| Date |
Description of Incident |
Killed in Action |
Wounded in Action |
Protested at MAC Meeting |
| 19 Jan 67 |
NK shore batteries fired on & sank ROKN PCE-56 off the north Korean east
coast |
39 (ROK) |
15 (ROK) |
239 |
| 22 May 67 |
NK intruders exploded demolition charges in 2nd Infantry Division barracks |
2 (US) |
17 (US)
2 (ROK) |
249 |
| 28 Aug 67 |
NK armed attack on UNCMAC Advance Camp (76th Engineers) |
1 (US)
2 (ROK) |
12 (US)
9 (ROK) |
254 |
| 1968 |
The year 1968 witnessed 181 serious incidents in and out of the DMZ, making
it the most violent year in the history of the Armistice. |
17 (US)
145 (ROK) |
54 (US)
240 (ROK) |
|
| 21 Jan 68 |
31 NK armed agents intruded into Seoul in an attempt to assassinate
President Park. |
29 (NK) |
1 (NK) Captured |
263 |
| 23 Jan 68 |
NK gun boats seized the USS Pueblo in the Sea of Japan, over 15 nautical
miles off the NK coast. 82 crew members released on 23 Dec 68 |
1 US) |
|
263 |
| 14 Apr 68 |
NK intruders ambushed a UNC JSA security guard truck enroute to JSA |
2 (US) |
2 (ROK) |
266 |
| 20 Aug 68 |
NK agent boat intercepted off Cheju Island |
12 (NK) |
2 (NK) Captured |
277 |
| 30 Nov 68 |
NK landed approximately 120 NK commandos near Samchok, ROK |
107 (NK) |
2 (NK |
282 |
| 1969 |
More than 150 NK agents were killed while attempting to infiltrate into the
ROK from the sea |
150 (NK) |
|
|
| 15 Mar 69 |
NK fired upon a UNC work party that finished replacing MDL marker 0022 |
1 (US) |
2 (US)
1 (ROK) |
291 |
| 15 Apr 69 |
USN EC-121 recon aircraft was shot down by two NK MiGs 90 miles off the NK
east coast |
31 (US) |
|
290 |
| 5 Jun 70 |
A ROK Navy "1-2" ship was fired on and sunk by NK naval vessels in the
Western Sea. |
20 (ROK) |
|
302 |
| 7 Mar 73 |
NK armed attack on UNC work party replacing MDL marker 0654 |
2 (ROK) |
1 (ROK) |
337 |
| 15 Feb 74 |
NK naval vessels attacked ROK fishing boats in international waters |
12 (ROK) |
|
348 |
| 28 Jun 74 |
Three NK gun-boats attacked and sank a ROK Maritime Police craft (*63) in
the Eastern Sea near the MDL-extended |
26 (ROK) |
2 (ROK) Captured |
352 |
| 30 Jun 75 |
NK guards attacked Maj Henderson, acting commander of UNC Joint Security
Force in JSA |
|
1 (US) |
365 |
| 18 Aug 76 |
NK guards attacked UNC guards during "tree-trimming incident" in the JSA. |
2 (US) |
4 (US)
4 (ROK)
5 (NK) |
379-381 |
| 3 May 77 |
NK intruders attacked ROK Army personnel in the central sector. |
1 (ROK) |
1 (ROK) |
383 |
| 14 Jul 77 |
US Army CH-47 shot down after it accidentally crossed MDL into north near
east coast. (US casualties were returned via Panmunjom several days later.) |
3 (US) |
1 (US) |
385 |
| 28 Apr 78 |
NK agent boat attacked ROK National Police maritime patrol boat. |
1 (ROK)
4 (NK) |
4 (ROK) |
386 |
| 21 Jul 78 |
NK agent boat attacked ROK National Police patrol boatd |
2 (ROK)
6 (NK) |
1 (ROK) |
394 |
| 7 Dec 79 |
US DMZ patrol accidentally crossed MDL and stepped on NK mines. Body
of US soldier returned by NK at 461st MAC Secretaries meeting. US wounded returned safely to UNC
