Korean Volunteer Army

The Chosŏn Volunteer Corps, with Kim Won-bong as its commander-in- chief, was commanded by the Chinese Military Commission, headed by Chiang Kai-shek, according to the national-communist cooperation.

When the war turned unfavorable, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the withdrawal of Wuhan on October 24, and the Chosŏn Volunteer Army also withdrew accordingly.

After the defeat of the Japanese, the KVA accompanied the Chinese Communist Party forces into eastern Jilin, intending to gain recruits from ethnic Koreans in China, particularly from Yanbian, and then enter Korea.

[3] The commander-in-chief of the Korean Volunteer Corps was Kim Won-bong, but after the retreat from Wuhan, the zones that were scattered in many places were acting independently.

On the other hand, the Heroic Corps Commemorative Society believes that Kim Won-bong's failure to join the Hwabuk region is due to Choi Chang-ik's check.

[citation needed] There were 147 people in the northern part of the Korean Medical Corps in Taihang Mountain, and the main mission was propaganda work, but there were several engagements with the Japanese army.

[citation needed] The commander-in-chief of the Chosŏn Volunteer Army was Kim Moo-jeong, who was located in Yan'an, and the commander of the North Hwabuk area was Park Hyo-sam.

They wrote posters on buildings in areas occupied by the Japanese military and distributed leaflets written in three languages: Korea, China, and Japan.

An old man from Hebei Province who remembers what happened at the time reported the activities of the Chosŏn Volunteer Army, saying, "Even though the enemy was tens of minutes away, we did everything we had to do."

In December 1941, the north China region conducted activities such as Wonssi-hyeon, Bukyeong, and Wangjiazhuang, and burned Japanese military fortifications.

[5] The next day, December 12, 29 members of the 2nd Corps, who conducted propaganda activities in the area of Hujiazhuang, Wenxi County, Hebei Province, stayed overnight in the village and were surrounded by 500 Japanese soldiers .

While member Park Cheol-dong broke through the siege and went to the Palo County to request support, Kim Hak- cheol was shot in the leg and arrested.

After the battle, the funerals of Zuoquan, Yun Se-ju, and Jin Guang-hwa were held, and the commander of the Eighth Route Army, Zhu De, read a eulogy.

[8] In August 1945, Kim Du-bong, who predicted the defeat of Japanese imperialism, led four battalions of the Chosŏn Volunteer Army and headed for the Yalu River.

However, Japan surrendered unconditionally before crossing the border, and the Soviet military government disarmed the Chosŏn Volunteer Army without recognizing it.

The members remaining in Yan'an moved to Manchuria according to the order of the Chinese Communist Party and gathered in Yanbian to protect the Koreans.

The Yeonan Faction, which was associated with the Chosŏn Volunteer Army, was involved in the August Sect Incident after the Korean War and was purged by Kim Il-sung in 1958.