Contributions to the United Nations Force, Korea

A listing of countries and level of contribution:

Australia: Two infantry battalions, part of the 1st Commonwealth Division; two destroyers or frigates; one aircraft carrier and a fighter squadron.

Belgium: One infantry battalion.

Canada: One reinforced infantry brigade, including tank and artillery forces, part of the 1st Commonwealth Division; three destroyers; and a squadron of transport aircraft.

Colombia: One infantry battalion and a frigate

Ethiopia: One infantry battalion.

France: One reinforced infantry battalion.

Greece: One infantry battalion andd transport aircraft.

Luxembourg: One infantry platoon.

Netherlands: One infantry battalion and naval forces.

New Zealand: One regiment of artillery, part of the 1st Commonwealth Division

Thailand: One infantry battalion; naval forces; air and naval transports

Turkey: One infantry brigade.

Union of South Africa: One fighter squadron.

United Kingdom: Two infantry brigades, one armoured regiment, one and a half artillery regiments, one and a half engineer regiments and supporting ground forces, all part of the 1st Commonwealth Division; British Far East Fleet; and Sunderland aircraft of the RAF.

United States of America: The Eighth Army, of six army divisions and one Marine division; Naval Forces Far East (three task forces); and Far East Air Forces (three air forces).

Denmark, Italy, India, Norway and Sweden contributed medical units.

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