O Jung-hup
| O Jung-hup | |
 Portrait of O Jung-hup | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 오중흡 |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | O Jung-heup |
| McCune–Reischauer | O Chung-hŭp |
O Jung-hup (10 July 1910 – 17 December 1939) was a Korean military officer who fought the Japanese with Kim Il Sung.
O was born into a poor family in Seson-ri, Onsong County of North Hamgyong Province, on 10 July 1910.[1] Leading the 7th Regiment of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army, he was killed in action during the Liukesong battle in Dunhua County on 17 December 1939, aged 29.[2]
Family
[edit]The O family are influential in the North Korean regime.[3] As of 2012[update], his nephew O Kuk-ryol was vice-chairman of the National Defense Commission of the DPRK.[4]
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Legacy
[edit]In North Korea, "O Jung-hup 7th Regiment" (오중흡7련대) is an honorific title used to award some elite units of the Korean People's Army.
References
[edit]- ^ "Centenary of Birth of O Jung Hup Commemorated". Pyongyang: Korean Central News Agency. 9 July 2010.
- ^ "National Memorial Service for O Jung Hup Held". Pyongyang: Korean Central News Agency. 17 December 2009.
- ^ Choi, Song Min. "Thae Yong Ho's defection in the context of the O family legacy". www.dailynk.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ Levi, Nicolas (2012-02-01). "O Kuk Ryol: The Old Guard Never Dies". Sino-NK. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ 북한정보포털 | 인물 상세보기 | 오극렬 [North Korea Information Portal | View portrait details | O Kuk-ryol]. nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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