In May 1939 the great leader President Kim IL Sung, leading the main force of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army, advanced into the homeland and won victory in a battle in the Musan area, which dealt a crushing blow to the Japanese imperialist aggressors and inspired our people with confidence in victory. A grand monument was erected to enshrine this victory in the memory of future generations.

The monument was erected in the Taehongdan Plain, the battle site, in May 1971.The 35-metre-high white granite obelisk is faced with a red granite five-pointed star symbolizing the shining rays of the immortal Juche idea on the upper part. Beneath it are inscribed the words, "Monument to the Victorious Battle of the Musan Area".

Its eastern wing like a wall is 18 metres long and 3.6 metres high. In its center is carved in relief the lofty image of the great leader commanding the historic battle of the Musan area and around it 27 figures of anti-Japanese guerrillas fighting under his command.