Korea Liberation Corps
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| Korea Liberation Corps | |
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| Hangul: |
대한광복단
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| Hanja: |
大韓光復團
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| Revised Romanization: | Daehan gwangbokdan |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Taehan kwangbokdan |
The Korea Liberation Corps or Daehan Gwangbokdan was a Korean association formed 1913 to fight against Japanese rule. At its height its members numbered about 200.
The corps was initially organized in Punggi by Kim Byeong-yeol, Kang Byeong-su, Yu Chang-sun, Jang Du-hwan, Yi Gak, Han Hun, Yu Jang-yeol, Jeong Jin-hwa, Chae Gi-jung, Jeong Man-gyo, Hwang Sang-gyu, Kim Sang-ok, and Jeong Un-hong. This group is sometimes called the "Punggi Gwangbokdan," or Punggi Liberation Corps. In 1915 this group united with a group of independence leaders in Daegu at an assembly in Dalseong Park, to officially form the Korea Liberation Corps.
A Memorial Park for the corps was created in Punggi-eup in 1994 and completed in 2003.
[edit] References
- "대한 광복단의 항일 투쟁," pp. 595-598 in 경상북도교육위원회 (Gyeongsangbuk-do Educational Committee) (1986). 내 고장의 호국정신 (Nae gojang-ui hogukjeongsin).
