60TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORY IN THE FATHERLAND LIBERATION WAR AND ITS
SIGNIFICANCE
by Dermot Hudson
chairman of JISGE and President ASSPUK
On July 27th it will be
a most significant and momentous occasion the 60th anniversary of
the victory of the Korean
people ,l ed by the great leader generalissimo Kim Il Sung , in the
great Fatherland Liberation war of the Korean people (known as the
Korean War in the West) against the US imperialist aggressors . The
DPRK will splendidly mark the event as they regard it as their second
day of liberation (the first being August 15 the day of liberation
from Japan) with grand and majestic events. Juche idea and Songun
idea followers will also mark it in different ways in their own countries.
The Fatherland Liberation War referred as the Korean War in the imperialist countries was provoked by the US imperialists on June 25th 1950 and lasted 3 years. It was a most intense war, one of the most fiercest wars of the 20th century , in which the US imperialists along with troops from 15 of their vassal states attempted to destroy the young Democratic People's Republic of Korea in its cradle, an obscene and barbarous war in which a big power and its minions tried to pulverise into a submission a small country. The US failed to do this and on the 27th of July 1953 signed the armistice agreement . The heroic Korean people had won victory over the US imperialists.
The Fatherland Liberation War referred as the Korean War in the imperialist countries was provoked by the US imperialists on June 25th 1950 and lasted 3 years. It was a most intense war, one of the most fiercest wars of the 20th century , in which the US imperialists along with troops from 15 of their vassal states attempted to destroy the young Democratic People's Republic of Korea in its cradle, an obscene and barbarous war in which a big power and its minions tried to pulverise into a submission a small country. The US failed to do this and on the 27th of July 1953 signed the armistice agreement . The heroic Korean people had won victory over the US imperialists.
What is
the significance of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War ?
Its significance is manifold. It was the first war
that the US lost ,General Clark wearily concluded that he was the
first US commander to sign an armistice without a victory. The
infamous anti communist reactionary senator J R McCarthy said that
the US was defeated in Korea and US military historian Bevin Alexander (no
friend of the DPRK )admitted that it was "the first war we
lost". It was the first war between socialism and imperialism,
it was the “cold war “ becoming a hot war . It was a war that proved the superiority of thesocialist system over imperialism. It was an example of
a small country , a former colony defeating a big power.
In his speech to the Officers and Men of Unit No. 256 of the Korean People’s Army on October 23 1953 the great leader President Kim Il Sung said
“we defeated
the huge armed forces of US imperialism, the ringleader of world
imperialism,
and its 15
satellite countries, and forced them to sign the Armistice Agreement
as we demanded. This is a great victory for us.
What are the
victories we achieved in the arduous three-year war?
First, the
Korean people and the People’s Army, through their heroic
struggle, repulsed the enemy’s invasion and defended the democratic
base in the northern half of Korea
with honour.
…........The
Korean war laid bare the brutal nature of imperialism to the world,
and shattered the myth of the “might” of US imperialism to
pieces.
In fact, earlier
some people had an illusion about the “might” and
“humanitarianism” of US imperialism. Through the Korean war,
however, the people of the world not only realized clearlythat the US
imperialists were the most heinous savages but also came to believe
more firmly that if a people fought to the last bravely, arms in
hands, they would be able to defeat them.
It was widely
known to the world for long that US imperialism was the most vicious
aggressor and biggest robber in the world .”
This very succinctly sums up the significance of the
victory in the Fatherland Liberation War . The DPRK a state which had only been founded 2 years before and
which had a land area which was less than one tenth of that of the USA beat the US which
had been undefeated in well over a hundred wars. It was a miraculous
victory of a small country against an imperialist titan armed with the all the latest weapons including an atomic arsenal.
War-maniac MacArthur the commander of the US imperialist forces in the Korean War had
threatened the use of nuclearweapons but the Korean people led by the the great leader
generalissimo Kim Il Sung were unbowed by such threats and fought on like tigers avenging the deaths
of their beloved compatriots.
The war shattered deep illusions about US imperialism which had become widespread during the period of the second world war. The US imperialists were exposed as genocidal maniacs before the world , they were the murderers of woman and children , they were the ones who used germ warfare which is illegal. The world revolutionary people came to know that it was no use trying to peacefully co-exist with US imperialism , that the only way to deal with it was by
force, Indeed the Fatherland Liberation War showed the basic truth of
Songun that the revolutionis defended and advanced by means of arms.
