Editing Korean People's Army (section)

===Korean Volunteer Army, 1939–1948===
In 1939, the [[Korean Volunteer Army]] (KVA), was formed in [[Yan'an]], China.<ref>Scobell & Sanford 2007, p. 18.</ref> The two individuals responsible for the army were [[Kim Tu-bong]] and [[Mu Chong]]. At the same time, a school was established near Yan'an for training military and political leaders for a future independent Korea. By 1945, the KVA had grown to approximately 1,000 men, mostly Korean deserters from the [[Imperial Japanese Army]]. During this period, the KVA fought alongside the Chinese communist [[Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army]] from which it drew its arms and ammunition. After the defeat of the Japanese, the KVA accompanied the [[Chinese Communist Party]] forces into eastern [[Jilin]], intending to gain recruits from ethnic [[Koreans in China]], particularly from [[Yanbian]], and then enter Korea.<ref>Elleman, Bruce. ''Beijing's Power and China's Borders: Twenty Neighbors in Asia''. Routledge (2014). pp. 116–117</ref>