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Kim Il Sung 's anti-Japanese guerrilla army, the Korean People's Revolutionary Army [ ko], was established on 25 April 1932. This revolutionary army was transformed into the People's Army in anticipation of the regime's establishment on February 8, 1948. Until 1977, they commemorated February 8 as the "Founding Day" of the army.
Konghwaguk Yŏng'ung. 1950-06-30. The "Hero of the Republic" was the highest award of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea until the Order of Kim Il Sung was established in 1972. Awarded for extreme heroic exploits during the Korean War and thereafter. The recipient is also awarded with the Order of the National Flag 1st Class which was ...
Korean People's Military Navy; or the Korean People's Navy ( KPN ), is the naval component of the Korean People's Army, the North Korean armed forces. There are some 780 vessels including 70 midget submarines (including the Yono-class submarine and Sang-O-class submarine ), 20 Romeo-class submarines, and about 140 air cushioned landing craft.
The Korean People's Army Air Force ( KPAF; Korean: 조선인민군 공군, romanized : Chosŏn-inmin'gun konggun; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 空軍 ) is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch of the Korean People's Army comprising an estimated 110,000 members. [ 5] As of 2024, it is estimated to possess ...
North Korean rank. North Korean insignia[ 2] Grand Marshal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. ( Korean: 대원수, romanized : Tae wonsu) [ a] Marshal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. ( Korean: 공화국원수, romanized : Konghwaguk Wonsu) [ b]
The Korean People's Army Ground Force was formed on August 20, 1947. It outnumbered and outgunned the South Korean army on the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 before being pushed back by a combined United Nations-Republic of Korea counteroffensive. North Korean ground forces formations which fought in the Korean War included the I Corps ...
The Victorious War Museum, or the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, is a history/military museum dedicated to the Korean War located in the North Korean capital-city of Pyongyang. [1] The museum was first set up in August 1953 [2] and built in the Central District of Pyongyang, initially named as the "Fatherland Liberation War Museum."
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the ...