Paik Sun-yup - Citizendia

This is a Korean name; the family name is Paik. A Korean name consists of a Family name followed by a Given name, as used by the Korean people in both North Korea and South Korea

Paik Sun-yup

Hangul	백선엽
Hanja	白善燁
Revised Romanization	Baek Seon-yeop
McCune-Reischauer	Paek Sŏn-yŏp

General Paik Sun-yup (born November 23, 1920) is a Korean military officer of Manchukuo and the Republic of Korea. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Manchukuo (ja [[wikt満州国満州国]] Manshūkoku lit "State of Manchuria " was a Puppet state in Manchuria and eastern South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː He is known for his service during the Korean War and the first 4-star general in the history of ROK Armed Forces. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Republic of Korea Armed Forces ( Hangul: 대한민국 국군 Hanja: 大韓民國國軍 Revised Romanization: Dae-han-min-guk Guk-gun His brother, Paik In-Yeop, also served in the Republic of Korea Army during the Korean War, commanding the 17th Independent Regiment at the Battle of Ongjin Peninsula and again in the Inchon Landings. The Battle of Incheon (인천 상륙 작전 Incheon Sangryuk Jakjeon; Code name: Operation Chromite) was an amphibious invasion and battle of

He was born in Kangso-gun, South P'yŏngan (currently the city of Nampo) in 1920. South P'yŏngan ( P'yŏngan-namdo) is a province of North Korea. His family soon moved to Pyongyang and he graduated Pyongyang Normal School in 1939. Pyongyang (pʰjʌŋjaŋ is the Capital and largest City of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Instead of getting into teaching, he entered Mukden Military Academy of Manchukuo. Manchukuo (ja [[wikt満州国満州国]] Manshūkoku lit "State of Manchuria " was a Puppet state in Manchuria and eastern After graduation, he became an officer of the Manchukuo Imperial Army, and served in Gando Special Force. The Manchukuo Imperial Army was the armed force of the Japanese dominated Puppet state of Manchukuo. ( Hangul: 친일파간도 특설대／ Gando Teugseoldae) was an independent Battalion in the Manchukuo Imperial Army composed primarily of ethnic He engaged in subduing communist guerrillas in Jiandao (eastern Manchuria). Jiandao, known in Korean as Gando, refers to a small piece of marsh land between Yanbian region and Long county in northeast China Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast He joined the Japanese campaign on northern China for ten months from 1944 to 1945. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

After the end of World War II he returned to Pyongyang but in December 1945 fled south since rising communists threatened his safety. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based In South Korea, he was commissioned a First Lieutenant in the Constabulary, the predecessor of the ROK Army. The Republic of Korea Armed Forces ( Hangul: 대한민국 국군 Hanja: 大韓民國國軍 Revised Romanization: Dae-han-min-guk Guk-gun He was committed to build the army, crush communist guerrillas, and purge the army of leftists.

When the Korean War was broke out on June 25, 1950, he was assigned to defend Seoul as the 1st Infantry Division's commanding officer. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. He finally retreated to South Gyeongsang but made an important contribution to the defense of the Pusan Perimeter, especially to the victory at the village of Dabudong. Gyeongsangnam-do (South Gyeongsang is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was fought in August and September 1950 between United Nations Command forces combined with South Korean forces and the forces of

On the move north, his 1st Division under the U. S. I Corps became the first to enter Pyongyang on October 19. He was one of the first officers to realize the Chinese entry into the war. He assumed the defense of northwestern Korea but was plagued by larger Chinese army.

In April 1951 he was placed in command of the ROK I Corps in charge of eastern Korea. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January He soon found the ROK army insufficiently trained. The army took intensive training while the battle line was fixed. In July he was elected to represent the ROK military at the Kaesong Truce Talk but failed to attain results.

In November, Task Force Paik was set up to destroy communist guerrillas on Jirisan. Jirisan is a mountain in the southern region of South Korea. It is often considered one of the three most important mountains in South Korea with Hallasan and The campaign was successfully finished in March 1952. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In recognition of the success, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and Task Force Paik was transformed to the new ROK II Corps. Then he was appointed to Army Chief of Staff in July 1952. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He devoted himself in building up the ROK army. In January 1953, he was promoted to the rank of general in the ROK army; which made him the first 4-star general in the ROK Armed Forces. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He successively filled the positions of commander of the First Field Army, the Army Chief of Staff, and the Chairman for the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff until his retirement from the army in May 1960. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

He was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of China on Taiwan in 1960, to France in 1961, and to Canada in 1965. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. From 1969 to 1971, he served as Minister of Transportation and launched the construction of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is one of the most heavily used Rapid transit systems in the world with well over 8 million trips daily on the system's ten lines (total figures In 1970 he faced the hijacking of a JAL plane at Gimpo Airport by Japanese Red Army. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( or JAL, is an airline of Japan It is one of the largest Airline operators in Asia. Gimpo International Airport (김포국제공항 commonly known as Gimpo Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport) is located in the far western end of Seoul The was a Terrorist group founded by Fusako Shigenobu in February 1971 after she broke away from the Japanese Communist League-Red Army Faction He served as the presidents of two national policy companies in sequence. He participated in the construction of the War Memorial at Yongsan, which opened in 1990. Yongsan-gu is a district of Seoul, South Korea. Its name means "Dragon Hill" derived from the Hanja characters for dragon (龍 yong and hill/mountain Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

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