'Stemming the Red flood' – Korea: 1950

Anti-Communist South Korea is invaded by troops from the North. The US sees this as an act of Communist aggression and asks the United Nations to condemn it.

At the end of World War II, the USSR and US divided and occupied Korea along the 38th parallel until a unified democratic government could be established. In 1948, Kim Il Sung proclaimed a People's Democratic Republic; Soviet forces left the North. After Syngman Rhee proclaimed a Republic of Korea in the South, US forces withdrew in 1949. However, in 1950, North Korean troops invade the South.

Gaumont British News: news footage with natural sound recorded at the time and commentary added.

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