Korean DMZ Conflict

Korean DMZ Conflict
Part of the Korean conflict and the Cold War

American and South Korean soldiers at the DMZ, on 26 August 1967.
Date5 October 1966 – 3 December 1969
(3 years, 1 month and 4 weeks)
Location
Result South Korean victory
Territorial
changes
Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
 North Korea
Commanders and leaders
Kim Il Sung
Casualties and losses
South Korea:
299 killed
550 wounded:112
1 patrol craft sunk
United States:
81 killed
120 wounded
85 captured and later released:112
2 jeeps destroyed
2 aircraft
1 technical research vessel captured
397 killed
at least 23 wounded
33 defected
12 soldiers and 2,462 agents captured:112
47 civilians killed

The Korean DMZ Conflict, also referred to as the Second Korean War by some, was a series of low-level armed clashes between North Korean forces and the forces of South Korea and the United States, largely occurring between 1966 and 1969 along the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).