On June 25 1950 Communist North Korean troops broke the peace agreement and invaded the Republic of Korea. The Korean war was the first war which the UN played a military role1. The Korean war proved to be a huge challenge for the UN, which was created only five years earlier at the end of World War 2. The UN demanded the North Koreans to withdraw from the South and called it a violation of international peace. The communist persisted into South Korea and the Korean War was on. A total of 41 countries were sent to aid the South Koreans in the war but about 90 percent of troops, equipment, supplies were from the United States2. During the period of the war about one million South Korean civilian were killed and millions of people were left homeless because of the devastation left by the war. .

             After World War 2, Korea was split into two parts. The North, which was occupied by the Soviet Union and the South, which was occupied by the Americans. The country was spilt by an imaginary line which was the 38th parallel. The American government suggested that there be free elections so that they could unify the North and the South to become one country, however the Soviet didn't agree with this and so the idea was turned down. On May 10, 1948 the people of South Korea elected a national assembly3 which set up the government of the Republic of Korea. On September 9, North Korean Communists established the Democratic People's Republic of Korea4. The North and South and numerous clashes between 1948-1950, and in 1949 the United States withdrew its last troops saying that Korea was outside of it's Asia defence line. .

             At 4 a.m. June 25, 1950 an estimated 90 000 North Koreans charged across the parallel with 7 infantry division in all, as well as a small amphibious force on the east coast, a motorcycle regiment, border constabulary, and 150 Russian T-34 tanks5. Only an estimated 15 000 faced the communist attack that morning.