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@article{ART001775540},
author={Jongnam Na},
title={A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War},
journal={military history},
issn={1598-317X},
year={2013},
number={87},
pages={129-169},
doi={10.29212/mh.2013..87.129}

TY - JOUR
AU - Jongnam Na
TI - A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War
JO - military history
PY - 2013
VL - null
IS - 87
PB - Military History Institute, MND
SP - 129
EP - 169
SN - 1598-317X
AB - Korea Military Academy(KMA), opened in May 1946, was the majorinstitution that educated leaders of the ROK Army in its early days. At thevery first day of the Korean War in June 1950, however, ROK Army Chiefof Staff ordered to send cadets who were studying at KMA to the front linein order to delay North Korean troops advance toward Seoul. With thiscontroversial decision, some 530 cadets were sent to the front line as anindividual soldier. Although they fought hard and were able to delayenemy's attack at several places even including at their own campus atTaerung, KMA cadets had to retreat to the south of the Han River with thecollapse of ROK Army in June 28th. And after one more bloody battleagainst North Korean troops in early July, KMA cadets moved to Daejeonwhere the members of the senior class were commissioned. While fightingagainst the enemy as an individual soldier for more than ten days, some200 cadets were killed and missed in action. This paper also introduces a guerilla force that ran by some cadets. Right after the Taerung Battle in June 28th, thirteen cadets who refused toretreat decided to form aguerilla force around the Bul-am Mountain nearthe KMA, and resisted to the enemy furiously for almost three months untilall members were killed in action. By analogizing KMA cadets' battles during the first ten days of theKorean War, this paper argues that this story should be a symbolicfoundation of KMA's current educational values. This paper tries to findhow this recently known stories has been adopted as apart of the official history of the Korean War. Also this paper suggests to learn some preciouslessons from this unknown case: whether Army Chief of Staff's decision tosend KMA cadets to the front line was inevitable or not; why theSuperintendent of KMA was hesitate to move cadets to a safer place early;and so on. And, finally, this paper argues that this tragic history shouldnot be repeated in the future and we should prepare for that.
KW - Korea Military Academy;Army Cadets;KMA Cadets' Guerilla Force;the Bupung-ri Battle;theTaerung Battle;theGumguk-ri Battle
DO - 10.29212/mh.2013..87.129
ER -

Jongnam Na. (2013). A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War. military history, 87, 129-169.

Jongnam Na. 2013, "A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War", military history, no.87, pp.129-169. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2013..87.129

Jongnam Na "A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War" military history 87 pp.129-169 (2013) : 129.

Jongnam Na. A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War. 2013; 87 : 129-169. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2013..87.129

Jongnam Na. "A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War" military history no.87(2013) : 129-169.doi: 10.29212/mh.2013..87.129

Jongnam Na. A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War. military history, 87, 129-169. doi: 10.29212/mh.2013..87.129

Jongnam Na. A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War. military history. 2013; 87 129-169. doi: 10.29212/mh.2013..87.129

Jongnam Na. A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War. 2013; 87 : 129-169. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2013..87.129

Jongnam Na. "A Study on Korea Military Academy Cadets' Combat Experience during the Early Stage of the Korean War" military history no.87(2013) : 129-169.doi: 10.29212/mh.2013..87.129