O Jung-hup

This is a Korean name; the family name is O.
O Jung-hup
Chosŏn'gŭl 오중흡
Hancha 吳
Revised Romanization O Jung-heup
McCune–Reischauer O Chung-hŭp

O Jung-hup (1910–1939) was a North Korean military officer, who, according to the North Korean regime, 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] He died in the Liukesong battle in Dunhua County on 17 December 1939. O was 29 at that time.[2]

His family, the O family, are considered 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]

References

  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.
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