Photos From Korea to the Falkland Islands - colourised images of conflicts after World War II.

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1st Marine Regiment proudly brandishing a North Korean flag found during the Second Battle of Seoul, September 1950.

 

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A flamethrower participates in an attack during Korean War.

The Korean War began 25 June 1950, when North Korean armed forces invaded South Korea. The war’s combat phase lasted until an armistice was signed 27 July 1953. As part of a United Nations (UN) force consisting of 16 countries, 26,791 Canadian military personnel served in the Korean War, during both the combat phase and as peacekeepers afterward. The last Canadian soldiers left Korea in 1957. After the two world wars, Korea remains Canada’s third-bloodiest overseas conflict, taking the lives of 516 Canadians and wounding more than 1,200. The two Koreas remain technically at war today.

 

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Korea, 17 January 1951.

Pohang Operation 10 January - February 11 1951.
USMC (1st Marine Div) patrol led by M-26 Pershing followed by M4A3(105) hunts down North Korean guerillas in the mountainous region of Korea.
1st Marine Division task during this period was to protect Eight Army main supply route ( National route 29) and the only protected eastern port still in U.N hands against the 10th North Korean ( NK) 6,000 strong Division.
Photosource- NARA#127-GK234B-A6076
Photographer- Sgt Keating.
Colourised by Royston Leonard

 

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A Soviet border guard in the 1970s

Photo stolen from @BravoZulu

 

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The last UN tanks and military vehicles crossing the bridge over the Han River before it was blown by US Army Engineers, following the Battle of Uijeongbu in South Korea. January 1951

Han River is one of the most important rivers in North and South Korea and flows over Seoul with a length of 494 km. On the other hand, the Battle of Uijeongbu was a four-days offensive starting 1 January 1951, at Uijeongbu, South Korea, which involved the United Nations retreat after the second Chinese offensive after entering the Korean War.

The United States 8th Army was able to withdraw with the help of the brave resistance from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, which was essential to the outcome of the war.

(Colorized by Ben from Cassowary Colorizations)

 

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Polish Navy ORP Ślązak (P-103)

DESCRIPTION
Small submarine type M-XV-bis, built in the USSR and used in the Baltic fleet in 1948-1954. Then it was handed over to Poland in November 1954. Initially, it bore the tactical mark M-103, then P-103 and 304 respectively. Unexplained reason for the sinking, in the early 1960s.
The wreck was discovered in 2007 at 54 ° 39 '10.2 "N, 18 ° 38' 46.4" E.

 

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The Turkish Brigade (code name North Star, Turkish: Şimal Yıldızı or Kutup Yıldızı) was a Turkish Army Infantry Brigade that served with the United Nations Command during the Korean War between 1950 and 1953. Attached to the U.S. 25th Infantry Division, the Turkish Brigade fought in several actions and was awarded Unit Citations from Korea and the United States after fighting in the Kunuri Battle. The Turkish Brigade developed a reputation for its fighting ability, stubborn defense, commitment to mission, and bravery.

Photo stolen from @BravoZulu

 

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Turkish Army Infantry Brigade arrival at Pusan, Korea, October 1950.

The advance party of the Turkish Brigade arrived in Pusan on 12 October 1950. The main body arrived five days later, October 17 from the eastern Mediterranean port of Iskenderun, Turkey, and the brigade went into bivouac near Taegu where it underwent training and received U.S. equipment. The brigade was attached to the U.S. 25th Infantry Division.

On 29 June 1950 the government of the Republic of Turkey replied to the United Nations Resolution 83 requesting military aid to South Korea, following the attack initiated by North Korea on 25 June. The cable stated: "Turkey is ready to meet his responsibilities." On 25 July 1950 the Turkish government decided to send a brigade of 5,000 troops comprising three infantry battalions, an artillery battalion and auxiliary units, to fight under UN Command against North Korea and subsequently the People's Republic of China. Turkey was the second country to answer the UN call, after the United States.

(Colorised by Murathan Yilmaz from Turkey)

 

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Tanks attached to Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division moved around a destroyed bridge south of Kotgo-ri on Dec. 9, 1950. This picture was taken during the division’s historic march up and back to the Chosin Reservoir along the North Korean-Chinese border in the early months of the Korean War. Note the Chinese prisoners being herded to the rear for questioning.

 

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Stetson Cavalry Hat in Vietnam

Adopted at the end of the Vietnam War, this has been a standard for all Cavalry units in the Army. Center crease, leather band and black ribbon around crown, and leather chin strap. 3X fur felt with 3" brim. Brim Eyelets: one centered on each side of brim. Wt: 7 oz.

 

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A few more

 

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New Zealanders, Sgt J M Bragg, Gunner D J Humphries and Gunner D J Kelly ( 16th Field Regiment RNZA) operating a 25 pounder during the first major offensive of the 1st Commonwealth Division. Korea, Oct 2-5 1951( operation Commando)

1st Commonwealth Division made up of, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India( Medical Unit)

Note; Koreans attached to Commonwealth(KATCOM) System took effect from May 1952 onwards to 1st Commonwealth Division to bring units up to Strength during troop rotations.

