United Nations Forces in the Korean War

After the outbreak of Korean War on 25 June 1950, 16 countries (deploying / arrival order): United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Netherlands, Canada, France, New Zealand, Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia and Colombia provided combat troops for South Korea and they organized the United Nations Forces.

Instruction

Source of statistics in this article is the official book about Korean War statistics published by South Korean Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History in June 2014.

Statistics in this article may differ from the statistics of each countries.

United States

Main article: United States in the Korean War

• Units:
  • U.S. Army:
    Main article: U.S. Eighth Army Korean War order of battle
  • U.S. Navy:
    Main article: U.S. Seventh Fleet Korean War order of battle
  • U.S. Air Force:
    Main article: USAF units and aircraft of the Korean War
  • U.S. Marine Corps: 1st Marine Division and so on.
• Deployment: 27 June 1950 (Air Force, Navy), 1 July 1950 (Army)
• First Battle: 5 July 1950
• Withdrawal: October 1954 (main force)
• Participants: Total about 1,789,000
• Casualties
  • As of 2023, MIAs and Unaccounted Remains: 7,428
    Main article: Recovery of US human remains from the Korean War
    See also: Operation Glory
  • As of 2022, according to the list of Wall of Remembrance in the Korean War Veterans Memorial, killed soldiers were 36,634. But this figure fluctuate depending on the ongoing correction of list.
  • As of 2021, United States Department of Veterans Affairs
    • Killed: 36,574 (Battle Deaths: 33,739, Other Deaths: 2,835)
    • Wounded: 103,284
  • As of 2014

Deaths and Woundings	Army	Air Force	Navy	Marine Corps	Total
Total Killed (a+b+c+d+e)	27,728	1,198	492	4,268	36,516
Killed in action (a)	19,754	198	364	3,321	23,637
Killed in Wounding (b)	1,904	16	28	536	2,484
Killed in Missing (c)	3,317	960	97	385	4,759
Killed in POW Camps (d)	2,753	24	3	26	2,806
Other Deathes (e) (Non-battle Deaths)	...	...	...	...	2,830
Wounded	...	...	...	...	92,134 103,284

POWs and MIAs	Army	Air Force	Navy	Marine Corps	Total
Total POWs and MIAs (a+b+c+d)					8,123
Total captured POWs (a+b+c)	5,356	926	286	677	7,245
Killed in POW Camps (a)	2,753	24	3	26	2,806
Living POWs (Returned) (b)					4,418
Living POWs (Defectors) (c)					21
Unaccounted (d)	...	...	...	...	931

Mexicans and Puerto Ricans

Main article: Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the Korean War

Main article: 65th Infantry Regiment (United States)

Many Mexicans and Puerto Ricans served in the United States Army during the Korean War.

United Kingdom

Main article: United Kingdom in the Korean War

• Units:
  • British Army: 1st Commonwealth Division, 27th Infantry Brigade, 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade, 29th Infantry Brigade and so on.
  • Royal Navy: 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron
  • Royal Marines: 41 Independent Commando
• Deployment: 1 July 1950 (Navy), 28 August 1950 (Army)
• First Battle: 4 September 1950
• Withdrawal: March 1955 (Navy), 1954–1957 (Army)
• Participants: Total about 56,000
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
1,078	2,674	179	978	4,909

Australia

Main article: Australia in the Korean War

• Units:
  Main article: Order of battle of Australian forces during the Korean War
  • Australian Army: Royal Australian Regiment and so on.
  • Australian Navy: Aircraft carrier (1), Destroyer (2), Frigate (1)
  • Australian Air Force: No. 91 (Composite) Wing RAAF
• Deployment: 1 July 1950 (Air Force, Navy), 27 September 1950 (Army)
• First Battle: 5 October 1950
• Withdrawal: November 1953 (Air Force),1955 (Navy), 24 March 1956 (Army)
• Participants: Total 17,164
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
340	1,216	N/A	28	1,584

