On the 25th of June, 1950, North Korean forces advanced across the 48th parallel into capitalist South Korea. The unprepared and under equipped South Korean army was pushed back all the way to Pusan, until UN forces landed and pushed the Communists to the Chinese border, where the Chinese advanced and pushed back to the current border today. Many soldiers from both Koreas were conscripts, or even school students, who were thrown into the bloodbath.