How many Chinese volunteers died in the Korean War

Mondo Military Updated on 2024-03-01

During the Korean War, the Chinese volunteers lost a total of about 183,108 people, of which 169,634 were killed, 383,218 were wounded, 2,562 were missing, and 2,140 were captured. The data is based on information released by Chinese officials.

The Korean War (1950-1953) was a hot war during the Cold War that involved North Korea, China, the United States, and its allies. The war arose from an ideological and territorial dispute between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the north and the Korea** (South Korea) in the south on the Korean Peninsula.

During the Korean War, the Chinese Volunteers crossed the Yalu River into North Korea in October 1950 to support the North Korean Confrontation Coalition (mainly led by the U.S. Army). The participation of the Chinese volunteers in the war had an important impact on the course and outcome of the war.

The war ended on July 27, 1953 with an armistice, and the two sides returned to the border line at the beginning of the war, the 38th parallel. Although there was no formal peace treaty in the Korean War, the two sides remained relatively peaceful for decades after the armistice.

The sacrifices of the Chinese volunteers in the Korean War were enormous, and in addition to personnel, there were also a lot of material losses. China's participation in the Korean War had a profound impact on the domestic economy and society, deepened the hostile relationship between China and the United States, and had an important impact on the entire Cold War pattern.

The end of the Korean War did not solve the ** problem of the Korean Peninsula, and North and South Korea are still in ** state. The Korean War also became an important event in the history of the Cold War and had a profound impact on international relations for generations to come. Korean War

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