Shanghai-Mayne
Well-Known Member
I found it is interesting, that ROK Army high ranking officer wear B -15 jacket As early as 1951.
I have no idea the official name of this type of jacket in ROK army, caused me unable to search ROK websites and military forums etc for further information.
Korean War Era
Col Park Chung-hee(mid), wearing a B-15(likely a B-15C) the pict shown above was taken during first half year of 1951, at the time Col Park was school master of ROK army’s combat intelligence training school.
Brigadier Palm Sun Yap (the one wearing helmet) was talking with his subordinate ( name and rank unknown, most likely a colone) who was wearing a B-15A. The picture above was taken before 1951.4 for sure, he get promoted to Maj Gen later.
Military Coup in 1961.5.16.
Maj Gen. Park Chung-hee was commanding his supporters overthrow then time ROK governmen.
He was wearing a B-15 C/D mod vision (Thanks for Rutger) , His General rank badges were directly pined on the jacket. Other two pictures shown below, was taken at the same occasion.
1977
President Park Chung-hee was inspecting DMZ garrison troops, all commanding officers in general rank were wearing B-15D, which added epaulets for their rank badges.
1977
1977, president Park Chung-hee was inspecting a training exercise, all general were wearing B-15s. some of those jacket are US made some of them are Korean made.
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1980s and 1990s
From 1989 ,KBS starting broadcasting a series of TV show about ROK history. Some of its characters (those general ranking officers in real history) were wearing Korean made B-15 alike jacket, the windflap been removed, and the outshell’s shade are different.
I have no idea the official name of this type of jacket in ROK army, caused me unable to search ROK websites and military forums etc for further information.
Korean War Era
Col Park Chung-hee(mid), wearing a B-15(likely a B-15C) the pict shown above was taken during first half year of 1951, at the time Col Park was school master of ROK army’s combat intelligence training school.
Brigadier Palm Sun Yap (the one wearing helmet) was talking with his subordinate ( name and rank unknown, most likely a colone) who was wearing a B-15A. The picture above was taken before 1951.4 for sure, he get promoted to Maj Gen later.
Military Coup in 1961.5.16.
Maj Gen. Park Chung-hee was commanding his supporters overthrow then time ROK governmen.
He was wearing a B-15 C/D mod vision (Thanks for Rutger) , His General rank badges were directly pined on the jacket. Other two pictures shown below, was taken at the same occasion.
1977
President Park Chung-hee was inspecting DMZ garrison troops, all commanding officers in general rank were wearing B-15D, which added epaulets for their rank badges.
1977
1977, president Park Chung-hee was inspecting a training exercise, all general were wearing B-15s. some of those jacket are US made some of them are Korean made.
L
1980s and 1990s
From 1989 ,KBS starting broadcasting a series of TV show about ROK history. Some of its characters (those general ranking officers in real history) were wearing Korean made B-15 alike jacket, the windflap been removed, and the outshell’s shade are different.
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