Battle of Pochonbo

Battle of Pochonbo
	Part of the Japanese colonial rule over Korea and the Second Sino-Japanese War
	; The battle depicted in the Grand Monument in Samjiyon, Samjiyon County
Date	4 June 1937
Location	Pochon County, Kankyōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan41°31′30″N 128°17′58″E / 41.5249199795585°N 128.2994166849041°E
Result	Anti-Japanese victory
Belligerents
Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Kim Il Sung	Unknown
Units involved
Sixth Division of the Second Army of the First Route Army	Unknown
Strength
150–200	33
Casualties and losses
20 killed	9 killed
	class=notpageimage\| Location within North Korea

The Battle of Pochonbo (Japanese: 普天堡の戦い, Hepburn: Futenho no tatakai) was an event which occurred in northern Korea, Empire of Japan on 4 June 1937 (Juche 26), when Korean and Chinese guerrillas commanded by Kim Il Sung (or possibly Choe Hyon)^[3]^[4] attacked and defeated a Japanese detachment during the anti-Japanese armed struggle in Korea. The battle holds an important place in North Korea.^[5]

^ Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader page 34
^ Schönherr 2012, p. 27.
^ Ryall, Julian. "Rival to Kim's regime among 200 on verge of being purged". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
^ Ryall, Julian (3 April 2014). "Son of North Korean 'hero' who was written out of history feared to be latest target of Kim Jong-un's purges". news.nationalpost.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 1 March 2015. One article in the Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, dated June 7, 1937, three days after the skirmish, says: "A little more than 100 men led by communist bandit Choe Hyon attacked Pochonbo."
^ Silberstein, Benjamin (10 May 2016). "Warfare by Feelings: Strategy, Spontaneity, and Emotions in Kim Il-sung's Tactical Thinking". Sino-NK. Retrieved 11 May 2016.