O Jung-hup

O Jung-hup
Chosŏn'gŭl
오중흡
Hancha
Revised RomanizationO Jung-heup
McCune–ReischauerO Chung-hŭp
portrait of O Jung-hup

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

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The O family are influential in the North Korean regime.[3] As of 2012, his nephew O Kuk-ryol was vice-chairman of the National Defense Commission of the DPRK.[4]

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O Jung-songO Jung-hup
(1910–1939)
O Kuk-ryol
(1930–2023)
O Hye-young
(1956–)
O Hyon-ok
(1958–)
O Young-ae
(1960–)
O Se-uk
(1962–)
O Hye-sun
(1965–)
O Young-ranO Se-wonSo Ho-won
(in-law)

References

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  1. ^ "Centenary of Birth of O Jung Hup Commemorated". Pyongyang: Korean Central News Agency. 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ "National Memorial Service for O Jung Hup Held". Pyongyang: Korean Central News Agency. 17 December 2009.
  3. ^ Choi, Song Min. "Thae Yong Ho's defection in the context of the O family legacy". www.dailynk.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  4. ^ Levi, Nicolas (2012-02-01). "O Kuk Ryol: The Old Guard Never Dies". Sino-NK. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  5. ^ 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.