Kim Jong-suk Naval University
김정숙해군대학
General information
LocationHamhung, South Hamgyong, North Korea
Town or cityHamhung
CountryNorth Korea
Coordinates39°52′07″N 127°41′12″E / 39.86861°N 127.68667°E / 39.86861; 127.68667

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.

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. "Top DPRK leader inspects naval university". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  3. "Korean News". July 1993.
  4. "Wilson Center Digital Archive". digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org.
  5. "Возложение венка к бронзовому бюсту героини антияпонской войны Ким Чен Сук". www.uriminzokkiri.com.
  6. "Vantage Point". 1998.
  7. "《조선의 오늘》". dprktoday.com.
  8. "В Военно-морской академии имени Ким Чен Сук". dprk.ru.
  9. "北김정일, 함흥 김정숙해군대학 시찰 나서". m.sultoday.co.kr.
  10. "김정은원수님, 김정숙해군대학과 김책항공군대학 교직원들의 사격경기를 지도". 조선신보.
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