side after incident. |
1 (US) |
2 (US) |
|
| 23 Mar 80 |
Three NK agents infiltrating through the Han River Estuary were killed by
ROK defenders. |
3 (NK) |
|
400 |
| 27 Mar 80 |
NK intruders fired on ROK Army patrol in Central Sector. |
1 (ROK)
1 (NK) |
1 (ROK)
1 (NK) |
400 |
| 21 Jun 80 |
NK agent boat attacked ROK Navy patrol boat. |
9 (NK) |
2 (ROK)
1 (NK) captured |
402 |
| 3-6 Nov 80 |
NK agents landed on Hoenggan Island killing one ROK civilian and wounding
five others before being caught. |
3 (NK) |
|
403 |
| 1-6 Dec 80 |
NK agents landed on Namhae Island |
3 (ROK)
3 (NK) |
3 (ROK) |
404 |
| 4 Jul 81 |
NK agent infiltrated through DMZ. |
2 (ROK)
1 (NK) |
|
406 |
| 15 May 83 |
NK agents landed on east coast of ROK. |
1 (NK) |
|
413 |
| 19 Jun 83 |
NK agents discovered near Munsan in the Western Corridor. |
3 (NK) |
|
419 |
| 5 Aug 83 |
NK agents attempted to land near Kimpo on the SE coast. |
5 (NK) |
|
421 |
| 13 Aug 83 |
NK agent boat sunk east of Ullung Island in East Sea |
5 (NK) |
|
421 |
| 3 Dec 83 |
NK agents landed at Tadaepo beach near Pusan. |
3 (NK) |
2 (NK) captured |
423 |
| 23 Nov 84 |
NK guards fired on a Soviet defector and UNC JSA guards at Panmunjom |
1 (ROK)
3 (NK) |
1 (US)
1 (NK) |
426 & at
474th |
| 20 Oct 85 |
NK agent boat sunk near Pusan. |
At least 2 (NK) |
|
430 |
| 24 Apr 86 |
NK armed vessel failed to stop after crossing the MDL extension line in the
East Sea. NK vessel sunk in exchange oof fire. |
2 (NK) |
4 (NK) |
435 |
| 21 Nov 87 |
NK guard fired on ROKA posst in the Central Sector |
|
1 (ROK) |
|
| 22 May 92 |
NK armed intruders were intercepted in the central sector of the DMZ.
UNC called 460th MAC meeting, but NK rejected the meeting. |
3 (NK) |
2 (ROK) |
|
| 17 Dec 94 |
U.S. Army OH-58A+ helicopter accidentally strayed across the MDL about 10 km
into NK territory and was shot down by NK forces. Of the crew of two, one was killed; the other
was held for 13 days. |
1 (US) |
|
|
| 17 Oct 95 |
Infiltration attempt by KPA soldiers near Imjin River. One infiltrator
was killed, one believed to have made his way back to North Korea. |
1 (NK) |
|
|
| 06 Apr 96 |
More than 100 North Korean troops entered the northern sector of the Joint
Security Area (JSA) at Panmunjom the day after North Korea announced it had "dismissed" the armistice
with the South. Both ROK and US forces were put on a higher state of alert - Watchcon 2- although
there was no change in defense readiness, which was maintained at Defcon 4. (The CFC reverted to
Watchcon 3 several weeks after the April armistice violation.) |
|
|
|
| 16 Jul 97 |
NK armed intruders were UNK (NK) UNK (NK) intercepted about 100M in the ROK.
Subsequent fire fight took place between two NK and two ROK guard posts. NK intruders returned
north. |
UNK (NK) |
|
|
| 9 Sep 97 |
NK soldier intruded south into the ROK, threatened a ROK guard, and was shot
in self defense. |
1 (NK) |
|
|
| 17 Oct 97 |
NK soldiers apprehend two ROK farmers at the MDL, east of Panmunjom.
