A Study on Yukgun Jebok Doan (Protocol of Army Uniform) of the Korean Independence Army

Abstract

The Korean Independence Army was founded by the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, which was the highest organization in the independence movement. Armed independence movements to regain the national sovereignty which was taken away by Japan in 1910 continued, and at the center of them stood the Korean Independence Army. Their uniform is often featured in various printed materials and broadcast media befitting their prestige, but representation not based on historical evidence risks generating a distorted image. There is also a lack of precedent research on the Korean Independence Army, despite the value of their uniform and representations. This study aims to study and systematically compile information on the uniform of the Korean Independence Army. Established in 1940, the Korean Independence Army was active in China, wearing the uniform of Nationalist Army of China due to political and economic conditions in its early days. In February 1945, Yukgun Jebok Doan and Yukgun Hwijang Doan (Protocol of Army Insignia) established an exclusive uniform for the Korean Independence Army. This study researches Yukgun Jebok Doan, which expressed that the army was that of an independent nation through its uniform, and establishes the standard for relics and the foundation for producing representations. Objects of this research are the military cap, upper and lower garments of the uniform, and the military boots prescribed in Yukgun Jebok Doan. Findings were derived from existing literature and photography, along with Yukgun Jebok Doan. The military uniform in Yukgun Jebok Doan was a reddish yellow, and there were two types of military caps: the service cap and the field cap. Soldiers wore their upper wear with straight-leg pants, with a belt. Their overcoat was double-breasted. The uniform of the Korean Independence Army was completed with military boots which covered the ankles.

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