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The 1st Colombia Battalion was a volunteer force of young fighting men, ready to die for their love of country and to secure the freedom of South Korea. Attached to the 24th U.S. Infantry Division, Colombian sailors also did their part, deployed off Korean waters in the country’s only frigate, the Admirante Padilla. Between 1951 and 1954 some 5,100 Colombian soldiers served in Korea.

Of the 5,100 Colombians sent to Korea, most were between 18 and 21 years of age. 131 Colombians died in combat, 10 in service-related accidents and two of natural causes. 476 men were injured, 69 disappeared in combat and 30 were taken POWs.

Colombian Soldiers receive rations and equipment after engaging in a bitter fight on Korea’s Old Baldy.

Positions on the main line of resistance occupied by the Colombian Battalion, attached to the 24th Division, near Chup'a-ri overlooking the Kumsong Valley.

A Colombian Naval Frigate before departing for Korea, November 1, 1951.

Top officers of a Colombian battalion pose for a photo

A Colombian veteran returns home from the Korean War. Colombian was the only Latin American nation to send soldiers to that conflict.

Soldiers from the allied COLOMBIA Battalion after landing in Korea and ready to take on the Communist forces from North Korea & China, dated, 1950.

 

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Gloucestershire Regiment at Imjin
General Vanfleet visit Gloucestershire Regiment after İmjin Battle

 

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Hill 614. February 1951. Two soldiers from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), aim their weapons towards enemy positions.

 

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Luxembourg contingent in Korea.

 

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Luxembourg:
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Luxembourg:
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Bagpipers of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on August 29, 1950, pipe ashore at Pusan a battalion of their Scottish regiment and a battalion of the English Middlesex Regiment; the first allied ground forces to join the Americans and South Koreans. (U.S. Army photo.)

 

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A wounded soldier of the French Battalion is readied to be carried back for medical care. The French Battalion gained renown and suffered high losses at Chipyong-ni in early 1951 and on Heartbreak Ridge in the fall of 1951. (UPI/Bettmann Newsphoto.)

Soldiers of the Gloucestershire Regiment battalion stop for afternoon tea. In April, 1951, this battalion was overrun by a massive Chinese attack and only a few of its members reached UN lines. (Defense Department photo.)

This battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment distinguished itself in Korea in a number of engagements. In its first fight the Aussies, using mainly rifles and bayonets, routed a North Koran regiment. (British Commonwealth Occupation Forces Japan photo.)

Members of the Turkish Brigade move into position in December, 1950, shortly after suffering severe casualties attempting to block encirclement of the U.S. 2nd Division at the Chongchon river in North Korea. (UPI/Bettmann Newsphoto.)

 

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Australia:
Majon'ni. 30 July 1953. Soldiers from Support Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), move from The Hook defences to the DMZ 72 hours after the cease fire.

 

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77 fighter squadron R.A.A.F. was the first UN unit to go into action in Korea.

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3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Korea, June 1952

 

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USS New Jersey (BB-62) bombarding shore targets in Korea, 1953

 

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A flag made by Australian troops as a gift to Turkish forces in Korea "Ataturks children, we are together"

 

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Kure Harbour, Japan. September 1950. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), about to embark on the transport/troopship T120 for action in Korea.

 

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An officer from the 20th Battalion Combat Team, Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEKTOK) opening a beer using his M1911 pistol during the Korean War

 

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These two disabled Centurion tanks played a part in the April battle of the Imjin River when the heroic 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, fought Chinese troops in a two day battle before they were overwhelmed. The tanks formed part of a breakthrough force, but came under heavy fire ahead of a Chinese road block. 31st May 1951

 

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Kure Harbour, Japan. September 1950. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), about to embark on the transport/troopship T120 for action in Korea.

Looks like he is armed with the WW1 era SMLE .303 rifle.

 

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HMS Newcastle firing at enemy batteries in the Chuinnapo Estuary, Korea 1953. The shock wave has raised spray from the deck and flung empty cordite cases into the air

 

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Philippines:
M45 Quad .50cal AA gun mounted on a M3 halftrack of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces To Korea (PEFTOK)