일제시기 용산기지 형성 과정에 대한 기초 연구

Abstract

This article has analyzed the progress of construction process and military construction team of Yongsan Garrison based on the preceding research analysis and making use of primary sources written by Japanese Army. This basic article is to reveal Formation Process of Yongsan Garrison during the Japanese colonial rule which is still veiled. The Japanese established Japanese Army Forces in Korea in order to colonize Korea permanantly during the Russo-Japanese War. After winning the war, it annexed Korea by using military force and located its headquaters in Yongsan to create a system of colonial regime. Moreover, they built massive military base led by a temporary architecture division within the commissariat department that is subordinate to Japanese Army Command in Korea. The construction of Yongsan Garrison went through in two phases. The 1st construction was made to annex Korea and to establish infrastructure for colonial regime between 1906 and 1913 led by a temporary architecture division within the commissariat department. Meanwhile, it turned out that Yongsan Garrison is not only a military base but had been partly affecting the change and formation of Seoul from the first beginning as the 1st construction came to an end and the Urban Planning of the Seoul began. After finishing the 1st construction(1906~1913) the Japanese decided to establish 2 divisions in Korea to dominate firmly and achieve the ambition to invade the continent. They reestablished a temporary architecture division within the commissariat department subsequently. Thus they enforced construction of Yongsan Garrison. During the 2nd construction they wanted to build forward base or rear base by expanding and reforming military organization as well as expanding military facilities. Through this set of process, it could make its dream come true achieving strategic bridgehead in Korea aiming at invading continents. In addition, it is noticeable that, in the mid 1920s when the 2nd construction was over, an axis of colonial regime(the Japanese Government-General of Korea-Seoul City Hall-Choson shrine-Japanese Army Command in Korea) was completed in Seoul. For such a reason, Yongsan Garrison examined through the 1st and 2nd construction was physically foothold as well as military stronghold for the purpose of setting up a colonial regime and its territorial ambition of land invasion.