National Liberation Day of Korea National Liberation Day of Korea The National Liberation Day of Korea is a holiday celebrated annually on August 15 in both North and South Korea. It commemorates Victory over Japan Day, when U.S. and Soviet forces ended the decades-long Japanese occupation of Korea. It is notable for being the only Korean public holiday celebrated by both North and South Korea. In South Korea it is known as Gwangbokjeol (광복절; literally, "the day the light returned"), and is one of the public holidays in South Korea. In North Korea it is known as Chogukhaebangŭi nal (조국해방의 날; literally "Liberation of the
Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army and South China Sea. The four other inland military regions will be streamlined into two military areas mainly for organizing forces for operations. The change is to occur over the next five years. In February 2016, the seven military regions were reorganised into five theater commands, as part of the 2015 People's Republic of China military reform. Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army uses a system of theater commands, of which there are now five: By July 1950 there were the Northwest, North China Military Region, Northeastern Military Region, Southwest Military Region, East China Military