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Kang Kon
Kang Kon was a Korean military leader active in Manchuria and the Korean peninsula during the years leading up to the Korean War and during the first stages of the Korean War in 1950. Kang (born Kang Shin-tae) 〔Millett, Allan R. ''The War For Korea, 1950-1951'' Lawrence Kansas, 2010. University Press of Kansas. p. 51.〕 was born in Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, on June 23, 1918,〔Suh, Dae-sook, ''Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader''. Chinchester, New York. 1988, Coumbia University Press. p. 356.〕 and at the young age of 16 began his involvement in liberation and military ventures. As a teenager, he was actively involved in recruiting anti-Japanese guerrillas for his long-time friend, Kim Il Sung, and is remembered as being unusually tall and often towering over others.〔Spurr, Russell. ''Enter the Dragon, China's Undeclared War Against the U.S. in Korea, 1950-51''. New York, NY. 1988. p. 8.〕 Before his leadership roles in the Korean War, Kang joined the anti-Japanese struggle in Manchuria in 1932, and later fled into Soviet territory in the early 1940s, where, by the end of World War II was an officer in the 88th Independent Brigade in the Red Army, consisting of both Korean and Chinese soldiers.〔N.A. ''North Korean Korean Leaders During the Korean War.'' http://www.paulnoll.com/Korea/War/NK-General-Kang-Kon.html. Retrieved December 9, 2013.〕 Lieutenant General Kang led the North Korean Army offensive during the opening stages of the Korean War until he was killed by a land mine on September 8, 1950.〔Kim, Young Sik. ''Eye Witness: A North Korean Remembers.'' http://www.johndclare.net/cold_war10_YoungSKim.htm. Retrieved December 9, 2013.〕 ==Pre-Korean War== Like many of the others who served in high ranking positions under Kim Il Sung, Kang had served with Kim in Manchuria fighting against the Japanese. While in Manchuria he organized and commanded the Kiring peace Preservation Army.〔Scalapino, Robert A. Lee, Chong Sik. ''Communism in Korea: The Society.''Berkely, California. University of California Press. 1972. p. 925.〕 Even though Kang (and other Koreans fighting in Manchuria) had better military credentials than Kim, Kim was encouraged to take the reins of the new communist country because of ability to cultivate the Russians.〔Millett, Allan R. ''The War For Korea, 1950-1951'' Lawrence Kansas, 2010. University Press of Kansas. p. 51.〕 In the summer of 1946, Kang returned from Soviet Russia to North Korea to help establish the Korean People’s Army and by 1949 he was appointed the chief of staff, and was an important figure in the planning of the South Korean invasion with the help of Russian war strategists〔N.A. ''North Korean Korean Leaders During the Korean War.'' http://www.paulnoll.com/Korea/War/NK-General-Kang-Kon.html. Retrieved December 9, 2013.〕 and was selected to lead the invasion.〔Millett, Allan R. ''The War For Korea, 1950-1951'' Lawrence Kansas, 2010. University Press of Kansas. p. 51〕 Kang was known as ruthless soldier, as was reflected in the armies he commanded; they were aggressive, insensitive to risk, and eager for a victory by August 15, as Kim Il Sung demanded 〔Millett, Allan R. ''The War For Korea, 1950-1951'' Lawrence Kansas, 2010. University Press of Kansas. p. 190.〕
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