The offensive attack that the North Koreans made on the South is the first of the three stages. On June 25, 1950 the North Koreans crossed the 38th Parallel, which divides North and South Korea, to commence their assault. Their goal was to take over the South and unite all of Korea under the North's beliefs and rule. It was four in the morning when the 90,000 North Korean troops, aided by 150 Soviet tanks and 200 aircrafts, caught the officers of the United States' Military by surprise. These men had been stationed in South Korea. The results were horrifying for the South. The North Korean's had been spying on the South, and knew where every post and station of the South's army was located. They began to strike each one individually and force their way south. Seoul, the capital o

The second stage consists of the South's offensive attack on the North. The president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee, now believed that their allied forces could attack the North and unite the whole Korean Peninsula under South Korean beliefs. This was the goal of the second phase. President Truman was reluctant to aid Rhee in the attack of the North for fear that the Chinese would intervene and start a worldwide war. The UN and the United States began studying Chinese troops to determine whether or not the Chinese would aid the North in battle. The Chinese declared that they would not back the North Koreans, but only if the UN and United States did not aid the South. Despite these warnings and the commands of the president not to cross the 38th parallel, General MacArthur gave his own orders to go ahead and attack. On October 9, 1950, MacArthur and his men crossed the parallel and began the South offensive. As the South's men moved North, Chinese Forces secretly moved across the Manchurian border and traveled South to oppose the front. 180,00 Chinese soldiers met the South's army, ready for battle, with some 120,000 more waiting. The first incident when it was discovered that the Chinese were intervening was on October 25, when a strange prisoner was captured. He was later found to speak a Chinese dialect. In spite of this notion, General MacArthur lied to Washington, telling them that it was still unlikely for the Chinese to aid the North. Personally, MacArthur considered Chinese intervention "a serious proximate threat." Again disobeying orders to keep non-Korean soldiers away from the Yalu border, MacArthur told his men that they were now aloud to go near it. As the South army traveled north, a fierce winter began. The South's troops were separated into two units, one along the east, led by General Edward Almond, and one in the west, headed by General Walker. The two groups were divided by the central mountain chain of Korea. At that time, General Lin Piao was in the mountains planning his counter-offensive. He decided to utilize a method known as Hachishiki, by cutting off the armies into small desolate groups, and then destroying them. On November 25, 1950 the Chinese attacked.

The third and final phase of the Korean War was the stage of stalemate; a period of unsuccessful battles along the 38th parallel in attempts to gain more land. Neither side managed to make any advances throughout the remainder of the war, though many lives were lost in constant battles for observation posts of the opposing sides barracks. Peace talks were then commenced

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