Kim Ki-tae (military)

Kim Ki-tae (김기태; born c. 1935) is a reserve colonel in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Marine Corps. Kim was known as a confessor of some civilian massacres of the Vietnam War.

Kim Ki-tae
Hangul
김기태
Revised RomanizationGim Gi-tae
McCune–ReischauerKim Ki-t'ae
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Vietnam War

Kim Ki-tae was an ROK Marine Corps captain and commanded the Seventh Company, Second Battalion, 2nd Marine Brigade during the Vietnam War.[1]

Kim confessed to Hankyoreh in 2000 that some South Korean marines committed massacres of Vietnamese civilians.[2][3][4] His company conducted some massacres during Operation Dragon Eye (Yong Anh Plan) in 1966.[1][2][4]

See also

References
  1. Armstrong, p. 529
  2. 최해리 (May 11, 2000). "베트남, 용서와 화해의 출발". Hankyoreh. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. Armstrong, p. 530
  4. Hwang Sang Cheol. "A retired colonel, Kim Ki Tae, tells of systematic killings of Vietnamese civilians by Korea soldiers during the Vietnam War". Hankyoreh. Retrieved 17 July 2011.

Sources
  • Armstrong, Charles (2001). Critical asian studies, Volume 33, Issue 4 :America's Korea, Korea's Vietnam. Routledge.
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