The NK released the farmers unharmed on 21 Oct. NK soldier intruded south into the ROK, threatened
a ROK guard, and was shot in self defense. |
1 (NK) |
|
|
| 3 Feb 98 |
In Panmunjom, a KPA Captain crossed the MDL from KPA GP#2 and surrendered
himself at UNC CDP#4. He expressed his desire to defect to the ROK and remained, depsite KPA
protests claiming he was abducted. |
|
|
Daily 3-6 Feb 98 |
| 11 Jun 98 |
The KPA fired 3-4 rounds at UNC GP#247. One round hit the top of UNC
GP#247. No casualties reported. |
|
|
|
| 22 Jun 98 |
A North Korean midget submarine was seized after it was spotted entangled in
South Korean fishing nets off the South Korean town of Sokcho, south of the DMZ. When brought to
shore three days later, the nine crew aboard were found dead inside from an apparent group suicide. |
KPA-9 |
|
23 June 98 (NOTE: This was the first UNC-KPA meeting in the
General Officer Talks (GOT) forum. 30 June 98 3 Jul 98 16 Jul 98 |
| 12 Jul 98 |
A body of a North Korean frogman was found on a beach south of the DMZ,
along with paraphernalia suggesting an apparent infiltration/espionage mission. |
KPA-1 |
|
|
| 18 Dec 98 |
In a firefight, the South Korean navy sank a North Korean Improved
Semi-Submersible Landing Craft (I-SILC) some 150 kilometers southwest of Pusan. The body of a
North Korean frogman was recovered near the site. The vessel was first spotted two kilometers off
the port city of Yosu. |
KPA-1 |
|
6 Jan 99 |
| 4-15 June 99 |
NK ships provoked a nine-day naval confrontation off ROK's western coast in
disputed waters in the Yellow Sea over disputed border known as the Northern Limit Line (NLL).
When the damaged confrontation ended in exchange of fire each blamed the other for starting the
firefight. |
KPA-30-34 ROKN-O
One torpedo boat sunk; 5 naval vessels damaged. |
KPA-unknown.
ROKN-9
5 naval vessels damaged. |
15 Jun 98
18 Jun 98
22 Jun 98
2 Jul 98
General Officer Talks |
| 26 Sep 00 |
Two KPA soldiers cross the MDL in vicinity of Tae-Song-Dong. When
challenged by ROK soldiers, one of the KPA soldiers told them their weapons are designed "to kill
Americans." No shots fired. |
|
|
6 Oct 00 |
| 26 Oct 00 |
Two U.S. aircraft participating in an exercise in the ROK accidentally fly
over the DMZ. |
|
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28 Oct 00 |
| 2-4 Jun 01 |
Three "commercial" naval vessels from the DPRK cross the Cheju Strait in
both an easterly and westerly direction. The ROK Navy issued verbal warnings not to pass without
approval, but the ships captains ignore the warnings. |
|
|
|
| 8 Jun 01 |
A "commercial" naval vessel from the DPRK crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL),
entered the contiguous waters of the ROK, and passed north to the port of Nampo, despite warnings not to
enter the prohibited area. |
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|
|
| 19 Sep 01 |
A three-man KPA patrol armed 12 Oct 01 with AK-47 rifles was observed
passing through the KPA forward fence line. A UNC Guard Post (GP) issued two verbal warnings.
The UNC GP fired 24 warning shots. The KPA soldiers returned to the north. |
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|
| 20 Sep 01 |
10 KPA soldiers crossed 50 meters south of the MDL. UNC issued 13
voice warnings and five warning shots. The KPA retreated to the north. |
|
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12 Oct 01 |
| 27 Nov 01 |
North and South Korean troops briefly exchanged fire in the DMZ. North
Korean troops fired three rounds toward a UNC guard post prompting the ROK Army unit to return fire.
One bullet hit and shattered a windowpane of a South Korean bunker that serves as a guard post. No
casualties. |
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| 17 Jul 03 |
At 6:10 A.M. North and South Korean soldiers exchanged machine-gun fire near
Yongchon, 35 miles north of Seoul. The North Koreans fired four 14.6mm rounds from a distance of
1,100 meters of ROKA soldiers who responded with 17 shots from a K-3. Warning announcements were
made on the ROKA loudspeaker. ROKA soldiers along the DMZ were put on alert. Three of the
four DPRK rounds struck a ROKA guard post. No ROKA casualties were reported. |
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