일제 말기 한인 학병들의 중국지역 일본군 부대 탈출과 항일 투쟁

Abstract

Japan forcibly mobilized approximately 4,000 student soldiers from Korea on January 20, 1944. There was difference in the number of mobilized student soldiers depending on data and the number is estimated as 3,893 according to the Japanese army and 4,385 according to the data of 'Explaining material of imperial parliament' and comrade party of student soldiers. The mobilized student soldiers were dispatched in China and Japan as well as in Korean Peninsula but many of them participated in anti-Japanese rule movement aggressively after being enlisted early in Japanese army or after being dispatched in the army. In particular in case of student soldiers dispatched in China, there were some cases of participating in independence movement individually or as a group after escaping from Japanese army. The record that student soldiers escaped from the army was known through their memoirs or testimony. But the same contents were contained in the list of the army the Japanese army made. So far the student soldiers escaping from the army which were confirmed in the list of Japanese army amounted to 40. We can confirm the reality of anti-Japanese struggle against Japanese imperialism by the student soldiers through the record of student soldiers and the list by Japanese army. Meanwhile, the student solders escaping from Japanese army participated in the anti-Japanese rule movement through each channel after being transferred to National Revolutionary Army of Kuomintang of China or People's Liberation Army of Communist Party of China depending on the areas. The student soldiers transferred to National Revolutionary Army of National Party of China were included in Korean Liberation Army to participate into anti-Japanese rule movement and grow to become the leading people of South Korea. But there was difference in the strategy and nature of anti-Japanese movement depending on the areas regardless of ideology of student soldiers. And after the liberation, it has impact on their personal identity. What is noticeable is that the struggle of student soldiers was from the escape from Japanese army. To cast light on the anti-Japanese movement of student soldiers, we need to identify in detail the activities of making contribution to the independence of the country by freeing from the restraint of mobilizing in the anti-Japanese movement regardless of different ideology after the liberation.