# Chasu

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{{Short description|Military rank in North Korea}}
{{Infobox military rank
| name           = ''Ch'asu''<br />Vice-Marshal
| image          = DPRK-Army-OF-10a.svg
| image_size     = 80
| caption        = Shoulder boards for the rank of ''Ch'asu''
| image2         = 
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| caption2       = 
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| country        = {{flag|North Korea}}
| service branch = 20px [Korean People's Army](/source/Korean_People's_Army)
| abbreviation   = 
| rank           = 
| NATO rank      = 
| Non-NATO rank  = 
| formation      = 1953
| abolished      = 
| higher rank    = ''[Wonsu](/source/Wonsu)''
| lower rank     = ''[Daejang](/source/Daejang)''
| equivalents    = 
| history        = 
}}
{{Infobox Korean name/auto
|hangul=차수
|hanja=次帥
}}

'''''Ch'asu''''' ({{Korean|hangul=차수|hanja=次帥}}) is a superior [military rank](/source/Comparative_military_ranks_of_Korea) of [North Korea](/source/North_Korea), often translated as '''Vice Marshal'''.  The rank is senior to that of ''[Daejang](/source/Daejang)'' (General) and junior to that of ''[Wonsu](/source/Wonsu)'' (Marshal).  The rank is seldom bestowed upon the professional military, and appears to be rather a combined political-military position.

The insignia for a ''chasu'' is superimposing a North Korean national crest upon a marshal's insignia star in the shoulder epaulette. Formerly, insignia for such rank holders was the [emblem of North Korea](/source/emblem_of_North_Korea) until the present insignia was released in 1985.

The rank is often transliterated as ''ch'asu'', showing the difference with the Korean word for embroidery, usually transliterated as ''chasu'' (자수).<ref>Korea newsreview - Volume 25  Page 29 1996 "Korean Heritage ''Chasu'', or embroidery, appears to have begun in the prehistoric era when the human race first started to make clothes."</ref>

