韓國光復軍에 對하여

• 영문명: The Korean Independence Army, 1940~1945
• 발행기관: 백산학회
• 저자명: 朴成壽(Park Song-su)
• 간행물 정보: 『백산학보』第3號, 597~626쪽, 전체 30쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 역사학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 1967.12.01

영문 초록

In September 1940, there was held the inauguration ceremony of the Headquarters of the Korean Independence Army(韓國光復軍). As Head of the Provisional Government of Korea, Kim Ku(金九) presided over the ceremony, but he was restless with tangled feelings. For his strong rival Kim Wŏn-Bong(金元鳳), a middle-road patriot, had established the Korean Volunteer Army(朝鮮義勇軍)in the previous year under the sponsorship of the government of Chiang Kai-shek and was fighting on the anti-Japanese front, but his own Independence Army had received no commitment or approval from Chiang’s government. Despite such handicaps, however, Kim Ku’s Independence Army of twelve men at the start grew into a two-company, 400-men army in a matter of a few years. Kim Ku and his colleagues anticipated an all-out support from Chiang’s government, but to their dismay, the support was negligible. Finally in October 1941, the Chungking Government of China approved of the activities of the Korean Independence Army but promised to give support only on the unfavorable condition that the Army observe the “Nine-Point Rules of Conduct, (準繩九項)” imposed by the Government. The Rules provided that the Military Committee of China would exercise all authority on the Army’s Command, accounting, personnel, training, and so on for the Provisional Government of Korea, and prohibited the Army from taking independent operational action not only within the territorial limits of China but in the Korean territory also in case of advancing into it. While strongly demanding waiver of the Rules, which in a way made the Army mercenaries of China, the Provisional Government requested military assistance from the United States, England, the Soviet Union, and other major powers. Especially, it sought military aid from the United States through Syngman Rhee(李承晩), who was in Washington then, only in vain. Naturally major powers’ military assistance should have been preceded by their recognition of the Korean provisional Government, but neither the United States nor China ever recognized it. It was as late as April 1945 when the Japanese surrender was unquestionable that the Chinese Government agreed to abrogate the “Nine-Point Rules of Conduct” and to conclude a new military agreement. With the signing of the new military agreement, the Provisional Government recovered command of the Independence Army and was given increased assistance from the Chinese Government. But the Japanese defeat and the liberation of Korea was approaching already. The Provisional Government as well as the Independence Army had dreamed of a triumphal return to their homeland by winning brilliant victories, but the liberation day was too close to realize their ambition.

목차

Ⅰ. 序

Ⅱ. 「準繩九項」의 內容

Ⅲ. 光復軍의 對中依存度

Ⅳ. 編制와 工作 實際

Ⅴ. 新軍事協定의 成立

Ⅵ. 結語