Korean Liberation Army

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The Korean Liberation Army was the armed force of the Korean Provisional Government in exile during World War II, formed to fight for Korea’s independence from Japanese colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
after Korean independence in 1945
alliance Allied Powers
British Indian Army
Chinese National Revolutionary Army
commander Choi Chang-ik
Ji Cheong-cheon
Kim Won-bong
conflict Pacific War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
country Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
dissolved 1946
foundedBy Ji Cheong-cheon
Kim Ku
Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
goal Korean independence
hasPart 1st Detachment
2nd Detachment
3rd Detachment
Korean Independence Army (integrated unit)
headquartersLocation China
Chongqing
ideology Korean nationalism
anti-imperialism
inception 1940
September 17, 1940
language Korean
legacy predecessor of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces
location British India
Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Korea
Republic of China
militaryBranch air force (planned)
ground forces
naval forces (planned)
motto Restoration of the Nation
namedAfter Korea
notableCommander Ji Cheong-cheon
Kim Ku
Kim Won-bong
opposedBy Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Burma campaign
covert operations in Japanese-occupied Korea
intelligence operations for Allied forces
partOf Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
significantEvent plan for joint landing operation in Korea with U.S. forces (not executed)
proclamation of cooperation with Allied forces in 1941
trainedBy British Army
Chinese Nationalist government
United States Army (later war period)
linked to: United States Army

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ROK Armed Forces historicalPredecessor Korean Liberation Army
Korean Liberation Army hasPart Korean Independence Army (integrated unit)
linked to: Korean Liberation Army