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The General Staff Department (GSD) of the Korean People's Army (KPA) is the senior military leadership of the armed forces of North Korea responsible for its administrative, operational and logistical needs. The current Chief of the General Staff is Vice Marshal Ri Yong-gil. [1] [2]
The Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army ( CSA; Korean : 대한민국 육군참모총장; Hanja : 大韓民國陸軍參謀總長 ), is the head of the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). The position has existed since the founding of the ROKA in 1948, and was originally held by a Lt. General, then by a General since 1968. The appointment of ...
Kim Seung-kyum (Korean: 김승겸; born April 12, 1963), is a South Korean Army general who is previous serving as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on July 5, 2022, to November 25, 2023. Prior to becoming JCS chairman, Kim was the ROK-US Combined Forces Command deputy commander.
Flag. The Republic of Korea Army ( ROKA; Korean : 대한민국 육군; Hanja : 大韓民國陸軍; RR : Daehanminguk Yukgun ), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the largest of the military branches of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces with 365,000 members as ...
As of April 2017, state media identified Ri as first deputy chief of the General Staff and director of the General Operations Bureau of the Korean People's Army. [11] On the 27th of July 2018 KCNA reported that the general was again promoted to 4 star general and again Chief of the General Staff of Korean People Army, [12] until 2019. After ...
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 합동참모본부, Hanja: 大韓民國 合同參謀本部) is a group of chiefs from each major branch of the armed services in the South Korean military. Unlike the United States ' counterpart which is primarily advisory, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has ...
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.
Chŏngch'al Ch'ongguk. The Reconnaissance General Bureau ( Korean : 정찰총국; RGB ), part of the General Staff Department, is a North Korean intelligence agency that manages the state's clandestine operations. [ 1] Most of their operations have a specific focus on Japan, South Korea, and the United States. [ 2] It was established in 2009 ...