About Kim Ung
Lived 1912 – 1982 (aged 69–70). Kim Ung was a North Korean military officer and diplomat.
Chinese military Kim fled China to avoid the Japanese occupation, and was trained at the Whampoa Military Academy in the late 1920s or early 1930s. During the late 1930s and the 1940s, he became a communist and was in the Eighth Route Army and became brigadier or divisional commander. succeeding Kim Chaek, who was purged for his failure at the Incheon Landing, Kim Ung held the post until the end of the war.
Post war After the war Kim Ung was appointed vice Defence Minister of North Korea. In 1958 he was purged by Kim Il Sung, rehabilitated and purged again in 1978.
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Who was Kim Ung?
former North Korean general
When was Kim Ung born?
Kim Ung was born in 1912 in Gimcheon.
When did Kim Ung die?
Kim Ung died in 1982.
What was Kim Ung's occupation?
Kim Ung was a military officer and diplomat.
What nationality was Kim Ung?
Kim Ung was North Korean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Kim Ung. https://biography.guide/kim-ung/
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