Korean National Police University Police History Research Institute, "New Perspectives and Data Disclosure on Police Warriors" Academic Seminar

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The Korean Police History Research Institute at the Korean National Police University held an online academic seminar on the 17th under the theme "New Perspectives and Disclosure of Materials on Police Military History."

About 50 participants, including Korean War historians, research institute research committee members, faculty, and employees from the National Police Agency, attended the seminar to discuss police military history through presentations and discussions.

Kim Kyung-rok, a senior researcher at the Military History Compilation Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense, who presented on "A Comparative Review of Police History and Military History ? Focusing on Origins, Periodization, and the Korean War," stated, "Police combat activities have been carried out for a long time, from the police of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea to modern police. Since the military's primary mission is defense and combat, the important intersection where police and military meet in terms of function and role in the Korean historical context is precisely military history."

Continuing with the presentation titled "The Discovery and Historical Value of the First Police Military History: Gangwon Police Fighting in the Korean War," Professor Lee Yoon-jung of the Korean National Police University explained, "This material was published four months earlier than 'The First Volume of Korean Police Military History: Vanguard of the Nation,' which was published in March 1953. It not only records the retreat process of the Gangwon Police Bureau after the outbreak of the Korean War and the combat situation after recovery but also serves as the first police military history containing reflections and lessons from the war outbreak."

Choi Hae-young, President of the Korean National Police University, said, "Discovering and verifying new materials related to the Korean War and disclosing the results is our collective duty to remember and inherit the history achieved by those who dedicated themselves to protecting the lives, freedom, and national security of the people." He added, "I hope this academic seminar will serve as a foundation for continuous joint research on the Korean War history by police, military, and academic research institutions."

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