Netherlands

Main article: Regiment van Heutsz § #Korean War

• Units:
  • Royal Netherlands Army: Regiment van Heutsz
  • Royal Netherlands Navy: Destroyer (1)
• Deployment: 19 July 1950 (Navy), 23 November 1950 (Army)
• First Battle: 11 December 1950
• Withdrawal: 9 October, 9 November, 6 December 1954 (Army), 24 January 1955 (Navy)
• Participants: Total 5,322
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
120	645	N/A	3	768

Canada

Main article: Canada in the Korean War

• Units:
  • Canadian Army: Royal Canadian Regiment and so on.
  • Royal Canadian Navy: Destroyer (3)
  • Royal Canadian Air Force: 426 Transport Training Squadron
• Deployment: 28 July 1950 (Air Force), 30 July 1950 (Navy), 18 December 1950 (Army)
• First Battle: 15 February 1951
• Withdrawal: July 1953 (Air Force), September 1955 (Navy), June 1957 (Army)
• Participants: Total 26,791
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
516	1,212	1	32	1,761

France

Main article: French Battalion

• Units:
  • French Army: French Battalion
  • French Navy: French aviso La Grandière
• Deployment: 29 July 1950 (Navy), 29 November 1950 (Army)
• First Battle: 13 December 1950
• Withdrawal: December 1950 (Navy), 22 October 1953 (Army)
• Participants: Total 3,421
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
262	1,008	7	12	1,289

New Zealand

Main article: New Zealand in the Korean War

• Units:
  • New Zealand Army: Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
  • Royal New Zealand Navy: Frigate (6)
• Deployment: 30 July 1950 (Navy), 31 December 1950 (Army)
• First Battle: 28 January 1951
• Withdrawal: 2 March 1954 (Navy), 8 November 1954 (Army)
• Participants: Total 3,794
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
23	79	1	N/A	103

Philippines

Main article: Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea

• Units:
  • Philippine Army: Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea
• Deployment: 19 September 1950
• First Battle: 1 October 1950
• Withdrawal: 13 May 1955
• Participants: Total 7,420
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
112	299	16	41	468

Turkey

Main article: Turkish Brigade

• Units:
  • Turkish Army: Turkish Brigade
• Deployment: 17 October 1950
• First Battle: 12 November 1950
• Withdrawal: Summer 1954 (main force), 27 June 1971
• Participants: Total 21,212
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
966	1,155	N/A	244	2,365

Thailand

Main article: Thailand in the Korean War

• Units:
  • Royal Thai Army: 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen Sirikit's Guard
  • Royal Thai Navy: Frigate (7), Troopship (1)
  • Royal Thai Air Force: Transport Aircraft Squadron
• Deployment: 7 November 1950 (Army, Navy), 18 June 1951 (Air Force)
• First Battle: 22 November 1950
• Withdrawal: 1954 (Army) – main force, January 1955 (Navy), 6 November 1964 (Air Force), 23 June 1972 (Army)
• Participants: Total 6,326
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
129	1,139	5	N/A	1,273

South Africa

Main article: 2 Squadron SAAF § Korean War

• Units:
  • South African Air Force: 2 Squadron SAAF
• Deployment: 12 November 1950
• First Battle: 19 November 1950
• Withdrawal: 29 October 1953
• Participants: Total 826
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
36	N/A	N/A	8	44

Greece

Main article: Greek Expeditionary Force (Korea)

• Units:
  • Hellenic Army: Greek Expeditionary Force
  • Hellenic Air Force: 13th Flight – CTransport Aircraft C-47 (7)
• Deployment: 1 December 1950 (Air Force), 9 December 1950 (Army)
• First Battle: 5 January 1951
• Withdrawal: April 1955 (Air Force), 22 January 1956 (Army) – main force, December 1955 (Army)
• Participants: Total 4,992
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
192	543	N/A	3	738

