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Distro - The Korean War: Behind the Battlefront 

Werner Bischof Estate 

"On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, marking the start of the Korean War. What followed was a savage conflict that claimed the lives of millions. The invasion followed the intensification of low-level fighting, which had been taking place along the two countries’ temporary border for years. Korea had been divided at the 38th parallel following the end of World War II; the Soviet Army took hold of the North, while US forces established control in the South with a view to eventually unifying the country. Both occupying powers established civilian regimes. However, ongoing resistance... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1952

SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Island of Koje Do. A camp for North Korean prisoners... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Island of Koje Do. North Korean prisoners of war... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. Camp fot North Korean prisoners... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Island of Koje Do. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Town of Pusan, which became the capital of the Republic... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Town of Pusan, which became the capital of the Republic... 

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SOUTH KOREA. 1952. Koje Do Island camp, prisonners are very clean... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Island of Koje Do. 1952. Internment camp for North... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Town of Kaesong. South Korean President Syngman... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Town of Kaesong. US General Ridgeway and Admiral... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Kaesong. South Korean soldiers. Located just below... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Kaesong. 1952. International Press photographers... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Island of Koje Do. 1952. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Pusan. At the train station. Pusan became the capital... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Pusan. 1952. Sick boy. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1952

SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1952

SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. 1952. UN. Re-education camp for... 

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SOUTH KOREA. 1952. 

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KOREA. Seoul. Waif gets fed. 1951. 

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KOREA. Koje Do. Compound entrance. 1952. 

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KOREA. Pusan. 1952. 

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KOREA. Koje Do. Prisoners tents. 1952. 

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KOREA. Koje Do. Chinese monitor. 1952. 

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KOREA. Koje Do. Prisoners in tent. 1952. 

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KOREA. Koje Do. English lesson. 1952. 

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SOUTH KOREA. 1952. Supreme UN and US commander in Korea, General... 

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SOUTH KOREA. 1952. Supreme UN and US commander in Korea, General... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do Island. 1952. Re-eduction Camp. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do Island. 1952. Re-eduction Camp. Dance in... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do Island. 1952. Re-eduction Camp. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Koje Do island. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

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SOUTH KOREA. 1951. Photographer Werner BISCHOF. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. School. 1951. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. Farmer. 1951. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. Selling rice in the blackmarket. 1951. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. Beggar. 1951. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. Beggar. 1951. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. Beggars. 1951. 

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SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

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SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. 1951.

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SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 
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