Battle of Fengwudong

The Battle of Fengwudong (Korean: 봉오동 전투; Hanja: 鳳梧洞戰鬪) was a battle between Korean independence militias and Japanese forces in Manchuria and was one of the earliest domestic support operations of the Korean independence forces. From 6 to 7 June 1920, a confrontation occurred between a Korean independence militia of 1,300 under the command of Hong Beom-do (홍범도, 洪範圖) and Choi Chin-dong (최진동, 崔振東)[2] and a Japanese suppression battalion consisting of 500 troops. It occurred during the campaign of the Japanese army in Jiandao, during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

Battle of Fengwudong
Part of the Korean Independence Movement
Date 6–7 June 1920 Location Fengwudong, Jilin, China Result Korean victory
Belligerents
Japan Imperial Japanese Army	Korea Northern military administration office army Korean Independence Army
Commanders and leaders
Yasukawa Jiro Nihimi Jiro	Hong Beom-do Choi Jin-dong Yi Heungsu An Mu Han Gyeong-se
Strength
500	about 1,200 ~1,300[1]
Casualties and losses
100-157 killed and 200 wounded	13-21 killed and 18 wounded

Notes

1. 윤병석, 《간도역사의 연구》(국학자료원, 2006) 74
2. 윤병석, 《간도역사의 연구》(국학자료원, 2006) pp. 74

See also

Memorial Day

19th Division

Cultural references

2019 The Battle: Roar to Victory (Korean Film)

Bibliography

• JACAR Ref.C03022770200, Chōsengun Shireibu (朝鮮軍司令部): Kantō shuppeishi (間島出兵史)
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• Sasaki Harutaka (佐々木春隆): Chōsen sensō zenshi to shite no Kankoku dokuritsu undō no kenkyū (朝鮮戦争前史としての韓国独立運動の研究), 1985.
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• 박은봉, 《한국사 100 장면》 (가람기획, 1993)