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Kim Suk-won | |
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Kim Suk-won in 1955 | |
Born | Seoul, Joseon | 29 September 1893
Died | 6 August 1978 Seoul, South Korea | (aged 84)
Allegiance | Empire of Japan/Republic of Korea |
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Years of service | 1915–1945 1948–1950, 1950–1956 |
Rank | Major general |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Korean War |
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Japanese name | |||||||
Kanji | 金山錫源 | ||||||
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Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 김석원 | ||||||
Hanja | 金錫源 | ||||||
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Kim Suk-won (29 September 1893 – 6 August 1978) was a Korean officer in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Kim was one of the highest-ranking ethnic Koreans in the Japanese Army during the Second World War. He later became a general in the Republic of Korea Army during the Korean War.