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
Units:
U.S. Army:
U.S. Navy:
U.S. Air Force:
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
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
Mexicans and Puerto Ricans
Many Mexicans and Puerto Ricans served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
United Kingdom
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
Australia
Units:
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
Netherlands
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
Canada
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
France
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
New Zealand
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
Philippines
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
Turkey
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
Thailand
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
South Africa
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
Greece
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
Belgium
Units:
Belgian Army: Belgium-Luxembourg Battalion
Deployment: 31 January 1951
First Battle: 6 March 1951
Withdrawal: 15 June 1955
Participants: Total 3,498
Casualties
Luxembourg
Units:
Luxembourg Army: Belgium-Luxembourg Battalion
Deployment: 31 January 1951
First Battle: 13 March 1951
Withdrawal: 7 January 1953
Participants: Total 100
Casualties
Ethiopia
Units:
Ethiopian Ground Forces: Kagnew Battalion
Deployment: 6 May 1951
First Battle: 11 July 1951
Withdrawal: 3 March 1965
Participants: Total 3,518
Casualties
Colombia
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
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
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