page_title: Korean Liberation Army
section_title: End of World War II
hierarchical_section_title: Korean Liberation Army / End of World War II
caption_attribution_description: English: KLA (Korean Liberation Army) Soldier 日本語: 光復軍の兵士 한국어: 해방 후 어느 광복군
context_page_description: The Korean Liberation Army, established on September 17, 1940 in Chungking, China, was the armed force of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. Its commandant was General Ji Cheong-cheon, with General Lee Beom-seok, a hero of the Battle of Cheongsanri and future prime minister of South Korea as the Chief of Staff. Effectively a part of the Chinese forces upon which it was dependent, the army was limited by available manpower and did not get much above 339 strong. The KLA became the basis of the modern day Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
context_section_description: In 1945, the KLA was working in cooperation with the US Office of Strategic Services to train men for specialist military operations within Korea. The leading units were due to depart on August 20, with General Lee in command.
  The KLA's goal was achieved with the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. However, The USSR quickly attacked Japanese forces and gained the Northern part of the Korean Peninsula  this decision made the USA use the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and won the early surrender of the Japanese Empire and blocked the USSR attempted strongly influence of Korean Peninsula. On August 15, 1945, the Japanese empire collapsed and the Korea finally gained the Korean Peninsula. This independence was reaffirmed in the Treaty of San Francisco. After the end of World War II, KLA disbanded on June 1946.
caption: KLA Soldier
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