What is the Guangfu Army?

Korean Recovery Army (Korean:? ) was the army of the provisional government of the Republic of Korea (the Korean government in exile in China) during the Second World War. It was established in Chongqing, China on September 1940. It was mainly composed of Koreans in China and launched guerrilla warfare against the Japanese army. The commander-in-chief is Chi Qingtian (alias Li Qingtian) and the chief of staff is Li Fanxuan.

After Korea was occupied by Japan, the Korean people never stopped fighting for a day. 19 19 in March, a large-scale "March 1" anti-Japanese uprising broke out in various parts of South Korea, demanding South Korea's independence. Taking this as a starting point, the Korean people launched various forms of anti-Japanese and Zionist movements at home and abroad. 13 In April, the provisional government of the Republic of Korea was proclaimed in Shanghai, China, and became the center leading the Korean independence movement, making unremitting efforts to realize the primary task of recovering the motherland.

After the full-scale outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in China, the armed Zionist movement of the interim government of North Korea entered an active period. 1938 10 June10, the "Korean Volunteers" was established in Wuhan, which was under the Political Department of the Military Commission of the Kuomintang of China, and its military expenditure was treated equally with that of the Kuomintang army. Kim Ruoshan is in charge of the "Korean Volunteer Team". There are three groups under the headquarters: confidential group, political group and general affairs group, as well as an editorial Committee and training center. The total number of people in the team is 3 14. The team site was moved to Guilin on February 1938 and moved to Chongqing on March 1940. 1940 in March, the "Korean Volunteers" put forward the battle slogan: "Go deep behind enemy lines". After the establishment of the Volunteers, they moved to six war zones in China and 13 provinces. * * * printed 50,000 brochures, 400,000 slogans and 5 10/0,000 leaflets. ?

1940 17 in September, the Korean interim government established the "Korean Recovery Army" in Chongqing. The chairman of the interim government stated in the Declaration of the Recovery Army that the Recovery Army would continue to fight with the Japanese army and defeat Japanese imperialism, the enemy of the same country. The commander-in-chief of the Guangfu Army is Li Qingtian, and the Guangfu Army plan consists of six levels: division, brigade, regiment, brigade, squadron and squadron. In the case of insufficient number of people, a detachment is set up temporarily, and the detachment consists of three district teams (detachments). At the beginning of its establishment, the general command set up three departments: staff, political training and adjutant. The members are: General Commander Li Qingtian, Chief of General Staff Li Fan, General Affairs Director Cui Yongde, Staff Director Cai Junxian, Adjutant Director Huang Xuexiu, Political Training Director Zhao Suang, Training Director Song Hu, Military Law Director Hong Zhen, Management Director Jin Qiyuan, Quartermaster Director Che Li Xi and Military Medical Director.

1942 On May 15, the China Military Commission decided to merge the two armed forces, the Korean Recovery Army and the Korean Volunteers, into the Korean Recovery Army, which was directly under the jurisdiction of the interim government. After consultation between the two sides, the Kuomintang will send military and political cadres to the "Korean Recovery Army" to guide the work. The Guangfu Army is directly under the Kuomintang Military Commission, directly controlled by the Chief of Staff, and the military expenses are paid by the Kuomintang Military Commission. Five tasks of cooperation between the "Korean Recovery Army" and the China Army during its stay in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression were determined: first, infiltrating the enemy forces and inciting North Korean soldiers; Second, try to contact mainland Korea and overseas Chinese; Third, recruit aspiring young people from South Korea and train them; Fourth, the proclamation of the Zionist movement is often disseminated in the Korean mainland and the enemy's army; Fifth, find all kinds of information. ?

During his stay in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Guangfu Army took advantage of its familiarity with Japanese, mainly engaged in writing slogans, broadcasting propaganda to the enemy, disintegrating the enemy, interrogating enemy prisoners and deciphering enemy passwords. 1In September, 943, the Guangfu Army formed an "Indo-Myanmar Theater Task Force" to go to India to assist the allied forces. They are responsible for propaganda, propaganda, interrogation and other work at the front, which is well received by the allies. 1In July, 945, the "Task Force of the Indo-Myanmar Theater of the Guangfu Army" retreated from India and returned to Chongqing after completing its task. 1In February, 945, the second detachment of Guangfu Army dispatched 90 people and the third detachment dispatched 22 people to form a "flying team" and received three months of flight training. More than 65,438+000 Korean youths set up the Flying Tigers in Yichun, China. The Flying Tigers participated in the fourth Changsha Battle, and their main job was to rebel against the Japanese army. During the battle, 20 members of the "Flying Tigers" formed a "special group", disguised as Japanese troops, broke into enemy camps, captured several Japanese officers and soldiers, and blew up many enemy command posts, with outstanding achievements. After the Flying Tigers, they were incorporated into the Guangfu Army.

1945 in may, on the eve of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, the Korean interim government requested the China government to bring the troops under the command of the interim government, and the China government agreed. Later, the military expenses of the Guangfu Army were allocated by the Kuomintang government to the interim government, and then the interim government issued the Guangfu Army. 1945165438+1On October 23rd, the provisional government of the Republic of Korea moved back to China, and the Guangfu Army returned the following year.