<P> The European Defence Community planned in the early 1950s would have involved Belgian soldiers, as well as soldiers from Germany, France and other Benelux countries . Though the planned EDC was never actually realised, it was still responsible for a major re-organisation of the Belgian army along US Army lines . Belgium was also involved in NATO . </P> <P> In 1950, a unit of volunteers from the Belgian army was sent to fight for the United Nations in the Korean War against Chinese and North Korean troops . The Belgian United Nations Command (or BUNC) arrived in Korea in early 1951, and fought at several key engagements of the conflict, including at the Battle of the Imjin River, Haktang - ni and Chatkol . BUNC was decorated and received presidential citations from both the United States and Republic of Korea . Over 300 Belgians were killed in action during the conflict . The last Belgian soldiers returned from Korea in 1955 . </P> <Dl> <Dd> See also Benelux, Nato, ECSC and EEC </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> See also Benelux, Nato, ECSC and EEC </Dd>

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