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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 pla ... 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 newsr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choe In-dok
Choe In-dok ( ko, 최인덕/崔仁德; 1920 - August 31, 2003) was a North Korean politician, a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and an officer in the Korean People's Army. He held the rank of Vice Marshal. Biography He was born in 1920 in Anju, Kankyō-hoku Prefecture under the rule of Japan. During the Japanese rule of Korea he was a member of the partisan resistance group, messenger of Kim Il-sung and a company commander. In June 1946 he was among the founders of the Railway Guard. and later he served as an Infantry Independent Brigade Artillery commander. In 1950, with the onset of the Korean War, he served as commander of the 5th Regiment. In November 1967 he was elected to the 4th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. In October 1970 he was appointed to lieutenant-general and received the title Hero of the Republic. In November 1970 he became a member of the Central Committee. In September 1972 he was appointed to a district Comman ... [...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] |
Jo Myong-rok
Jo Myong-lok (12 July 1928 – 6 November 2010) was a North Korean military officer who held the military rank Chasu (Vice Marshal). In 1998, he was appointed First Vice-Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, Director of the Korean People's Army General Political Bureau. Previously, he was the commander of the air defence forces. Life and career Jo was born in Yonsa County, North Hamgyong province, on 12 July 1928 and he joined the Korean People's Army in December 1950."Profiles of Presidium and Members of Political Bureau" , KCNA, 29 September 2010. He was a graduate of the Manchuria Aviation School and Soviet Air Academy. After serving as a pilot in the |
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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jong-gak
Kim Jong-gak (; born 20 July 1941) , KCNA, 29 September 2010. is a (KPA) official. He was a member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). He served as briefly in 2012, and Director of the [...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 ... [...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 Pyon ... [...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 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ri Ha-il
Ri Ha-il (1935 - ) was a general and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He was Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army. Biography Born in Ryanggang Province in 1935 during the Japanese colonial period, he graduated from Mangyongdae Revolutionary Academy and Soviet Military College. Since then, he served as the Director of the Operations Department of the Ministry of People's Armed Forces, and was appointed Commander of the 525th Unit of the People's Army of Korea in 1975. In 1977, he passed the commander of the 534th Training Center and became the 8th General Commander of the People's Army in 1979. In March 1982, he served as the military commander of the Party and a member of the 6th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, and was elected to the National Defense Commission in May 1990. After being re-elected to the Central Military Commission in January 1992, he was promoted to the leader of the People's Army after receiving the Order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ik-hyon
Kim Ik-hyon ( ko, 김익현/金益鉉, 1921 - 15 January 2009) was a North Korean politician and military officer. He was member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was elected to the 11th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly in 2003. Biography Born in 1922 on the Yellow Sea Road (now Yellow Sea North Road) under Japanese rule. After that, he joined the Tohoku Anti-Japanese Union Army and conducted anti-Japanese activities until 1945 in a unit led by Kim Il Sung. When the Japanese rule ended, in November 1945 he became chairman of the Korean Communist Youth Alliance. After that, he graduated from Kim Il-sung Higher Party School, and in 1951 he became the first regimental leader of the 2nd Division of the Korean People's Army and entered the Korean War. In 1968, he was elected a member of the 4th Central Committee of the WPK and a member of the 5th Central Committee of the WPK in 1970. In 1972 he was promoted to Lieutenant General and became Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Kwang-jin (politician)
Kim Kwang-jin ( ko, 김광진/金光鎭; May 12, 1927 - February 27, 1997) was a North Korean general and politician. He held the rank of Vice Marshal. Biography Born May 12, 1927 in Pyongyang. Before liberation, he was a worker. He served as an artillery commander during the Korean War, and participated in military education at Kim Il-Sung Military University from September 1954. He graduated the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School. During the Korean War, he built his major as an artillery commander, commanding the People's Army, entering Seoul and advancing to the Nakdong River. After being appointed as an artillery commander and corps commander in the position of lieutenant general in 1969, he was known as the number one in the artillery division for more than 10 years until he was appointed to the military vice of the General Staff Department in October 1980. Since he was elected as member of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unicameral parliament for the 5th Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paek Hak-rim
Paek Hak-rim (October 1918 – October 5, 2006) was the Deputy Director of the North Korean Ministry of Public Security. He occupied a number of high-ranking positions, including serving from 1998 to 2003 on the National Defense Commission. He was also the Minister of People's Security from 1998 to 2003. Biography Paek was born in South Pyongan Province, and served in the guerrilla armies of the Korean independence movement before 1945. He also served in the North Korean army after independence, reaching the rank of Major General in 1958 and Lieutenant General in 1962. In 1962, he was appointed Director of the Political Security Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and promoted to lieutenant general. In March 1970, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Social Security. In November 1970, he was elected to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and in August 1978, he was appointed deputy Minister of the People's Armed Forces. In 1992 he was promoted to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
