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14/08/2015 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Korea Divided

In August 1945 Korea is split along the 38th parallel.

After the Allied victory in 1945, Korea is split along the 38th parallel.

After the surrender of Japan in August 1945, Korea is split along the 38th parallel, with Soviet forces in the north and the US military in the south. Shin Insup tells Witness what happened in the northern city of Pyongyang.


(Photo: Korea 38th parallel. Credit: Getty Images/AFP)

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