Kang Kon | |
|---|---|
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| Chief of the General Staff | |
| In office February 1948 – September 1950 | |
| Leader | Kim Il Sung |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nam Il |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1918 Sangju, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 8 September 1950 (aged 32) Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Korean People's Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1950 |
| Commands | Chief of the general staff |
| Battles/wars | Korean independence movement |
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.