1968 in South Korea
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Events from the year 1968 in South Korea.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- January 17–29 - Blue House Raid
- January 23 - USS Pueblo (AGER-2) captured by North Korea
- February 6 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division guard post attacked. 3 North Koreans killed by U.S. forces.
- March 27 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and ROK 25th Infantry Division ambush North Korean infiltrators. 3 North Koreans killed.
- April 1 – POSCO founded in Gyeongsangnam-do, as predecessor name was Pohang Steel.[citation needed]
- April 14 - U.S. Army Support Group truck ambushed south of the Joint Security Area in daylight.[1]
- April 21 - 5 North Koreans killed and 15 North Koreans wounded by U.S. forces.
- July 3 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ.
- July 20 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ.
- July 21 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ.
- July 30 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ.
- August 5 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed south of the DMZ in daylight. 1 North Korean killed by U.S. forces.
- September 19 - 4 North Koreans killed by U.S. forces.
- September 27 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division jeep ambushed in the DMZ.
- October 3 - one North Korean killed by U.S. forces.
- October 5 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ.
- October 11 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed North Korean Army infiltrators in the DMZ. 2 North Koreans killed by U.S. forces.
- October 23 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol engaged KPA infiltrators in the DMZ. one North Korean killed by U.S. forces.
- October 30 - Ulchin-Samcheok (Gangwon-do) landings by 120 men of North Korean Army Unit 124; 110 of them were killed, 7 were captured and 3 escaped. 40 South Korean soldiers and police officers and 23 South Korean civilians were killed.
- December 23 - Crew of USS Pueblo released at Panmunjom.
Births
[edit]- January 14 - Kim Byung-Joo, judoka
- February 22 - Kim Jung-ju, businessman (d. 2022)
- July 14 - Hwang Sun-Hong, football player and manager
Deaths
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ARMY VEHICLE AMBUSHED BY NORTH KOREANS". National Archives and Records Administration. April 15, 1968. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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