한반도 주둔 일본 해군의 제주항공기지 운용과 특징

Abstract

At the end of the Asia-Pacific War, Jeju Island had a total of four air bases built by the Japanese Army and Navy. Among them, the Japanese Navy has built an air base on the coast of Moseulpo southwest of Jeju since the early 1930s. Jeju Air Base became the starting point of Chinese invasion, including the attack on Nanjing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. When the plane departing from Jeju attacked Nanjing, Korean compatriots, including the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, lived there. Jeju Air Base has a very important geopolitical status because it is located on the road from the Japanese archipelago to China. This importance was further highlighted during the Asia-Pacific War after the Sino-Japanese War. In particular, after the end of 1944, when the U.S. military’s attack on Jeju Island was imminent, military facilities were expanded to defend against U.S. landings and air strikes. The Japanese Navy built an air base in Jeju for the war of aggression and used it to invade China. In addition, special attack facilities were installed in preparation for the landing of the U.S. military just before the end of the war, almost causing numerous damage to colonial Koreans. Jeju still has underground bunkers and special attack underground facilities, including 10 air shelters.