Mu Chong

Kim Mu Chong

Colonel General
Kim Mu Chong; Colonel General
Native name	무정
Born	1904; Chongjin, North Hamgyeong Province, Empire of Korea
Died	1951 (aged 46–47); Beijing, People's Republic of China
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch	Korean People's Army
Years of service	1945–1952
Rank	General
Commands	2nd corps
Battles / wars	See battles Korean independence movement Pacification of Manchukuo; Chinese Civil War World War II Pacific War; Korean War Battle of Mugeuk-ri; Battle of Dongnak-ri; Battle of Jincheon; Battle of Danyang; Battle of Ihwaryeong-Mungyeong; Battle of Yeongdeok-Ganggu; Battle of the Punchbowl; Battle of Pusan Perimeter Battle of Cheonpyeong Valley; Battle of Kyongju; ; UN offensive into North Korea; Battle of Yeongcheon; Changsha landing operation; Battle of Chosan; Hungnam evacuation; Battle of Hyeonri; UN September 1950 counteroffensive;
Korean name
Hangul	김무정
RR	Gim Mujeong
MR	Kim Mujŏng

Mu Chong (Korean: 무정, 1904–1952), born Kim Mu-chong (김무정), was a Korean communist, independence activist, general and statesman of North Korea. He had been living in China for years when he joined the Chinese Communist Party fighting against the Japanese. After the liberation of Korea, he returned to North Korea and became a general in the Korean People's Army. He was an important member of the Yan'an faction, a group of pro-China communists in the North Korean government.