Belgium

Main article: Belgian Volunteer Corps for Korea

• Units:
  • Belgian Army: Belgium-Luxembourg Battalion
• Deployment: 31 January 1951
• First Battle: 6 March 1951
• Withdrawal: 15 June 1955
• Participants: Total 3,498
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
99	336	4	1	440

Luxembourg

Main article: Luxembourg in the Korean War

• Units:
  • Luxembourg Army: Belgium-Luxembourg Battalion
• Deployment: 31 January 1951
• First Battle: 13 March 1951
• Withdrawal: 7 January 1953
• Participants: Total 100
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
2	13	N/A	N/A	15

Ethiopia

Main article: Kagnew Battalion

• Units:
  • Ethiopian Ground Forces: Kagnew Battalion
• Deployment: 6 May 1951
• First Battle: 11 July 1951
• Withdrawal: 3 March 1965
• Participants: Total 3,518
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
122	536	N/A	N/A	658

Colombia

Main article: Colombian Battalion

• Units:
  • Colombian Army: Colombian Battalion
  • Colombian Navy: Frigate (1)
• Deployment: 8 May 1951 (Navy), 15 June 1951 (Army)
• First Battle: 1 August 1951
• Withdrawal: 29 October 1954 (Army), 11 October 1955 (Navy)
• Participants: Total 5,100
• Casualties

Killed	Wounded	MIA	POW	Total
213	448	N/A	28	689

Memorial Day

• 11 November: UN Veterans International Memorial Day (Turn Toward Busan) / 유엔참전용사 국제추모의 날

See also

• Medical support in the Korean War
• United Nations Command
• United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, where 2,300 casualties from various nations are buried

References

• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-1 ( ETHIOPIA, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, TURKEY) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1972 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-1 ( ETHIOPIA, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, TURKEY) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1972 (PDF) Archived 2023-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-2 (AUSTRALIA, CANADA, INDIA, NEW ZEALAND, UNITED KINGDOM) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1981 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-2 (AUSTRALIA, CANADA, INDIA, NEW ZEALAND, UNITED KINGDOM) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1981 (PDF) Archived 2023-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-3 (BELGIUM, COLOMBIA, FRANCE, GREECE, LUXEMBOURG, NETHERLANDS, DENMARK, ITALY, NORWAY, SWEDEN) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1974 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-3 (BELGIUM, COLOMBIA, FRANCE, GREECE, LUXEMBOURG, NETHERLANDS, DENMARK, ITALY, NORWAY, SWEDEN) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1974 (PDF) Archived 2023-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-4 (UNITED STATES) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1975 (E-BOOK)
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-4 (UNITED STATES) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1975 (PDF)
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-5 (UNITED STATES) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1976 (E-BOOK)
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-5 (UNITED STATES) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1976 (PDF)
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-6 (SUMMARY) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1977 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-6 (SUMMARY) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1977 (PDF) Archived 2023-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
• The Korean War and the UN Forces – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2015 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• The Korean War and the UN Forces – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2015 (PDF) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• The Statistics of the Korean War – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2014 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• The Statistics of the Korean War – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2014 (PDF) Archived 2021-01-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1998 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1998 (PDF) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• The Summary of the Korean War – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1986 (PDF) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• The History of the Korean War-10: The UN Forces (AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, CANADA, COLOMBIA, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, GREECE, NETHERLANDS) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1980 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-06-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• The History of the Korean War-10: The UN Forces (AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, CANADA, COLOMBIA, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, GREECE, NETHERLANDS) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1980 (PDF) Archived 2023-06-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• The History of the Korean War-11: The UN Forces (NEW ZEALAND, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, DENMARK, INDIA, ITALY, NORWAY, SWEDEN) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1980 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• The History of the Korean War-11: The UN Forces (NEW ZEALAND, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, DENMARK, INDIA, ITALY, NORWAY, SWEDEN) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1980 (PDF) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)

External links

• United Nations Peace Memorial Hall
• History of the Korean War -United Nations Command