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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.
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 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 People's Volunteer Army ( PVA ), officially the Chinese People's Volunteers ( CPV ), [ 2][ 3] was the armed expeditionary forces deployed by the People's Republic of China during the Korean War. [ 4][ note 1] Although all units in the PVA were actually transferred from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) under the orders of Chairman Mao ...
Type 63 – North Korean copy of the SKS, used by the Worker-Peasant Red Guards. [3] Type 58 – North Korean copy of the AK-47, used by second-line troops and militia. [3] [10] DP-28 – Soviet supplied machine guns and Chinese Type 53 copies replaced in frontline service by the Type 62. [3] Type 73 – Replaced in frontline service by the ...
The comparative military ranks of Korea are the military insignia used by the two nations on the Korean Peninsula, those being the Republic of Korea Armed Forces ( South Korea) and the Korean People's Army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea ). The United States Forces Korea personnel wear the ranks and insignia used by ...
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 ...