(1918-06-23)23 June 1918 Sangju, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died
8 September 1950(1950-09-08) (aged 32)
Citizenship
North Korean
Nationality
Korean
Military service
Allegiance
Korean People's Army
Years of service
1945–1950
Commands
Chief of the general staff
Battles/wars
Korean independence movement
Pacification of Manchukuo
Chinese Civil War
World War II
Pacific War
Korean War
Operation Pokpoong †
Kang Kon (Korean: 강건, Hanja: 姜健; June 23, 1918 – September 8, 1950) was a Korean military leader active in Manchuria and the Korean peninsula as well as a politician during the years leading up to the Korean War and during the first stages of the Korean War in 1950.
KangKon (Korean: 강건, Hanja: 姜健; June 23, 1918 – September 8, 1950) was a Korean military leader active in Manchuria and the Korean peninsula as well as...
KangKon Military Academy (Korean: 강건종합군관학교) is a military educational institution located in the city of Pyongyang, in the Democratic People's Republic...
Stalin-Kim meeting was held in Moscow in April. On 29 May Vasiliev and General KangKon, the Chief of the General Staff of the KPA, finalised the invasion plan...
Force University KangKon Military Academy O Jin U Artillery Academy Mangyongdae Revolutionary School Nampo Revolutionary School and Kang Pan Sok Revolutionary...
Korean war broke out in 1950 he was appointed Chief of Staff, replacing KangKon who had been killed in action. In 1953, Nam became a General of the Army...
Korean War. Shoigu met with Kim Jong Un and North Korean Defense Minister Kang Sun Nam. In September 2023, Kim Jong Un visited Russia in his first foreign...
Kwang-chol (2018–19) Kim Jong-gwan (2019–present) Chiefs of the General Staff KangKon (1948–50) Nam Il (1950–53) Kim Kwang-hyop (1953–57) Lee Kwon-mu (1957–59)...
Kim dynasty. Kim was born Kim Song Ju to father Kim Hyong Jik and mother Kang Pan Suk. Kim had two younger brothers, Kim Chul Ju [ko] and Kim Yong Ju.: 3 ...
Jeong-gyeong [ko] KangKon Kim Kwang-hyop Kim Tu-bong Mu Chong Kim Yong-bom Kim Ung Kim Won-bong Kim Il Kim Chang-man [ko] Kim Chaek Ryu Gyeong-su [ko] Yi Kang-guk...
943), personal name Wang Kŏn (Korean: 왕건; Hanja: 王建), also known as Taejo Wang Kŏn (태조 왕건; 太祖 王建; lit. Great Progenitor Wang Kŏn), was the founder of the...
Kwang-chol (2018–19) Kim Jong-gwan (2019–present) Chiefs of the General Staff KangKon (1948–50) Nam Il (1950–53) Kim Kwang-hyop (1953–57) Lee Kwon-mu (1957–59)...
O-song Ko Hui-man Pang Hak-se KangKonKang Ung-jin Yi Man-gyu Kim Sam-yong Pak Se-yong Kim Song-gyu Yun Haeng-jung Kang Mun-sok Song Ul-su Kim Sang-hyok...
Commander of the Chosun People's Army and in October 1952, Kang Kun-Gun School (currently Kang-Gun General School) was inaugurated. In October 1953, he...
Kwang-chol Chon Mun-sop, first awarded November 1969, double hero April 1992. KangKon, killed in Korean War, awarded September 1950. Cho Myong-son, buried in...