{"id":100462,"date":"2026-01-21T04:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=100462"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:50:44","slug":"the-korean-war-week-83-the-medics-war-january-20-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/01\/21\/the-korean-war-week-83-the-medics-war-january-20-1952\/","title":{"rendered":"The Korean War Week 83: The Medics&#8217; War! &#8211; January 20, 1952"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F3teKvSffak?si=IhhkoFEoQh2WCL8e\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Korean War by Indy Neidell<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 20 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s discussion &mdash; and disagreement &mdash; in UN Command and Washington about whether or not to poll all the POWs the UN side holds to see where they would like to go should they be released. There are arguments for and against this, and it brings up a couple different interpretations of the Geneva Convention. This week we also talk a lot about recent medical advances in field medicine in Korea, and the development of the &#8220;Medics&#8217; War&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:44 Recap<br \/>\n01:14 Poll the POWS<br \/>\n04:52 UN Decleration<br \/>\n08:19 52nd Medical Battalion<br \/>\n10:56 Cho-Do Island<br \/>\n11:45 Summary<br \/>\n12:06 Conclusion<br \/>\n12:49 Memorial<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a>   <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCo-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Tom Aldis<br \/>\nEdited by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nColor grading by: Simon J. James<br \/>\nArtwork by: Himanka Kalita<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Iryna Dulka &#038; Miko\u0142aj Uchmann<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound <\/p>\n<p>Additional sound effects provided by zapsplat.com<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korean War by Indy Neidell Published 20 Jan 2026 There&#8217;s discussion &mdash; and disagreement &mdash; in UN Command and Washington about whether or not to poll all the POWs the UN side holds to see where they would like to go should they be released. 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