(A) United Nations Force Contributions in the Korean War
(Source: Robert O'Neill, Australia in the Korean War, I (Canberra, 1981), p. 462.)
· Australia: Two infantry battalions, part of the First Commonwealth Division, two destroyers or frigates, one aircraft carrier and a fighter squadron.
· Belgium: One infantry battalion.
· Canada: One reinforced infantry brigade, including tank and artillery forces, part of the First Commonwealth Division, three destroyers and a squadron of transport aircraft.
· Colombia: One infantry battalion and a frigate.
· Ethiopia: One infantry battalion.
· France: One reinforced infantry battalion.
· Greece: One infantry battalion and transport aircraft.
· Luxembourg: One infantry platoon,
· Netherlands: One infantry battalion and naval forces.
· New Zealand: One regiment of artillery, part of the First Commonwealth Division.
· Philippines: One infrantry battalion and one company of tanks.
· Thailand: One infantry battalion, naval forces, air and naval transports.
· Turkey: One infantry brigade.
· Union of South Africa: One fighter squadron.
· United Kingdom: Two infantry brigades, one armoured regiment, one-and-a-half artillery regiments, one-and-a-half engineer regiments and supporting ground forces, all part of the First Commonwealth Division; the Far Eastern fleet; and Sunderland aircraft of the RAF.
· United States of America: The Eighth Army of six army divisions and one marine division, Naval Forces Far East (three task forces), and Far East Air Forces (three air forces).
· Medkal Units: Denmark, Italy, India, Norway and Sweden.
(B) Casualties of the Korea War
(Source: based on official UN publications and reproduced in David Rees, Korea: The Limited War (London, 1964), pp. 460-1.)
· Republic of Korea (South Korea): 1,313,836 (estimated).
· Approximate breakdown of 300,000 authenticated casualties: Killed 47,000; Wounded 183,000; Missing and POW 70,000.
· United States: 142,091.
· Deaths 33,629; Killed in action 23,300; Wounded in action 105,785; Missing in action, 5,866; Captured or interned 7,140.
· UN (excluding USA): 17,260.
· Killed 3,194; Wounded 11,297; Missing and POW 2,769.
· Estimates of communist casualties: between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000.
· China approximately 900,000; Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) 520,000; Civilian casualties in DPRK estimated at about 1 million.
Maps
Map 1 Korea and neighbouring areas
Map 2 Korea, the 38th Parallel, and Demarcation Line, 1953
Map 3 The North Korean advance July-September 1950
Map 4 The UN Command's counter-attack, September to November 1950