Korean DMZ Conflict

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 at the Korean DMZ.

Korean DMZ Conflict
Part of the Korean conflict

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–American victory

  • Return to the status quo
  • North Korean failure to ignite insurgency in South Korea
Territorial
changes
No territorial changes
Belligerents
  •  South Korea
  •  United States
 North Korea
Commanders and leaders
Kim Il Sung
Casualties and losses
South Korea:
299 killed
550 wounded:112
1 patrol craft sunk
United States:
75 killed
111 wounded
85 captured and later released:112
2 jeeps destroyed
2 aircraft
1 technical research vessel captured
397 killed
At least 23 wounded
33 captured and defected
12 soldiers and 2,462 agents captured :112
47 civilians killed
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