COMMANDER // 1905–1951
Kim Mu-chong
Lifespan
1905 – 1951
Active service 1950 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 45.
Profile
Mu Chong, born Kim Mu-chong (김무정), was a Korean communist, independence activist, general and statesman of North Korea. He had been living in China for years when he joined the Chinese Communist Party fighting against the Japanese. After the liberation of Korea, he returned to North Korea and became a general in the Korean People's Army. He was an important member of the Yan'an faction, a group of pro-China communists in the North Korean government.
Battles (1)
1950
Pusan PerimeterKorean War · North Korea