Kim Ik-ryeol
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Kim Ik-ryeol (Korean: 김익렬; 1921–1988), also romanized as Kim Ik Ruhl and Kim Ing-nyol, was an officer in the Republic of Korea military and leader of government forces on Jeju Province during the first month of the Jeju uprising.
Kim Ik-ryeol was born in Katō-gun, Keishōnan-do, Japanese Korea, in 1921. During World War II, he attended a Japanese military academy and entered the Japanese military as a first lieutenant. After the war, Kim entered an English school for language training and graduated in 1946.[citation needed]
In September 1947, Kim, now a major in the army, was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, 9th Regiment, the regiment tasked with administering Jeju Province. In February 1948, he was promoted to colonel and took charge of the 9th Regiment.[1]