O Jung-hup explained

Hangul:오중흡
Rr:O Jung-heup
Mr:O Chung-hŭp
Context:north

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

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

Notes and References

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