Chasu

Ch'asu (Korean: 차수; Hanja: 次帥) 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.

Ch'asu
Vice-marshal
Shoulder boards for the rank of Ch'asu
Country North Korea
Service branch Korean People's Army
Formation1953
Next higher rankWonsu
Next lower rankDaejang
Chasu
Chosŏn'gŭl
차수
Hancha
次帥
Revised RomanizationChasu
McCune–ReischauerCh'asu

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 (wikt:자수).[1]

List of North Korean vice-marshals

Vice Marshal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
조선민주주의인민공화국 차수
Vice Marshal Date of promotion Notes
Choe Yong-gon
최용건
19001976
7 February 1953
Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army
조선인민군 차수
Vice Marshal Date of promotion Notes
O Jin-u
오진우
19171995
14 April 1985 Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 20 April 1992.
Ju To-il
주도일
1922-1994
20 April 1992
Ri Ul-sol
리을설
19212015
20 April 1992 Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 8 October 1995.
Choe Kwang
최광
1918-1997
20 April 1992 Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 8 October 1995.
Choe In-dok
최인덕
1920-2003
20 April 1992
Paek Hak-rim
백학림
1918-2006
20 April 1992
Ri Tu-ik
리두익
1921-2002
20 April 1992
Kim Pong-ryul
김봉률
1917-1995
20 April 1992
Kim Kwang-jin
김광진
1927-1997
20 April 1992
Kim Ik-hyon
김익현
1916-2009
15 April 1994
Jo Myong-rok
조명록
1928-2010
8 October 1995
Ri Ha-il
리하일
born 1935
8 October 1995
Kim Yong-chun
김영춘
1936-2018
8 October 1995 Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 14 April 2016.
Kim Il-chol
김일철
born 1933
13 April 1997
Jon Jae-son
전재선
born 1940
13 April 1997
Pak Ki-so
박기서
1929-2010
13 April 1997
Ri Jong-san
리종산
1922-2011
13 April 1997
Kim Ryong-yon
김룡연
1916-2008
7 September 1998
Ri Yong-mu
리용무
born 1925
7 September 1998
Jang Song-u
장성우
1933-2009
13 April 2002
Ri Yong-ho
리영호
born 1942
27 September 2010
Kim Jong-gak
김정각
born 1941
15 February 2012
Choe Ryong-hae
최룡해
born 1950
7 April 2012
Hyon Chol-hae
현철해
born 1934
7 April 2012 Promoted to Marshal of the Korean People's Army on 14 April 2016.
Hyon Yong-chol
현영철
1949-2015
16 July 2012 Demoted to Army General in October 2012.
Hwang Pyong-so
황병서
born 1949
26 April 2014
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.

References

  1. 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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