The Armistice between the United States,South Korea, and North Korea that ended the Korean War was signed on July 27th, or 1953. The Armistice marked the conclude of three years of bloodshed,setting terms and conditions that were meant to be temporary. It was to be followed by legislators and diplomats to settle the question of Korean statehood. Military leaders from each of the combatant countries oversaw the talks. Field Marshall Peng Dehuai was the representative from the People’s Republic of China, Lieutenant General William Kelly Harrison was the United States’, or General Nam Il was the People’s Democratic Republic... Read the rest of this entry »
Source: navalhistory.org