Kim Myong-sik (politician)
Kim Myong-sik ( ko, 김명식) is a North Korean officer, he served as the commander of the Korean People's Navy. Biography Although his past life is unknown, it was confirmed in July 2009 that he became the commander of the East Sea Fleet. He was promoted to Lieutenant General of the People's Army in February 2012, but was demoted to Major General in March 2013, and was promoted to Lieutenant General again a month later. From April 2013 to April 2015, he served as commander of the Korean People's Navy. While serving as a naval commander, he was promoted in May 2014, but was demoted to Major General again in May 2016. Since March 2016, he has served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army. In 2019 he was elected to the 14th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. In 2017 he was promoted to admiral, re-appointed naval commander, and promoted to a member of the Party Central Committee. He was promoted to Admiral in 2019 and attended the ...
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Daejang
(; ja, 将, Shō; ) is the rank held by general officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police use three levels at present while the Republic of China Armed Forces use four. In both North and South Korea the rank is also used. Chinese variant People's Liberation Army The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by ''haijun'' () or ''kongjun'' (). Under the rank system in place in the PLA in the era 1955–1965, there existed the rank of () or Grand General. This rank was awarded to 10 of the veteran leaders of the PLA in 1955 and never conferred again. It was considered equivalent to the Soviet rank of (Army General) which is generally considered a five-star rank, although the insignia itself had only four. The decision to name the equivalent rank when it was briefly re-established in 1988-1994 was likely due to a ...
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Kim Song-gil
Kim Song-gil ( ko, 김성길) is a North Korean general. He is serving as the commander of the Korean People's Navy. Biography Very little information is known about him. He served in the 9th Squadron in Chodori, Nampo-si, and then served in the staff of the West Sea Fleet. On February 24, 2021, at the 1st expanded meeting of the 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, his predecessor Kim Myong-sik was dismissed, and he was promoted to lieutenant general of the navy and appointed as the new commander of the navy. References North Korean generals Workers' Party of Korea politicians Admirals Living people Korean People's Navy officers Year of birth missing (living people) {{NorthKorea-mil-bio-stub ...
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Jong Myong-do
Jong Myong-do ( ko, 정명도) is a North Korean politician and fleet admiral. He served as commander of the Korean People's Navy as well as member of the Supreme People's Assembly from the 10th convocation. Biography Little is known about the professional career of Jong Myong-do until 1997, when he was promoted to a two-star general. Member of the Supreme People's Assembly, the unicameral parliament, from the 10th convocation. In December 2007, he was promoted to the position of Navy Commander of the Korean People's Navy with the promotion of three-star colonel general. He served in that role until July 2012, when he was replaced by Kim Myong-sik. From that moment, he appeared many times alongside Kim Jong-il during numerous visits to military units. In April 2010 he was awarded the rank of four-star general. During the 3rd Workers' Party of Korea Conference on September 28, 2010, he was elected a member of the Central Military Commission, the body of the Workers' Party of ...
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DPRK Medal Of Military Service Honor
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel, with the north occupied by the Soviet Union and the south occupied by the United ...
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DPRK Military Merit Medal
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel, with the north occupied by the Soviet Union and the south occupied by the United ...
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DPRK Order Of Military Service Honor 3rd Class
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel, with the north occupied by the Soviet Union and the south occupied by the United Stat ...
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PRK Order Of The National Flag - 3rd Class BAR
PRK can refer to: * North Korea's ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code * Photorefractive keratectomy, laser eye surgery * Phase reversal keying, a form of phase-shift keying * People's Republic of Korea, short-lived 1945 government * People's Republic of Kampuchea, 1979-1989 * Port Kent (Amtrak station), New York, US station code * Phosphoribulokinase, an enzyme * Puneeth Rajkumar, an Indian Kannada-language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native sp ...

DPRK Order Of Military Service Honor 2nd Class
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel, with the north occupied by the Soviet Union and the south occupied by the United Stat ...
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PRK Order Of The National Flag - 2nd Class BAR
PRK can refer to: * North Korea's ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code * Photorefractive keratectomy, laser eye surgery * Phase reversal keying, a form of phase-shift keying * People's Republic of Korea, short-lived 1945 government * People's Republic of Kampuchea, 1979-1989 * Port Kent (Amtrak station), New York, US station code * Phosphoribulokinase, an enzyme * Puneeth Rajkumar, an Indian Kannada-language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native sp ...

DPRK Order Of Military Service Honor 1st Class
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel, with the north occupied by the Soviet Union and the south occupied by the United Stat ...
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KPA Foundation Commemorative Order
KPA may refer to: * Keele Postgraduate Association, Keele University, UK, formerly Keele Research Association (KRA) * Kensington (Olympia) station, London, England, National Rail station code * Kenya Ports Authority * ''Kiln phosphoric acid'', a dry process to produce phosphoric acid at high temperature in a kiln * Kilopascal (kPa), a unit of pressure * Known-plaintext attack, a method of cryptanalysis * Korean People's Army, the armed forces of North Korea * Aruba Police Force (Dutch: ''Korps Politie Aruba'') * Kosovo Property Agency The Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) was established on 4 March 2006 under United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Regulation 2006/10, as an administrative agency functioning independently pursuant to Chapter 11.2 of the Constit ...