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Chasu
Military rank in North Korea
Military rank in North Korea
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Ch'asu | |
| Vice-Marshal | ||
| image | DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | |
| image_size | 80 | |
| caption | Shoulder boards for the rank of Ch'asu | |
| country | North Korea | |
| service branch | [[File:Emblem of the Korean People's Army.svg | 20px]] Korean People's Army |
| formation | 1953 | |
| higher rank | Wonsu | |
| lower rank | Daejang |
Vice-Marshal | Non-NATO rank =
Ch'asu () is a superior military rank of North Korea, often translated as Vice Marshal. 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 appears to be rather a combined political-military position.
The insignia for a chasu is superimposing a North Korean national crest upon a marshal's insignia star in the shoulder epaulette. Formerly, insignia for such rank holders was the emblem of North Korea until the present insignia was released in 1985.
The rank is often transliterated as ch'asu, showing the difference with the Korean word for embroidery, usually transliterated as chasu (자수).
List of North Korean vice-marshals
| Vice Marshal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 조선민주주의인민공화국 차수 | Vice Marshal | Date of promotion | Notes | Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army | ||
| 조선인민군 차수 | Vice Marshal | Date of promotion | Notes | |||
| [[File:崔庸健 최용건.jpg | 80px]] | Choe Yong-gon | ||||
| 최용건 | ||||||
| 1900–1976 | 7 February 1953 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | O Jin-u | ||||
| 오진우 | ||||||
| 1917–1995 | 14 April 1985 | Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 20 April 1992. | ||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Ju To-il | ||||
| 주도일 | ||||||
| 1922–1994 | 20 April 1992 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Ri Ul-sol | ||||
| 리을설 | ||||||
| 1921–2015 | 20 April 1992 | Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 8 October 1995. | ||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Choe Kwang | ||||
| 최광 | ||||||
| 1918–1997 | 20 April 1992 | Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 8 October 1995. | ||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Choe In-dok | ||||
| 최인덕 | ||||||
| 1920–2003 | 20 April 1992 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Paek Hak-rim | ||||
| 백학림 | ||||||
| 1918–2006 | 20 April 1992 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Ri Tu-ik | ||||
| 리두익 | ||||||
| 1921–2002 | 20 April 1992 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Kim Pong-ryul | ||||
| 김봉률 | ||||||
| 1917–1995 | 20 April 1992 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Kim Kwang-jin | ||||
| 김광진 | ||||||
| 1927–1997 | 20 April 1992 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Kim Ik-hyon | ||||
| 김익현 | ||||||
| 1916–2009 | 15 April 1994 | |||||
| [[File:Cho Myong-nok (cropped).jpg | 107x107px]] | Jo Myong-rok | ||||
| 조명록 | ||||||
| 1928–2010 | 8 October 1995 | Promoted from Air Force | ||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Ri Ha-il | ||||
| 리하일 | ||||||
| 1935–2010 | 8 October 1995 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Kim Yong-chun | ||||
| 김영춘 | ||||||
| 1936–2018 | 8 October 1995 | Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 14 April 2016. | ||||
| [[File:Kim Il-chol as the Commander of the Korean People's Navy.jpg | 89x89px]] | Kim Il-chol | ||||
| 김일철 | ||||||
| 1933–2023 | 13 April 1997 | Promoted from People's Navy | ||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Jon Jae-son | ||||
| 전재선 | ||||||
| born 1940 | 13 April 1997 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Pak Ki-so | ||||
| 박기서 | ||||||
| 1929–2010 | 13 April 1997 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Ri Jong-san | ||||
| 리종산 | ||||||
| 1922–2011 | 13 April 1997 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Kim Ryong-yon | ||||
| 김룡연 | ||||||
| 1916–2008 | 7 September 1998 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Ri Yong-mu | ||||
| 리용무 | ||||||
| 1925–2022 | 7 September 1998 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Jang Song-u | ||||
| 장성우 | ||||||
| 1933–2009 | 13 April 2002 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Ri Yong-ho | ||||
| 리영호 | ||||||
| born 1942 | 27 September 2010 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Kim Jong-gak | ||||
| 김정각 | ||||||
| born 1941 | 15 February 2012 | |||||
| [[File:18th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement gets underway in Baku 005 (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | Choe Ryong-hae | ||||
| 최룡해 | ||||||
| born 1950 | 7 April 2012 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Hyon Chol-hae | ||||
| 현철해 | ||||||
| 1934–2022 | 7 April 2012 | Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 14 April 2016. | ||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Hyon Yong-chol | ||||
| 현영철 | ||||||
| 1949–2015 | 16 July 2012 | Demoted to Army General in October 2012. | ||||
| [[File:Hwang Pyong-So (cropped).jpg | 109x109px]] | Hwang Pyong-so | ||||
| 황병서 | ||||||
| born 1949 | 26 April 2014 | |||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Ri Myong-su | ||||
| 리명수 | ||||||
| born 1934 | 14 April 2016 | |||||
| Pak Jong-chon | ||||||
| 박정천 | 23 May 2020 | Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 5 October 2020. Since demoted back to Chasu and repromoted back to Wonsu. | ||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Kim Jong-gwan | ||||
| 김정관 | 24 February 2021 | Demoted to Army General in June 2021. | ||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Kwon Yong-jin | ||||
| 권영진 | 24 February 2021 | Demoted to Army General by February 2022. | ||||
| [[File:DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg | 80px]] | Ri Yong-gil | ||||
| 리명수 | ||||||
| born 1955 | 14 April 2022 |
References
References
- Korea newsreview - Volume 25 Page 29 1996 "Korean Heritage ''Chasu'', or embroidery, appears to have begun in the prehistoric era when the human race first started to make clothes."
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