![]() ![]() Chinese forces launched an offensive on UN forces defending Seoul on April 22 1951. Perhaps one of the fiercest battles Australians fought in the war was in defence of Kapyong Valley. ![]() Within months, however, Seoul was again back in UN hands and by late 1951, peace talks were underway. Chinese forces launched an offensive, pushing UN forces back across the 38th parallel in early 1951, taking Seoul in the process. However, the UN’s invasion of North Korea resulted in China’s intervention by the end of 1950. A subsequent advance by UN forces into North Korea sought to unify the country under a non-communist government. In September 1950, Seoul was recaptured by UN forces before North Korean was pushed back across the 38th parallel. Ground was both won and lost in the first months of the war. ![]()
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