Hong Beom-do's Anti-Japanese Armed Struggle

Hong Beom-do

Hong Beom-do was a legendary commander of the Korean independence movement who spearheaded armed resistance against Japanese colonial rule. Rising to prominence through righteous army activities, he led the Korean Independence Army in cross-border operations during the 1920s. His military genius culminated in landmark victories at the Battles of Fengwudong and Qingshanli, dealing severe blows to pursuing Japanese forces. Following turmoil in the Russian Far East, he remained in Soviet territory until he was forcibly relocated to Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan, under Stalin's 1937 deportation policy. Spending his final years managing a local theater, Hong passed away in 1943 and remains revered across Korea as a national hero.

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Year	Hong Beom-do
1868	Birth of Hong Beom-do (Period: August 27, 1868 (lunar calendar; alternative theories exist regarding birth place and birth date depending on sources), Location: Kyzylorda, Soviet Kazakhstan (The theory placing his birth place in Pyongyang City, DPRK is prominent, though alternative theories suggest Yangdok, Pyongan-namdo or Chasan, Pyongan-bukdo)) Birth (Period: August 27, 1868, Location: The theory of Pyongyang is prominent. Other theories suggest Yangdok in South Pyongan Province or Jaseong in North Pyongan Province)
1907	Jeongmi Righteous Army Struggle (Age: 38 years old, Period: Around 1907–1910, Location: Northern Korea, including Pukch'ong, Kapsan, Samsu, Hyesan, and Pungsan in Hamgyong Province) Confiscation of Hunters' Weapons under the Firearms and Gunpowder Control Law (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1907, Location: Various locations in Korea) Organization of Righteous Army Units (Age: 39 years old, Period: Around November 1907, Location: Around Pukch'ong, Hamgyong Province)
1910	Move to Manchuria and the Russian Far East (Age: 41 years old, Period: From around 1910 onward, Location: Northeastern China, Russian Primorsky Krai)
1919	Anti-Japanese War of Independence (Age: 50 years old, Period: 1919–early 1920s, Location: Northeastern China (Manchuria/Gando), northern Korea, Russian Far East) Organization and Command of the Korean Independence Army (Hong Beom-do, Age: 50 years old, Period: 1919, Location: Northeastern China/Gando, northern Korea)
1920	Formation of the Korean Independence Corps (Age: 51 years old, Period: Late 1920, Location: From Northeastern China to Russian Far East) Battle of Fengwudong (Age: 51 years old, Period: June 6–7, 1920, Location: Fengwudong, Jilin Province, China (present-day Yanbian area)) Battle of Qingshanli (Age: 52 years old, Period: October 1920, Location: Around Qingshanli, Jilin Province, China)
1921	Joining the Soviet Red Army (Age: 52 years old, Period: From 1921 onward, Location: Russian Far East) Free City Incident (Age: 52 years old, Period: June 1921, Location: Russian Far East, Free City (present-day near Svobodny, Amur Oblast, Russia))
1937	Forced Resettlement of Koreans (Hong Beom-do, Age: 68 years old, Period: 1937, Location: From Soviet Far East to Central Asia (such as Kazakhstan)) Relocation to Kazakhstan (Hong Beom-do, Age: 68 years old, Period: 1937, Location: From Soviet Far East to Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan)
1943	Death of Hong Beom-do (Age: 75 years old, Period: October 25, 1943. Died in Kyzylorda, Soviet Kazakhstan)
2021	Repatriation of Remains to South Korea and Burial at Daejeon National Cemetery (Age: 77 years after death, Period: August 2021, Location: From Kazakhstan to Daejeon Metropolitan City, South Korea)
Unknown	Marriage (Hong Beom-do, Lady Lee of Danyang. Personal name theories include Lee Ok-nyeo, Lee Ok-gu, etc., but unconfirmed, Period: Thought to be around the late 19th century, but exact year and month are unknown, Location: Details unknown. Reportedly left Mt. Kumgang and headed to Pukch'ong, Hamgyong Province)

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Group	List
CPC	Chen Duxiu Li Dazhao Mao Zedong Zhou Enlai Zhu De Liu Shaoqi Peng Dehuai Lin Biao Deng Xiaoping Chen Yi
Korean anti-Japanese movement	Kim Il Sung Kim Won-bong Hong Beom-do Ji Cheong-cheon Yang Se-bong Choe Yong-gon Kim Chwa-chin
Pacific War	Fumimaro Konoe Hideki Tojo Yosuke Matsuoka Shigenori Togo Kantaro Suzuki Korechika Anami Isoroku Yamamoto Chuichi Nagumo Kichisaburo Nomura Saburo Kurusu Hirohito

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