Taewonsu

Taewonsu Grand marshal
Shoulder boards for the rank of taewŏnsu
Country	North Korea
Service branch	Korean People's Army
Formation	April 1992
Next higher rank	None
Next lower rank	Konghwaguk Wonsu [a] (Marshal of the Republic)

1. 공화국 원수;共和國元帥

References

1. Yi, Wonju (28 April 2022). "S. Korea urges N. Korea to stop escalating tensions over Kim's pledge to bolster nuclear power". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
2. The People's Liberation Army as organization: reference volume v 1.0 - Volume 1 - Page 30 James C. Mulvenon, Andrew N. D. Yang, Center for Asia-Pacific Policy (Rand Corporation) - 2002 "Rank Categories - Ranks 1. Generalissimo (dayuanshuai) 2. Marshal (yuanshuai) 3. General Grade (jiangguan).. "
3. China this century - Page 169 Rafe De Crespigny - 1992 "In 1917 Sun Yatsen took for a time the title dayuanshuai, which basically means 'commander-in-chief ; though it is a general term rather than a military rank, it was translated as "
4. James Fleming Broken Border - Page 22 2009 "President Kim Jong Il is a man of many titles: Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, Commander of the Armed Forces, Taewŏnsu (a seven–star general), Chairman of the National Defense Committee, General Secretary, ..."
5. Armstrong, Charles: "The Role and Influence of Ideology". In Kyung-Ae Park, Scott Snyder (ed.) North Korea in Transition: Politics, Economy, and Society 2012 "Kim Jong Il ... and on April 20th, 1992, he was named “Marshal” (Wonsu). Kim Il Sung had been named “Generalissimo” (Taewonsu) ..."

External links

• Image of Kim Il-sung in the taewŏnsu uniform
• Image of Kim Jong-il wonsu and Kim Il-sung taewŏnsu shoulder/collar insignia and crests

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