The victory in the Fatherland
Liberation War commanded by the great leader generalissimo Kim Il
Sung smashed the myth of the invincibly of US power. It showed thatthe US could be beaten . As the executive secretariat of the the
Organisation of Solidarity ofthe Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America (Tricontinental ) said
on June 19th 1968 “This
historic victory of the Korean people has shown that no force on
earth can bring to theirknees
a people who fight for the independence and liberty of their country
“. Gaston Soumialot President of the supreme council of the revolution of the Congo also wrote in 1968 "Marshal Kim Il Sung is widely known to the whole world as a gifted military strategist ....The US imperialist aggressors who hadbeen bragging about their so-called 'mightiness' in Korea scored a failure in Korea for the first time in their 114 wars of aggression ."
The message sent to the peoples of the world from the Korean people's victory in the
Fatherland liberation war was that US imperialism can be taken on and
beaten. This resulted in the opening up of a whole new era of
anti-imperialist independence struggles throughout the world against
colonialism and imperialism. Anti-imperialist victories occurred in
Cuba, Vietnam and many countries. As generalissimo Kim Il Sung aptly explained
The heroic struggle of the Korean people against US imperialism has become the banner and model of the oppressed people all over the world in their national-liberation struggle.
We proved to the people of the world that if they fight valiantly
like Koreans they can beat back the aggression of any imperialists and free themselves from their yoke.
After the Korean war, the struggle against the colonial rule of the US-led imperialists has gained in scope in many Southeast Asian countries, including Malaya, Indonesia and Viet Nam, and the rest of the world, and the colonial system is crumbling beyond retrieve.
The heroic struggle of the Korean people against US imperialism has become the banner and model of the oppressed people all over the world in their national-liberation struggle.
We proved to the people of the world that if they fight valiantly
like Koreans they can beat back the aggression of any imperialists and free themselves from their yoke.
After the Korean war, the struggle against the colonial rule of the US-led imperialists has gained in scope in many Southeast Asian countries, including Malaya, Indonesia and Viet Nam, and the rest of the world, and the colonial system is crumbling beyond retrieve.
What was the primary factor that propelled the Korean
people to such a great victory admired by the peoples of the world ? It was the Juche idea and the
Songun idea. As the great leader generalissimo Kim Il Sung wrote on the occasion of the
1st anniversary ofthe death of Che Guevara
“ Even a
small country can defeat a powerful country if it establishes
Juche,unites themasses of people
and valiantly wages battle ,regardless of sacrifice . This is a very
plain truth ofa our time which
has been borne out in real life. The experience of the Korean war
proved this truth “
Juche-based tactics which had been evolved during the anti-Japanese armed struggle were fully applied during the Fatherland Liberation War. Indeed new forms of warfare such as tunnel warfare were created . Of course internationalist support was important but it was the self-reliant efforts of the
KPA and Korean people that were the main thing as the great leader generalissimo Kim Il Sung said
"We must solve our problems no matter who is helping us and what help we get......Victory must be won by our strength".
Juche-based tactics which had been evolved during the anti-Japanese armed struggle were fully applied during the Fatherland Liberation War. Indeed new forms of warfare such as tunnel warfare were created . Of course internationalist support was important but it was the self-reliant efforts of the
KPA and Korean people that were the main thing as the great leader generalissimo Kim Il Sung said
"We must solve our problems no matter who is helping us and what help we get......Victory must be won by our strength".
The Korean people’s great victory in the Fatherland Liberation War
was a brilliant victory of the Juche-oriented, Songun -based
revolutionary military strategy of President Kim II Sung, the
ever-victorious, iron-willed brilliant commander and gifted military
strategist, who been steeled in the protracted arduous
anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle and combined a great
revolutionary idea, the Juche idea with outstanding leadership
ability and brilliant military art. By leading the Korean people to victory in the Fatherland Liberation War the great leader generalissimo Kim Il Sung made a great contribution to the world revolutionary movement that will shine down the ages.
LONG LIVE THE
60TH ANNIVERARY OF THE VICTORY IN THE GREAT FATHERLAND LIBERATION WAR
!
GLORY TO THE
MEMORY OF THE GREAT LEADER GENERALISSIMO KIM IL SUNG EVER-VICTORIOUS
IRON-WILLED BRILLIANT COMMANDER!
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