尹奉吉 上海義擧의 국내외적 영향과 의의

Abstract

In the history of the independence movement, it is not easy to find out an achievement as great as the patriotic deed in Shanghai(上海) of Yoon Bong-gil. On April 29, 1932, when the Japanese Empire organized a ceremony to celebrate victory of the Shanghai incident in Hongkou Park, Yoon Bong-gil l bombed the podium and punished the leading members including the Shanghai Expeditionary Commander Shirakawa Yoshinori (白川義則). Since Yoon Bong-gil destroyed the celebration of the Japanese army’s victory in Shanghai, the victory of the Shanghai incident and the Manchuria Incident was brought to shame, and the international prestige was weakened. The patriotic deed in Shanghai(上海) of Yoon Bong-gil contributed to the recognition of the Korean independence to the world. The media in China and other countries gave praise about the patriotic deed in Shanghai and reported the will of the Korean people to stand for independence and expressed honor to Yoon Bong-gil. In addition, the patriotic deed in Shanghai also reminded Koreans at home and abroad to go to the anti-Japanese front, and the Provisional Government of Korea could revive by the support of Koreans living in United States, Hawaii, Mexico and Cuba. The patriotic deed in Shanghai erased the Chinese feelings that were exacerbated by Wanpaoshan Incident(萬寶山事件). It also provided an opportunity for China’s active support and the Korea-China alliance against Japanese empire. The exclusive meeting between Chang Jes(蔣介石) and Kim Gu(金九) provided an opportunity for active support of the Provisional Government of Korea and to establish a special Korean class at Nakyang(洛陽) Military Academy to foster Korean officers. It also contributed to the formation of the Korea-China united front in northeast China. Tang Juwu(唐聚五), the commander of China’s Liaoning People’s Self-Defense Force, who listened to the news on the radio the patriotic deed in Shanghai(上海) of Yoon Bong-gil, signed a joint venture with Kim Hak-kyu, Chief of the Korean Revolutionary Army, and won the victory by performing the Combined Combat in Korea and China. Another significance of the patriotic deed of Yoon Bong-gil was the enhancement of anti-Japanese sentiments of Chinese people. China, which lost to Japan in the Manchurian Incident and the Shanghai Incident, looked forward to seeing a young man like Yoon Bong-gil. As a result, Yoon Bong-gil was called a “China’s national hero” and was praised as “patriotic martyr” of the Shanghai Incident. As China still honors Yoon Bong-gil as one of the martyrs who were sacrificed in the Shanghai incident, the friendship and cooperation between Korea and China has been established must be affected by the patriotic deed of Shanghai.