Photosource- National library of New Zealand
Ref: K-0418( Photographer Ian Mackley)

 

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USN Aircraft Crewman, Korean war.

 

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PFC James P. Laurie(New York City N.Y), Rifleman,B Company,2nd BN,8th Cav Regt, 1st Brigade,1st Cav Div (Airmobile),reaches upto the cave entrance for a M-16 rifle after spotting a Viet-Cong suspect in the cave during operation "Pershing",a search and destroy mission of a Viet-Cong tunnel complex near the base camp English, approximately 40 miles North-northwest of An Khe.
10th March 1967.

Photosource- US Army SP Photo Det, Pacific
QC 39116
Photographer-S/SGT Robert R.Ellis

 

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Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
L-R Manuel Moya and Team Leader (SGT) Reed Cundiff Team 4, 173rd ABN.
Photo taken for Life magazine, late February 1967 by Co Rentmeester.

Below description of this photo comes directly from Reed;
" Quick back story on that photo. 2/503rd PIR of 173rd ABN,made only US combat drop of RVN War.
Teams 3 and 6 were infiltrated two nights before drop. WW drops demonstrated need to have Recon on ground to make sure a Battalion+drop is not into a fire sack. The rest rest of 173rd LRRP got flown into secured DZ that afternoon.
Four teams were to be inserted,the second night into two lifts.
Teams were to be out 10 or more KM from Brigade on DZ. Both teams were engaged immediately with 3 wounded.
Teams 3 and 4 were to be on second lift,was cancelled with all Helios engaged.
The two teams were then to be inserted the next night.
We were waiting to to take off when Rentmeester wandered by, I do not remember him at all and I used to have an eidetic memory
All I was thinking was insertion.
We were inserted about 1km from Cambodia in what turned out to be an active base camp.
We heard movement on trail at night,were spotted,hid,went to get exfiltrated, walked into an ambush 50m from exfiltration LZ,
Killed three on trail, killed RPD team, and got run 5km right through the base with folks bullshitting on either side.

Manuel Moya tragically lost his life 30 years ago in New Mexico.
Reed Cundiff is a full time RVer with his wife Elaine.

 

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Mortar Platoon, 1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles (Duke of Edinburgh's own Gurkha Rifles) 5th Infantry Brigade take a break after firing all night during the Battle for Tumbledown and Mount William on 13/14 June 1982.

photosource- Soldier Magazine
photographer- Paul R G Haley

 

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North Korean POWs captured by 1st Turkish Brigade soldiers at the Battle of Wawon. 27-29th November 1950

In the course of the U.N. offensive and the Chinese counteroffensive, the 1st Turkish Brigade suffered 3,514 casualties, of which 741 were killed in action, 2,068 wounded, 163 missing and 244 taken prisoner, as well as 298 noncombatant casualties.

The Turks, armed and trained by American military advisers, did better than even they had hoped or expected in this, their first real combat since World War I. The American units to which they were attached respected their skills and tenacity in combat. Some comments by American officers give insight into the Turks and their abilities. ‘They really prefer to be on the offensive and handle it quite well,’ went one appraisal. ‘They are not as good at defensive positions, and certainly never retreat.’ Another report told of their patrol skills: ‘Certain Turkish patrols always reported high body counts when they returned from patrols. Headquarters always scoffed at the high numbers, much higher in fact than any other unit, until the Turks decided to bring the enemy bodies back and dump them at headquarters for the body count.’

The Turks acquitted themselves in a brave and noble fashion in some of the worst conditions experienced in the Korean War. Very little else could have been required or expected of them. Their heavy casualties speak of their honor and commitment. Their bravery requires no embellishment. It stands on its own.

 

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Camilo Cienfuegos

He was a Cuban revolutionary born in Havana. Along with Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Juan Almeida Bosque, and Raúl Castro, he was a member of the 1956 Granma expedition, which launched Fidel Castro's armed insurgency against the government of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. He became one of Castro's top guerilla commanders, known as the "Hero of Yaguajay" after winning a key battle of the Cuban Revolution. His signature weapons were a M1921AC Thompson and a modified M2 carbine.

He was appointed head of Cuba's armed forces shortly after the victory of Castro's rebel army in 1959. He was presumed dead when a small plane he was traveling in disappeared during a night flight from Camagüey to Havana later that year. Many have speculated and conspiracies have arisen concerning his mysterious disappearance.

Cienfuegos, whose name translates in English to "a hundred fires," is revered in Cuba as a hero of the Revolution, with monuments, memorials, and an annual celebration in his honor.

 

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Personally I think that they should have started by looking at the dude in the background, who's jealous of the way his girl friend is looking at Camilo...............something's going on there!!!!

 

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Apache Troop, 7th Squadron. 1st Cavalry fly near the Cambodian border during the incursion in late 70. Photo by Bill Staffa