June
25, 1950
Korean
War Begins
Beginning of Korean War:
At 4am KST (June 24 – 12pm PDT), South
Korean army bases near the border with North
Korea, at Yeoncheon, came under fire without warning. After 45
minutes of shelling, North Korean troops invaded with six infantry divisions,
an armored brigade and three border brigades coming across the 38th parallel. With many of their personnel on
weekend leave, the four South Korean divisions in the area were quickly
overwhelmed, and the invaders proceeded toward the South Korean capital of Seoul, 40 miles to
the south..
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