National Defense Corps incident
| Part of the Korean War | |
National Defense Corps soldiers in January 1951 | |
| Date | December 1950 – February 1951 |
|---|---|
| Cause | Inadequate supplies due to embezzlement of funds |
| Convicted | Kim Yoon Keun and four other officers |
| Sentence | Death by firing squad |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 국민방위군 사건 |
| Hanja | 國民防衛軍事件 |
| Revised Romanization | Gungminbangwigun Sageon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kungminbangwigun Sagŏn |
The National Defense Corps Incident was a death march that occurred between December 1950 and February 1951, during the Korean War, as a result of corruption. The incident refers to both the deaths from starvation during the retreat and the corruption that led to the deaths.