1940-09-17

Korean Liberation Army founded

ChongqingChongqing · The Korean Provisional Government founded the Korean Liberation Army in China’s wartime capital, linking the independence movement to the Allied war.

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Context

The founding of the Korean Liberation Army reorganized Korean independence activism into a military body within wartime China. It links the Korean Provisional Government in Chongqing, the Nationalist government, and the Allied war.

Sources

Museum, government, and Kim Koo memorial records connect the Korean Provisional Government in Chongqing with the political and military setting of the Korean Liberation Army’s founding.

Media

Korean Independence Army sentry in ChongqingVisual recordKorean Independence Army sentry in ChongqingA wartime photograph of Korean Provisional Government and Korean Independence Army organization in Chongqing.

Source Trail

Museum Record국립대한민국임시정부기념관 · 한국광복군의 활동Open sourceGovernment RecordKorea.net · Korean Liberation Army honored in ChinaOpen sourceMuseum RecordKim Koo Museum · Korean Liberation Army establishment photograph descriptionOpen source