Kang Kon (Korean: 강건; Hancha: 姜健; June 23, 1918 – September 8, 1950) was a Korean military leader active in Manchuria and the Korean peninsula as well as a politician during the years leading up to the Korean War and during the first stages of the Korean War in 1950.

Jan 17, 2025 · The South Korean soldier who set the landmine that killed Kang Kon inadvertently triggered the largest beheading operation in South Korean history. However, the soldier’s name, unit he (or maybe even she) served in and the exact location of the death are likely to remain a mystery forever.

Kang Kon Military Academy (Korean: 강건종합군관학교 Kang Kŏn Chonghapgungwanhakkyo) is a military educational institution located in the city of Pyongyang, in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

On August 4, 1950, a 500-pound bomb exploded on the roof of an abandoned factory 20 miles from Pusan at the North Korean People's Army Front Command Headquarters. The bomb broke General Kang Kon's arm and nearly missed General. Kim Chaik, the front commander.

Mar 22, 2025 · After arriving at the academy, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the bust of Kang Kon, an anti-Japanese revolutionary fighter, who was one of the most faithful comrades-in-arms of President Kim Il Sung and a competent commanding officer, and laid a wreath before it.

Jun 27, 2018 · Kang Kon served as a leading official of the Security Cadress’ Central Training School, a Vice Minister of National Defense and Chief of the KPA General Staff. The KPA’s 2nd Infantry Division is named after Kang, along with the Kang Ko’n Military Officers’ Training School in northwest Pyongyang.

Jan 17, 2025 · The sudden death of a high-ranking military commander is an event that inevitably captures the attention of both contemporaries and historians. Recently, the world learned of Ukraine’s successful killing of Russian Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov. For those with an interest in World War II, similar high-profile assassinations come to mind, such as the killing of SS-Obergruppenführer ...

It was officially activated at Naman in February 1948 under Major General Kang Kon with a total strength of 14,000 soldiers. [1]

Feb 26, 2025 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on the country’s military to learn from “real combat experience” in ongoing wars, according to state media on Wednesday, appearing to hint at the army’s troop deployment to Russia.

Feb 26, 2025 · North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a junior officer training institution in Pyongyang on Tuesday, emphasizing the need to educate soldiers on "the actual experiences of modern warfare," state media reported Wednesday.