The Korean War (1950 to 1953) began when North Korea invaded South Korea; North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea was defended by a United Nations coalition led by the United States. The war ended in an armistice rather than a formal peace treaty, and the Korean peninsula remains divided near the 38th parallel. Estimates for total deaths, military and civilian combined, range widely from around 1.2 million to more than 3 million, with civilian deaths forming a large and disputed share of the total.
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CombatantsNorth Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, against South Korea, supported by a United Nations coalition led by the United States 1 OutcomeArmistice, not a formal peace treaty; the peninsula remains divided near the 38th parallel 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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