Kim Chang-bon (, 1919 - year of death unknown) was a politician and military officer of

North Korea 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 T ...

. He belonged to the Manchu faction, the mainstream of the

Workers' Party of Korea The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and sole ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea. Founded in 1949 from the merger of the Workers' Party of North Korea and the Workers' Party ...

led by Kim Il Sung. He was sometimes mentioned as Kim Chang Feng. Kim Chang-deok is also known as his brother. After the

establishment Establishment may refer to: * The Establishment, a dominant group or elite that controls a polity or an organization * The Establishment (club), a 1960s club in London, England * The Establishment (Pakistan), political terminology for the military ...

of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the end of

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

he held various high positions in the North Korean Political system.

Biography

Born in

Kyongwon County Kyŏngwŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea, located at , formerly known as Saebyŏl. It is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the north and east, Kyonghung to the southeast, Hoeryong to the sou ...

, North Hamgyong in 1919. Worked as the 5th member of the 1st Army of the Tohoku Anti-Japanese United Army Performed partisan activities under the direction of Ankichi. Escape the Japanese army and enter the Soviet Union. Active as a member of the Soviet reconnaissance unit. After the end of the Second World War, he arrived in

Yanji Yanji (; Chosŏn'gŭl: 연길, ''Yeon-gil;'' Hangul: 옌지, ''Yenji;'' alternately romanized as Yenki) is a county-level city in the east of China's Jilin Province, and is the seat of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. Its population i ...

with Kang Jian, led by Park Luo-gwan and Choi Gwang with about 30 people. In 1946 he returned home with Ken Kang and others. That same year, he was the captain of the 38th parallel security battalion. During the Korean War, he was the 7th Regiment of the 3rd Division (Colonel). In October 1950 he was appointed as commander of the 19th Division Commander. In December 1950, 12th Division Commander. In April 1951, Commander of the 8th Corps. In July 1953 following the end of

and the signing of the armistice, he was promoted to Major General and became the 7th Corps commander. He studied at the USSR Academy of Military from mid-1956 to September 1958. In April 1956, he was elected as a candidate for the Politburo at the

3rd Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea The 3rd Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was held in Pyongyang, North Korea, from 23–29 April 1956. The congress is the highest organ of the party, and is stipulated to be held every four years. 916 delegates represented the party's ...

. Since July 1959, he has been the Chief of General Staff of the

Korean People's Army The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) is the military force of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). Under the '' Songun'' policy, it is the central institution of North Korean society. Currently, WPK General S ...

. He was elected as a member of the Politburo at the

4th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...

which took place in September 1961. In October 1962, he became Minister of National Security. He was elected as a member of the Central Committee at the 2nd Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea on October 12, 1966.�
1970年の北朝鮮
��『アジア動向年報』1970年版 However, he was criticized in 1969 for "wasting the national treasury and purchasing only state-of-the-art weapons" and "ignoring the Labor Red Guard".

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