The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was a beautiful turnaround battle fought by New China on the international stage.
Before this war, neither the United States nor Britain really took China seriously.
In order to contain China, they are stirring up trouble at China's doorstep, trying to let the flames of war burn to China and stifle the newly established people's power.
On June 25, 1950, the Korean People's Army crossed the 38th parallel and attacked South Korea, and war broke out between the two countries.
On July 7, 1950, without the Soviet Union voting, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution to form a "joint **".
Since then, in addition to the United States, more than 10 countries, including Britain, Canada, France, and Turkey, have landed on the Korean battlefield.
Like the United States, Britain, France, we don't need to say much, these old powers, since 1840, they have begun to kill our compatriots, cut my territory, and make me money.
The deep hatred between us "goes back a long way"!
We are not at all surprised that they sent troops to North Korea to cause trouble at China's doorstep, and by taking advantage of the Korean War, we can just settle the old and new hatreds with these countries!
However, we are a little surprised that some countries send troops to North Korea, such as Luxembourg.
China and North Korea and Luxembourg have no grievances in the past and no enmity in the near future, and China has almost no intersection with Luxembourg for more than 5,000 years.
Why did Luxembourg follow the United States into this troubled water?
Let's talk about Luxembourg, the smallest participating country in the Korean War in terms of area and population!
The full name of Luxembourg is the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and their Grand Duke is the head of state.
It is one of the smallest countries in the world by land area, with a land area of only 2,5863 square kilometers, only 6020,000 people, and of those 600,000 people, almost 50% are foreigners and almost 50% Luxembourgers.
It may be difficult to grasp the area of Luxembourg by looking at the numbers alone, so let me provide a reference:
Fei County, Shandong Province, covers an area of about 1,600 square kilometers and has a population of about 850,000.
It can be seen that the area and population of Luxembourg are similar to those of a county in China.
Very compact indeed.
It was the smallest of the 16 belligerents in the Korean War.
But, small to small, Luxembourg is rich!
Although it may sound humiliating to lose Luxembourg in World War II, it was also good for Luxembourg that its economic and industrial base was not greatly damaged.
While the rest of the world was in ruins by the war, Luxembourg's economy continued to grow.
Finance, satellites, and steel later developed into Luxembourg's three pillar industries.
Luxembourg claims to be the "eighth largest financial centre in the world". It is also at the leading level in satellite technology.
Since then, it has joined the European Community and is an important initiator of the European Union, and is well-known in Europe
Before the outbreak of the Korean War, Luxembourg had the highest per capita income of any of the participating countries, and even the United States at that time was far from it!
During the Korean War, some peripheral countries, such as Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, which were afraid of the coercion of the United States but could not compete with the United States, only sent medical teams and medical ships to provide assistance.
They know the golden mean, and they know that both sides should be offended as little as possible, which can be said to be very scheming!
According to common sense, a small country like Luxembourg would either not go to war or send a medical team.
Unexpectedly, Luxembourg sent a regular army to the war.
Although only 44 men were sent to the war, this was almost the entire family of Luxembourg.
What is the total strength of the whole country in Luxembourg?
Don't be surprised to say it, there are only 550 people.
Because Luxembourg has a limited land area and a relatively concentrated population, there is only one battalion in the whole country, with a strength of about 550 troops.
The strength of 550 people is set just right.
If it is necessary to maintain law and order and resolve minor conflicts, these 550 people are more than enough. If we really encounter a big war like World War II, it can be solved and just surrender.
The 44 men who participated in the war accounted for 1 10 of the total strength of the whole country.
In front of other war-fighting countries, it can be said that the number of troops is not worth mentioning.
But for Luxembourg, it's already a bloody one!
Luxembourg and our country have no grievances, why should they spend so much money?
In fact, to put it bluntly, Luxembourg wanted to use the Korean War as a springboard to show loyalty to the Americans.
Luxembourg is located in the interior of Europe, surrounded by France, Germany, and Belgium, and after the end of World War II, Luxembourg, as a pocket country, relied on 550 soldiers, which was difficult to protect
At the same time, expansion and threats from the Soviet side left Luxembourg in fear.
Luxembourg is eager to sign a "mutual defense agreement" with the United States and to receive protection and assistance from the United States.
After the end of World War II, the United States, as the world hegemon, wanted to collude with the United States so many countries, why should the United States consider a small Luxembourg!
Therefore, Luxembourg wants to seize the opportunity of this Korean War to send a vote to the United States!
After the 44 soldiers in Luxembourg left for the Korean battlefield, they were placed under the unified command of the US military due to the lack of independent combat capability.
On the battlefield, Luxembourg soldiers are mainly responsible for chores and undertake tasks that are not too dangerous, after all, Luxembourg soldiers are expensive.
Even if the U.S. military loves it in every possible way, there are no eyes on the battlefield.
After meeting the squadron on the battlefield, the Luxembourg army did not pay enough attention, and what they learned about the squadron was still the image of the sick man of East Asia decades ago.
I thought that the squadron millet plus rifles, and when I saw a foreigner with a gun, I would hug my head and run away!
As everyone knows, this time the head of the rat should be a "joint **".
After the two armies met, the Luxembourg army did not retreat, but rushed straight up.
It was really a newborn calf that was not afraid of tigers, and the volunteer soldiers picked up machine guns, and with a burst of strafing, the Luxembourg soldiers were knocked down.
In this battle, there were 15 Luxembourg soldiers, of whom 2 were killed and 13 were seriously wounded. The Luxembourg army was reimbursed by the volunteers on the Korean battlefield!
At first glance, there are only **15 people, which is nothing compared to those thousands**.
However, do not forget that there were only more than 500 soldiers in the whole of Luxembourg, and 44 were sent to the DPRK.
* 34% of the total.
Luxembourg is the country with the highest proportion of all the "unions" and the country that has suffered the most losses!
The Korean War was the most expensive war in modern times, and in World War II, Luxembourg only had 6 soldiers wounded, and Luxembourg's number of soldiers in Korea was 2 of World War II5 times!
After this battle, Luxembourg also tasted the power of the squadron!
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