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The Korean War Readiness Courses and An Air Power Recognition of the North and South Koreas after the Liberation

KyeoungLok Kim 1

1서울대학교

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ABSTRACT

This research recognize the air power as the key point element of the Korean War, and analyze the war readiness course and the recognition about the Air Forces of North and South Koreas. A subject period of the study distinguishes the Korean War from the rule period of Japan based on the liberation. To strengthen the air power at the rule period of Japan was carried out with the colonization rule and in the method of the war readiness. Japan made many airplane to accomplish the war and made the airport at the Korean Peninsula. Korea was mobilized in this course at an aircraft manufacture and airport construction. Korea had high concern about the air from 1900 and grasped the current situation about the air force of a big power and predicted a future air war. The recognition about the air power of Korea was connected to independent movement. The independence group trained the pilot and applied the air power at independent movement. The air asset and the recognition about the Air Force was utilized for the air force construction which is formed at a rule period of Japan. The Air Force of the Republic of Korea (ROK) after the liberation failed though it tried the receipt of the airplane to be left. But, North Korea took the action such as quick receipt of the airplane and the Sineuiju Air Unit establishment. North Korea began the Korean War from the situation which the air power is superior compared with the ROK finally. The ROK coped with return of the US Forces in Korea and requested the support of active air power in America. The USA emphasized the economy assistance than the soldier assistance of the Air Force about Korea. The USA evaluated the meaning of Korea which is the international politics relatively so that it was low. Especially the USA recognized negatively about the going north unity which the Korean Government insists. The Korean Government propelled an air power increase which is the oneself as soon as an air power enhance requirement about America failed. Syngman Lee propelled a fund-raising campaign to buy the airplane and prepared the Geonkukki. The case of North Korea, Kim Il-sung recognized the air power in the course which he comes into the power due to the problem to be reality so that it was low. The recognition about his air power is low to a guerilla experience and restless political topology. But, He received a soldier weapon support since 1949 from the USSR and emphasized the air power. He emphasized the military strength of the army again as soon as a 38th Parallel force collision happened. The North Korea organized the air unit in spite of short time before the Korean War.

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