Taewonsu Grand marshal | |
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![]() Shoulder boards for the rank of taewŏnsu | |
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Formation | April 1992 |
Next higher rank | None |
Next lower rank | Konghwaguk Wonsu[a] (Marshal of the Republic) |
Taewonsu | |
Hangul | 대원수 |
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Hanja | 大元帥 |
RR | daewonsu |
MR | taewŏnsu |
Taewonsu (Korean: 대원수; lit. grand marshal) is the highest possible military rank of North Korea and is intended to be an honorific title for Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un. It is often confused with Marshal of the Republic and Marshal of the Korean People's Army, but ranks above both.[1] The rank is senior to that of Wonsu. The title also exists in Chinese military history as dàyuánshuài (same Sino-Korean characters 大元帥), and was briefly taken by Sun Yat-sen.[2][3]
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