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Konghwaguk Wonsu
Wonsu
Hangul
원수
Hanja
元帥
Revised Romanization
Wonsu
McCune–Reischauer
Wŏnsu
Wonsu is the highest military rank in the armed forces of North Korea and South Korea.[1]
^Chung-in Moon, Understanding regime dynamics in North Korea International Political Science Association. World Congress – 1998 Page 105 "Kim Jong Il.. ... which places him at the top of the party hierarchy, he holds the titles of the chairman of the National Defense Commission and the supreme commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA). He is, moreover, one of the two marshals (wonsu) in the DPRK, the other being Li Ul Sol who heads the KPA unit that guards top officials (howi ch'ongguk)."
Wonsu is the highest military rank in the armed forces of North Korea and South Korea. The title of Wonsu or its variations had been used as the title...
Korean People's Army, but ranks above both. The rank is senior to that of Wonsu. The title also exists in Chinese military history as dàyuánshuài (same...
senior to the four-star rank of daejang, but junior to wonsu. Taewonsu Konghwaguk wonsuWonsu Chasu The Spanish rank mariscal presidente de los ejércitos...
and British rank insignia traditions. No one has held the five-star rank Wonsu in the history of the ROK Armed Forces. All DPRK Marshalls wear Ground Force...
Republic of Korea (Korean: 대원수, romanized: Tae wonsu) Marshal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 공화국원수, romanized: Konghwaguk Wonsu)...
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...
i or y in the South Korean version of Korean. 원쑤 wonssu (wŏnssu) 원수 wonsu (wŏnsu) mortal enemy "Mortal enemy" and "field marshal" are homophones in the...
the Empire (First French Empire) Stratarches (Greece) Marshal of Italy Wonsu (North & South Korea) Mushir (Ottoman Empire, Middle East & North Africa)...
officer Junior officer Combat uniform Republic of Korea Army v t e 원수 Wonsu 대장 Daejang 중장 Jungjang 소장 Sojang 준장 Junjang 대령 Daeryeong 중령 Jungnyeong 소령...
National Defence Commission. In July 2012, Kim Jong Un was promoted to wonsu (translated as marshal), the highest active rank in the military. The decision...
posthumously made Dae Wonsu (usually translated as Generalissimo, literally Grand Marshal), the nation's top military rank. He had been named Wonsu (Marshal) in...
Sweet Enemy (Korean: 달콤한 원수; RR: Dalkomhan Wonsu) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Eun-hye, Yoo Gun, Lee Jae-woo, and Park Tae-in...
pronunciations of the Chinese characters 元帥 Gensui, the Japanese equivalent Wonsu, the Korean equivalent Nguyên soái, the Vietnamese equivalent Grand yuanshuai...
officers Junior officers Officer cadet Republic of Korea Air Force v t e 원수 Wonsu 대장 Daejang 중장 Jungjang 소장 Sojang 준장 Junjang 대령 Daeryeong 중령 Jungnyeong 소령...
Grand marshal of North Korea (Hanja:大元帥), superior to the marshal rank of wonsu Dai-gensui (大元帥): Grand marshal of the Empire of Japan. The highest title...
Vojvoda (Kingdom of Serbia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia) Vrhovnik (Croatia) Wonsu (North Korea and South Korea) Yuan Shuai (modern China) Sima (ancient China)...
officers Senior officers Junior officers Republic of Korea Navy v t e 원수 Wonsu 대장 Daejang 중장 Jungjang 소장 Sojang 준장 Junjang 대령 Daeryeong 중령 Jungnyeong 소령...
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