초록 열기/닫기 버튼
As soon as the struggle of the Korean patriotic militia, so-called ‘Righteous Armies’(Ui-byoung, 義兵) was resumed before and after the breakout of Russia-Japan War in 1904, Japanese Empire began to suppress them. Japan established the ‘Residency-General’ (Tonggam-bu, 統監府) in 1906 after Japan took the diplomatic sovereignty of Korea by force in 1905. Futhermore, soon after Japan disorganized the Korean Army, they began to slaughter Ui-byoungs including the old Korean Government soldiers. Numberless Ui-byongs were killed by Japanese troops stationed in Korea,. In order to subdue them Japan dispatched to Korea the strong armies which well trained and well armed with the modern weapons. On the other side, the Ui-byongs were not well trained and armed with old and primitive weapons such as matchlocks or lances. The great sacrifices of Ui-byouung was originated from such a differential of combat strength between the two. But that was not the only reason. Then What were the another reassons? The so called ‘punutive troop’ was composed of Japanese soldiers and M.P.s including Korean police men, Iljinhoe members, spies, and other bribed Japanophiles. The suppressive facilities such as garrisons, M.P.s, and polices divided their works ; the garrison took over the directive agression against Ui-byoungs, M.P.s and police gathered the informations about the Ui-byoungs which enabled the garrison to move instantly when they find out them. Iljinhoe members, spies, and other bribed Japanophiles played important roles in helping the military operations of Japanese ‘punutive troops’ to slaughter the Ui-byoungs. They informed Japanese garrisons or ‘punitive troops’ of the movements of Ui-byoungs, and guided them to the places where the Ui-byoungs gathered together or took shelter. Futhermore they also joined battles together with Japanese troops. They endeavored to search out the Ui-byoungs who hided themselves, helping Japanese troops eliminate Japanese troops by all means. The Japanese army in Korea continued to develop the military operations in order to eliminate Korean resitants, Ui-byoungs, since 1906. 17,779 Korean people or more than that number were killed by Japanese forces until 1911. Such a massacre could happen, partly by the strength of Japanese forces armed with modern and suprior weapons, and partly by the cooperation of Korean Japanophiles. These Japanophiles were complicit with Japanese army who committed ‘Massacre crime against Ui-byoungs’.
키워드열기/닫기 버튼
Japanese forces stationed in Korea, Punutive troops, Suppression upon Ui-byoung, ljinhoe members, Japanophile spies, Korean police squads
