This research focuses on armed struggle of youths of Gyungsan Namsanmyun, occurred in 1940, protesting the forced requisition and conscription by Japanese Imperialism. This movement is known as ‘Daewangsan Jukchang Uigeo’(Hereinafter Daewangsan Uigeo by Gyeolsimdae). Fierce economical pillage motivated this struggle. When forced requisition and conscription was made addition to this, several youths have started to refuse.
Kim In Bong, Park Jae Cheon and Park Jae Dal, who worked for Namsanmyeon office led the forming of protesting group. 29 members in final has planned an escape in order to protest the mischief of Japanese. They chose Daewangsan as a place to fight against Japanese police in secret. At first, they reached the mountain without any detail plan. Soon after, however, they have named themselves as ‘Gyeolsimdae’, and planned the attack on supervising office.
Japanese police went into action in order to arrest this group. Therefore, three times of fight with stone has occurred. Gyeolsimdae has turned down every conciliations and threats by Japanese police. However, they ran out of provisions, which made them come down from the mountain. Every members were arrested.
Gyeolsimdae has carried on their protest for 15 days, which was unacceptable for Japanese Imperialism owing to their wartime state. Therefore, all the arrested members have gone through strict investigation with severe torture, poor circumstances of jail in addition. Two of them died in imprisonment, and six of them were out on bail due to their diseases. Rest of the members could be released after the liberation.
Daewangsan Uigeo was regarded as very crucial movement, which made Japanese to report even to their congress. They thought this movement could be a hazard to their requisition and conscription on Josun. Moreover, the movement has revealed the blind point of their public security, which made Japanese police to conceal the movement.
Most protestant movements against Japanese conscription in 1940s were led by ideologies. And many of them were also related with liberators abroad, or led by students. However, Daewangsan Uigeo was led mostly by farmers, without any specific ideology or relation with liberators abroad. While their procedure through protest to conscription and escape, their movement has shifted to independence movement, which originated from suffering caused by wartime exploitation. This movement is taken as valuable example for protesting movement against requisition and conscription in 1940s.