Kim_Jong-suk_Naval_Academy

Kim Jong-suk Naval Academy

Kim Jong-suk Naval Academy

Military school in Hamhung, North Korea


Kim Jong-suk Naval University[1] (Korean: 김정숙해군대학) is a post-secondary educational institution located in Hamhung,[2] North Korea for officers of the Korean People's Navy.[3] Its namesake is Kim Jong-suk, a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla and North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's first wife.[4] There is a bust in her honor at the academy.[5][6][7] It has produced naval commanders, including dozens of Heroes of the DPRK and Heroes of Labor.[8] It is similar in function to the Korean Naval Academy.

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History

It began as a naval commander school in 1947. In 1993, it was renamed after Kim Jong-suk. Kim Jong Il, visited in 2009.[9] In 2014, Chairman Kim Jong Un oversaw the shooting competition of the faculty members of Kim Jong-suk Naval University.[10]


References

  1. Чуприн, Константин (5 September 2017). Последняя крепость Сталина. Военные секреты Северной Кореи. ISBN 978-5457081505.
  2. "Korean News". July 1993.
  3. "Wilson Center Digital Archive". digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org.
  4. "北김정일, 함흥 김정숙해군대학 시찰 나서". m.sultoday.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

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