During the Korean War at some point both North and South Korea had non-zero chances of achieving a total victory – but the demarcation line set by the Armistice agreement was not very different from the 38th parallel, which divided Korea up to 1950.
Both North Korea in August 1950 and South Korea in October of the same year were sure that the unification day would come about very soon – and issued commemorative posters and stamps about it. Here are a few examples. These North Korean posters predicted the total annihilation of South Korean army at Pusan. American soldiers were depicted fleeing in the face of their onslaught.
During the Korean War at some point both North and South Korea had non-zero chances of achieving a total victory – but the demarcation line set by the Armistice agreement was not very different from the 38th parallel, which divided Korea up to 1950.
Both North Korea in August 1950 and South Korea in October of the same year were sure that the unification day would come about very soon – and issued commemorative posters and stamps about it. Here are a few examples. These North Korean posters predicted the total annihilation of South Korean army at Pusan. American soldiers were depicted fleeing in the face of their onslaught.
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