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Chasu
''Ch'asu'' () is a superior military rank of North Korea, often translated as Vice Marshal. The rank is senior to that of ''Daejang'' (General) and junior to that of ''Wonsu'' (Marshal). The rank is seldom bestowed upon the professional military, and appears to be rather a combined political-military position. The insignia for a ''chasu'' is superimposing a North Korean national crest upon a marshal's insignia star in the shoulder epaulette. Formerly, insignia for such rank holders was the emblem of North Korea The emblem of North Korea is a national symbol adopted in 1993 by the state. Its design is modified from the former version in use from the founding of North Korea in 1948. Prominent features on the emblem are a red star, a hydroelectric plan ... until the present insignia was released in 1985. The rank is often transliterated as ''ch'asu'', showing the difference with the Korean word for embroidery, usually transliterated as ''chasu'' ( :wikt:자수).Korea newsre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonsu
''Wonsu'' is the highest military rank in the armed forces of North Korea and South Korea. Historical The title of ''Wonsu'' or its variations had been used as the title of high-ranking military commanders in Korean history since Goryeo Dynasty onward. For example, Gwon Yul, a famous general in 16th century who rose to the supreme command of Korean forces during Imjin War held the title of "Do-Wonsu", roughly translated as "high marshal". North Korea ''Wonsu'' is a rank in the Korean People's Army of North Korea, equivalent to marshal in other armies. This rank is held by all Supreme Leaders of the DPRK. While he was the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, Kim Il-sung became North Korea's first marshal during the Korean War by the decision of the Supreme People's Assembly, the unicameral parliament of North Korea, on February 4, 1953. Period photographic evidence demonstrates that the early marshal shoulder board rank insignia was the same as that of the cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emblem Of The Korean People's Army
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Kim Pong-ryul
Kim Pong-ryul ( ko, 김봉률/金奉律 ,born 1918 - died July 1995) was a North Korean general of the Korean People's Army who served as vice Minister of the People's Armed Forces as well as member of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korea's ruling communist party. He held the rank of Vice Marshal. Biography Kim Pong-ryul participated in the war against Germany as a special armament of the former Soviet artillery during the Korean war, and returned to North Korea at the end of war in 1953. In December 1972 he was appointed Vice-Chief of the Ministry of People's Armed Forces. In December 1986 he became a member of the Central Committee of the party and in March 1995, a member of the Central Military Commission, a member of the National Defence Commission since May 1990. He was also a member of the Supreme People's Assembly for the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th and 9th convocations. On April 20, 1992, he was promoted to the rank of Vice Marshal Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ri Yong-ho (general)
Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho (; 5 October 1942 – ) was a North Korean military officer who was Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army from 2009 to 2012, as well as a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea from September 2010 to July 2012. Early life and education Born in Tongchon County, Kangwon Province on 5 October 1942, Ri Yong-ho joined the Korean People's Army in August 1959. He graduated from the Kim Il-sung Military University. Career After graduation, Ri Yong-ho worked as chief of staff of a division, director of the operations department of an army corps, head of a training center, vice-director of the operations department of the general staff, its deputy chief and head of a training center of the KPA. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2002, and served as commander of the Pyongyang Defense Command from 2003-09. He became a rising star in 2003 as a result of his appointment as the head of the military unit guarding the capital city an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Song-u
Jang Song-u ( ko, 장성우/張成禹) (7 April 1933 – August 2009) was a North Korean politician and general. He is from Cheonnae-gun, South Hamgyeong Province. As the elder brother of Jang Seong-gil and Jang Song-thaek, he was the chief commander of the 1983 Rangoon bombing at Aung San Mausoleum in Yangon, Myanmar. Biography He joined the Workers' Party of Korea in 1973 and was appointed as the head of the central organization's leadership. In 1977, he was promoted to Major General of the Korean People's Army. In October 1980, he was appointed to the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. In May 1984, he was promoted to lieutenant general of the Korean People's Army. In 1988, he was appointed Head of the Reconnaissance Bureau of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army. In January 1989, he was appointed as the first deputy head of the Ministry of Social Security. In May 1990, promoted to Colonel-general in the Korean People's Army. From December 1991 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ri Yong-mu
Ri Yong-mu (25 January 1925 – 27 January 2022) was a North Korean senior official who was a member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea and vice-marshal of the Korean People's Army. He was the oldest member of the central leadership of North Korea. Biography Youth Ri was born in South Pyo'ngan Province, Pyo'ngso'ng in Japanese Korea on 25 January 1925. He attended the second central political school. Kim Il-sung era (1948–1994) After the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea he was named military attache to the North Korean embassy in the People's Republic of China. In 1964 he was made first vice-chairman of the Politburo of the Korean People's Army (not to be confused with the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea) and promoted to lieutenant general. At the 5th Congress of the Workers' Party in 1970 he was elected to the Central Committee. In 1973 he was promoted to gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ryong-yon
