Kang Kon

Kang Kon (Korean: 강건, Hanja: 姜健; June 23, 1918 – September 8, 1950) was a Korean military leader active in Manchuria and the Korean peninsula as well as a politician during the years leading up to the Korean War and during the first stages of the Korean War in 1950.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Kang Kon
Chief of the General Staff
Kang Kon
In office
February 1948 – September 1950
LeaderKim Il Sung
Personal details
Born(1918-06-23)23 June 1918
Sangju, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died8 September 1950(1950-09-08) (aged 32)
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Military service
AllegianceKorean People's Army
Years of service1945–1950
CommandsChief of the general staff
Battles/warsKorean independence movement
  • Pacification of Manchukuo

Chinese Civil War
World War II

  • Pacific War

Korean War

  • Operation Pokpoong †
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