| O Jung-hup | |
 Portrait of O Jung-hup | |
| Korean name | |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 오중흡 |
| Hancha | 吳仲洽 |
| Revised Romanization | O Jung-heup |
| McCune–Reischauer | O Chung-hŭp |
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. 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.
Family
Main article: O familyThe O family are influential in the North Korean regime. As of 2012, his nephew O Kuk-ryol was vice-chairman of the National Defense Commission of the DPRK.
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Legacy
In North Korea, "O Jung-hup 7th Regiment" (오중흡7련대) is an honorific title used to award some elite units of the Korean People's Army.
References
- "Centenary of Birth of O Jung Hup Commemorated". Pyongyang: Korean Central News Agency. 9 July 2010.
- "National Memorial Service for O Jung Hup Held". Pyongyang: Korean Central News Agency. 17 December 2009.
- Choi, Song Min. "Thae Yong Ho's defection in the context of the O family legacy". www.dailynk.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- Levi, Nicolas (2012-02-01). "O Kuk Ryol: The Old Guard Never Dies". Sino-NK. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- 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.
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