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19501950–1953 (armistice 27 July 1953) · Panmunjom

Korean War and the Panmunjom armistice

United Nations delegates at the Korean War armistice conference at Panmunjom, 1951
Archival image: US Navy. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

North Korea invaded the South in June 1950. A UN force under US command landed at Incheon that September, China intervened in the winter, and the front settled near the 38th parallel. The armistice signed at Panmunjom in 1953 ended the fighting without a peace treaty, leaving the Demilitarised Zone as one of the world's most heavily fortified borders.

Travel advisory. DMZ and JSA visits need advance booking with approved operators, passport checks, and can be cancelled at short notice. We list this event for reference, and don't list guides here until travel is possible again.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Joint Security Area, PanmunjomBlue conference huts straddling the military demarcation line.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Third Tunnel and Dora ObservatoryNorth Korean infiltration tunnel and a viewpoint across the border.Map ↗
  3. Site 3: Incheon Landing Operation Memorial HallMuseum near the beaches of the September 1950 landing.Map ↗

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