Return to Korea Park Chung-hee

park south korean brigadier general in 1957

park returned korea after war , enrolled @ korea military academy. graduated in second class of 1946 (one of classmates kim jae-gyu, close friend , later assassin) , became officer in constabulary army under united states army military government in south korea. newly established south korean government, under leadership of syngman rhee, arrested park in november 1948 on charges led communist cell in korean constabulary. park subsequently sentenced death military court, sentence commuted rhee @ urging of several high-ranking korean military officers. while park had been member of south korean workers party, allegations concerning involvement in military cell never substantiated. nevertheless, forced out of army. while working in army unpaid civilian assistant, came across 8th class of korea military academy (graduated in 1950), among whom kim jong-pil, , particular class later serve backbone of may 16 coup. after korean war began , paik sun-yup, park returned active service major in south korean army. promoted lieutenant colonel in september 1950 , colonel in april 1951. colonel, park deputy director of army headquarters intelligence bureau in 1952 before switching artillery , commanded ii , iii artillery corps during war. time war ended in 1953, park had risen become brigadier general. after signing of korean armistice agreement, park selected six-months training @ fort sill in united states.

after returning korea, park rose rapidly in military hierarchy. head of army s artillery school , commanded 5th , 7th divisions of south korean army before promotion major general in 1958. park appointed chief of staff of first army , made head of korean 1st , 6th district command, gave him responsibility defense of seoul. in 1960, park became commander of pusan logistics command before becoming chief of operations staff of south korean army , deputy commander of second army. such, 1 of powerful , influential figures in military.