyŏngyang (Pyeongyang) is the capital city of North Korea, located in the northwest of the country, near the Taedong River. ...
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Boroughs of West Berlin West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ...
The Donghae Bukbu Line is a former railway line that connected the present-day city of Anbyon in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, with Yangyang, Gangwon Province, South Korea. ...
Wildlife Except in the area around the truce village of Panmunjeom and more recently on the Donghae Bukbu Line on the east coast, humans for the most part have not entered the DMZ in the last fifty years. This isolation has created as a byproduct one of the most well-preserved pieces of temperate land in the world. Environmentalists hope that if reunification occurs the former DMZ will become a wildlife refuge. However, there will be significant obstacles to maintaining the site because of the high concentration of landmines across the area. Involuntary park is a term coined by science fiction author and environmentalist Bruce Sterling to describe previously inhabited areas that for environmental or political reasons have, in Sterlings words, lost their value for technological instrumentalism and been allowed to return to an overgrown, feral state. ...
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See also This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ...
Map of North Korea North Korea is located in eastern Asia, on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. ...
Map of South Korea South Korea is located in Eastern Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. ...
The United Nations Command (Korea) is the unified command structure for the multinational military forces supporting the Republic of Korea (South Korea or ROK) during and after the Korean War. ...
Camp Bonifas is the US Army post closest to the Korean Demilitarized Zone, or more accurately, closest to the Joint Security Area and Panmunjeom. ...
DMZ tour refers to a tour package (usually in South Korea), which visits various sites along the South Korean side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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