O Jung-hup (1910–1939) was a
North Korean military officer, who, according to the North Korean regime, fought the Japanese with
Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...
.
O was born into a poor family in Seson-ri,
Onsong County
Onsŏng County is a county ( ''kun'') in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, located near the border with China. The administrative center is the town ( ''ŭp'') of Onsong. Onsong is the alleged site of the former Onsong concentration camp, n ...
of
North Hamgyong Province
North Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngbukdo, ) is the northernmost province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province.
Geography
The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, S ...
, on 10 July 1910. He died in the Liukesong battle in
Dunhua
Dunhua (; Chosŏn'gŭl: 돈화; Hangul: 둔화) is a county-level city of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It has more than 480,000 inhabitants (as of 2002) and was the capital ...
County on 17 December 1939. O was 29 at that time.
Family
His family, the
O family, are considered influential in the North Korean regime. , his nephew
O Kuk-ryol
O Kuk-ryol (, born 7 January 1930) is a North Korean military general who served as Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, as head of the Operations Department from April 2009 to June 2016. The son of O Jung-song and n ...
was Vice-Chairman of the
National Defense Commission of the DPRK.
References
North Korean military personnel
1910 births
1939 deaths
People from Onsong County
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