==List of North Korean vice-marshals==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:70%; border:1px #AAAAFF solid"
! colspan=4 align="center"|'''Vice Marshal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea'''<br /><small>조선민주주의인민공화국 차수</small>
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan=2| Vice Marshal
! colspan=1| Date of promotion
! colspan=1| Notes
|-
| 80px
| '''<big>[Choe Yong-gon](/source/Choe_Yong-gon_(army_commander))</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">최용건</span><br />1900&ndash;1976
| 7 February 1953
|
|-
! colspan=4| '''Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army'''<br /><small>조선인민군 차수</small>
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan=2| Vice Marshal
! colspan=1| Date of promotion
! colspan=1| Notes
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[O Jin-u](/source/O_Jin-u)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">오진우</span><br />1917&ndash;1995
|14 April 1985
|Promoted to [Marshal of the Korean People's Army](/source/Wonsu) on 20 April 1992.
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Ju To-il](/source/Ju_To-il)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">주도일</span><br />1922&ndash;1994
|20 April 1992
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Ri Ul-sol](/source/Ri_Ul-sol)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">리을설</span><br />1921&ndash;2015
|20 April 1992
|Promoted to [Marshal of the Korean People's Army](/source/Wonsu) on 8 October 1995.
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Choe Kwang](/source/Choe_Kwang)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">최광</span><br />1918&ndash;1997
|20 April 1992
|Promoted to [Marshal of the Korean People's Army](/source/Wonsu) on 8 October 1995.
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Choe In-dok](/source/Choe_In-dok)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">최인덕</span><br />1920&ndash;2003
|20 April 1992
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Paek Hak-rim](/source/Paek_Hak-rim)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">백학림</span><br />1918&ndash;2006
|20 April 1992
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Ri Tu-ik](/source/Ri_Tu-ik)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">리두익</span><br />1921&ndash;2002
|20 April 1992
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Kim Pong-ryul](/source/Kim_Pong-ryul)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김봉률</span><br />1917&ndash;1995
|20 April 1992
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Kim Kwang-jin](/source/Kim_Kwang-jin_(politician))</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김광진</span><br />1927&ndash;1997
|20 April 1992
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Kim Ik-hyon](/source/Kim_Ik-hyon)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김익현</span><br />1916&ndash;2009
|15 April 1994
|
|-
|107x107px
|'''<big>[Jo Myong-rok](/source/Jo_Myong-rok)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">조명록</span><br />1928&ndash;2010
|8 October 1995
| Promoted from Air Force
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Ri Ha-il](/source/Ri_Ha-il)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">리하일</span><br />1935&ndash;2010
|8 October 1995
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Kim Yong-chun](/source/Kim_Yong-chun)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김영춘</span><br />1936&ndash;2018
|8 October 1995
|Promoted to [Marshal of the Korean People's Army](/source/Wonsu) on 14 April 2016.
|-
|89x89px
|'''<big>[Kim Il-chol](/source/Kim_Il-chol)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김일철</span><br />1933&ndash;2023
|13 April 1997
|Promoted from People's Navy
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Jon Jae-son](/source/Jon_Jae-son)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">전재선</span><br />born 1940
|13 April 1997
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Pak Ki-so](/source/Pak_Ki-so)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">박기서</span><br />1929&ndash;2010
|13 April 1997
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Ri Jong-san](/source/Ri_Jong-san)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">리종산</span><br />1922&ndash;2011
|13 April 1997
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Kim Ryong-yon](/source/Kim_Ryong-yon)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김룡연</span><br />1916&ndash;2008
|7 September 1998
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Ri Yong-mu](/source/Ri_Yong-mu)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">리용무</span><br />1925&ndash;2022
|7 September 1998
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Jang Song-u](/source/Jang_Song-u)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">장성우</span><br />1933&ndash;2009
|13 April 2002
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Ri Yong-ho](/source/Ri_Yong-ho_(general))</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">리영호</span><br />born 1942
|27 September 2010
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Kim Jong-gak](/source/Kim_Jong-gak)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김정각</span><br />born 1941
|15 February 2012
|
|-
|80px
|'''<big>[Choe Ryong-hae](/source/Choe_Ryong-hae)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">최룡해</span><br />born 1950
|7 April 2012
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Hyon Chol-hae](/source/Hyon_Chol-hae)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">현철해</span><br />1934&ndash;2022
|7 April 2012
|Promoted to [Marshal of the Korean People's Army](/source/Wonsu) on 14 April 2016.
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Hyon Yong-chol](/source/Hyon_Yong-chol)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">현영철</span><br />1949&ndash;2015
|16 July 2012
|Demoted to [Army General](/source/Daejang) in October 2012.
|-
|109x109px
|'''<big>[Hwang Pyong-so](/source/Hwang_Pyong-so)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">황병서</span><br />born 1949
|26 April 2014
|
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Ri Myong-su](/source/Ri_Myong-su)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">리명수</span><br />born 1934
|14 April 2016
|
|-
| 
|'''<big>[Pak Jong-chon](/source/Pak_Jong-chon)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">박정천</span>
|23 May 2020
|Promoted to [Marshal of the Korean People's Army](/source/Wonsu) on 5 October 2020. Since demoted back to Chasu and repromoted back to Wonsu.
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Kim Jong-gwan](/source/Kim_Jong-gwan)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">김정관</span>
|24 February 2021
|Demoted to [Army General](/source/Daejang) in June 2021.
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Kwon Yong-jin](/source/Kwon_Yong-jin)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">권영진</span>
|24 February 2021
|Demoted to [Army General](/source/Daejang) by February 2022.
|-
| 80px
|'''<big>[Ri Yong-gil](/source/Ri_Yong-gil)</big>'''<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">리명수</span><br />born 1955
|14 April 2022
|}

==References==
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{{North Korean marshals}}
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Category:Military ranks of North Korea

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