Kim Ryong-yon ( ko, 김룡연/金龍淵; 1916 – 20 March 2008) was a North Korean politician and military officer who held the rank of Vice Marshal. Biography Kim served with the Chinese Communist Army in 1930s and 1940s. Cha-soo Kim served as a liaison to the Kim Il-sung anti-Japanese guerrilla group, and after the formal establishment of the North Korean state he served in various positions in the Korean People's Army. In 1968 he was promoted to lieutenant general, in 1986 to 3 star general, in 1990 to Army General and in 1998 to Vice Marshal. He also served as a delegate to the Supreme People's Assembly from the 4th convocation in 1967, through the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th convocation in 2003. He served as the director of the Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School is an elite school in Mangyongdae district of Pyongyang, North Korea. Established in 1947, it is a special education school with access only to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ri Jong-san
Ri Jong-san (1922 - July 23, 2011) was a military officer and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Biography He was born in China in 1922, He worked with Kim Il-sung as the first generation of anti-Japanese mountain guerrilla. Under Kim Il-Sung, he served as Lieutenant General, Gunsu-Dong-Won, etc., and was promoted to Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army in 1997. Beginning in 2000, he was a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet of North Korea The Cabinet of North Korea (''Naegak'') is, according to the Constitution of North Korea, the administrative and executive body and a general state-management organ in the Government of North Korea. The Cabinet's principal newspaper is ''Minju C ..., but has been unable to participate due to illness. In 2005, he participated in the 60th anniversary of Russia's World War II victory as a chairman of the Veterans' Committee., and was reelected to the 12th Delegation of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Ki-so
Pak Ki-so ( ko, 박기서/朴基瑞) (1929 – January 2010) was a North Korean politician and marshal. He served as the commander of Pyongyang Defense Command Biography In November 1970 he was appointed an alternate member of the 5th Central Committee and elected to full member of the 6th Central Committee in October 1980, following the 6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. In 1982 he was elected to the 7th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. In February 1986 he was appointed to a full member of the Central Committee. In November that year he was appointed commander of the 820th Tank Division and was also elected to the 8th convocation. In 1990 he was elected to the 9th convocation In 1990 he was elected to the 9th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. In March 1995 he was appointed a member of the 6th Central Military Commission. On 13 April 1997 he was promoted to Vice Marshal rank. Between October 1996 and 2005 he served as the commander of Pyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Jae-son
Jon Jae-son ( ko, 전재선/全載善or全在善; born 1940) is an army general and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He is Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army. Biography Born in 1940 during the Japanese colonial rule, he graduated from Kim Il Sung Military University. In August 1981, he served as Deputy Chief of General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army, and was promoted to the commander V Corps in 1985.전재선(全載善) 북한지역정보넷 In February 1986, at the 11th plenum meeting of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, he was elected as a candidate me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Il-chol
Kim Il-chol (, born 1933) is a former member of the North Korean National Defence Commission and former Minister for Defence. He was born in Pyongyang in 1933. He graduated from Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and the "Soviet Union Naval Academy". Although the North Korean army mainly depends on ground troops, Admiral Kim who was commander of the Korean People's Navy since 1982 was installed in the highest military position of the head of the Minister of the People's Armed Forces in 1998, filling a vacancy left by Choe Kwang, who died in February 1997, something that indicated that he was fully trusted by Kim Jong-il. Kim Il-chol participated as a senior delegate in the inter-Korean Defense Minister’s meeting held for the first time since the division of the Korean peninsula in September 2000. Kim was appointed to the National Defence Commission in 1988. He was removed from all positions in 2010, reportedly due to his advanced age. Kim is currently a member of the Korea-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yong-chun
Kim Yong-chun (4 March 1936 – 16 August 2018) was a North Korean soldier and politician. He was a leader of the North Korean military. He held the North Korean military rank Chasu (Vice Marshal), was Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, and was Minister of People's Armed Forces (roughly corresponds to Minister of Defence in other countries). He held a minor post within the Workers Party. Early life Born in 1936 in Yanggang Province, he attended the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and the Kim Il-sung Military University before starting his career in the party apparatus and the Korean People's Army. Career He served as secretary of the South Pyongyang Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in the 1960s and was elected alternate member of the WPK Central Committee in 1980 at the 6th Party Congress. In 1986 he was elevated to Central Committee full member, director of the KPA General Staff Operations Bureau and deputy to the Supreme Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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