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History & Heroes Of the Korean DMZ: 1953 to Today

DMZ 1958

This Year in the DMZ War

Important incidents in the DMZ or affecting it. Send us your stories to add (below). Summaries from the Congressional Research Service. Additional research from the DMZ War.

1958:

02/1958 — North Korean agents hijacked a South Korean airliner to Pyongyang that had been en route from Pusan to Seoul; 1 American pilot, 1 American passenger, 2 West German passengers, and 24 other passengers were released in early March, but 8 other passengers remained in the North.

Distraught Villager Restrained Trying to Eat Heart from Dead NK Soldier Seven Members of this Man’s Family Killed by NK Team

  • Bikini Psyops Along the DMZ DMZ War
  • Get Rid of “No-Fly” Agreement with North Korea to Prevent Hamas-Like Attacks Across the DMZ: Korean Defense Minister DMZ War
  • US/RoK Practice Urban Combat While North Threatens Nuclear War Over Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) War Games DMZ War
  • Only School in Korean DMZ Holds Graduation, Guarded by UNC Troops DMZ War
  • North Korean Refugee Used this Material from DMZ Soldiers for a Celebrated Art Installation in the South… DMZ War
  • What’s That In Your Dump Truck, Mr. KPA Soldier? DMZ War
  • Dep. UNC Commander “Feared War Would Be Declared Twice” Over Recent Years DMZ War
  • Broadcaster of Number Codes to North Korean Agents in the South is Shut Down DMZ War

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