# @eyopkr on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ_eLTvE_iK - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67114346-eyopkr-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/8ee3a80495.jpg - **Posted:** 2026-06-25T02:15:23.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** eyop (@eyopkr) โ€” https://gondola.cc/eyopkr ## Caption Today, June 25, marks the 76th anniversary of the Korean War. It left deep scars on the Korean Peninsula โ€” but it also shaped the South Korea we know today. Hereโ€™s a quick look back at the war that changed a nation. ๐Ÿงจ The Background After Koreaโ€™s liberation in 1945, the peninsula was divided between two opposing ideologies. The North was backed by the Soviet Union, while the South was supported by the United States, eventually leading to the establishment of two separate governments. Then, at 4 AM on June 25, 1950, North Korea launched a surprise invasion of South Korea in an attempt to unify the peninsula by force. What began as a civil war soon grew into an international conflict. ๐ŸŒ Who Stood with South Korea? Under the United Nations Command, 22 countries supported South Korea during the war. 16 countries sent combat troops: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States, ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia, ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand, ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France, ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands, ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium, ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg, ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece, ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Tรผrkiye, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia, ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia, ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines, ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand, ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa. 6 countries provided medical support: ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India, ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark, ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway, ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy, ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany. Meanwhile, North Korea was backed primarily by China and the Soviet Union. โšฐ๏ธ The Human Cost More than four million people were killed or wounded. Families were separated, cities were devastated, and the Korean Peninsula remains divided to this day. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Why It Still Matters The Korean War never officially ended. In 1953, the fighting stopped with an armisticeโ€”not a peace treaty. Despite the devastation, South Korea endured and went on to become one of the worldโ€˜s leading democracies and economies. The Korea we know today was built on the sacrifices of countless peopleโ€”both Korean and internationalโ€”who stood together for freedom. Today, we remember and honor every nation and every person who fought, served, and sacrificed during the Korean War. Their courage gave South Korea the chance to grow, thrive, and share its culture with the world. Thank you. We will never forget. ๐Ÿ™ #KoreanWar #ํ•œ๊ตญ์ „์Ÿ #625์ „์Ÿ #eyop_culture ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 3,695 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 83 ## Tags eyop_culture, koreanwar, 625์ „์Ÿ, ํ•œ๊ตญ์ „์Ÿ --- Copyright (c) Gondola