page_title: Korean Women's Volunteer Labour Corps
hierarchical_section_title: Korean Women's Volunteer Labour Corps
caption_attribution_description: English: Women volunteer corps日本語: 女子挺身隊한국어: 여자정신대
context_page_description: Korean Women's Volunteer Labour Corps or Peninsula Women's Volunteer Corps was the Korean part of the Women's Volunteer Corps, which was created in April 1944 as a work group for Japanese and Korean women. Although its official purpose was to give women a chance to serve the Empire of Japan prior to marriage, it was a means to compel women to perform labor duties.
context_section_description: Korean Women's Volunteer Labour Corps (Korean: 조선여자근로정신대; Hanja: 朝鮮女子勤勞挺身隊) or Peninsula Women's Volunteer Corps (Korean: 반도여자정신대; Hanja: 半島女子挺身隊) was the Korean part of the Women's Volunteer Corps, which was created in April 1944 as a work group for Japanese and Korean women. Although its official purpose was to give women a chance to serve the Empire of Japan prior to marriage, it was a means to compel women to perform labor duties.
caption: Women's Volunteer Corps (June, 1944)
exif: {}