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The Korean People's Army ( KPA; Korean : 조선인민군; MR : Chosŏn inmin'gun) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Ground Force, the Naval Force, the Air Force, Strategic Force, and the Special Operation Force.
North Korean special operations forces existed by late-1968 when maritime commandos made the unsuccessful Uljin–Samcheok Landings against South Korea. [11] According to Kim Il Sung, the Special Operation Force (then known as the VIII Special Purposes Corps) was "the strongest elite force of the entire Korean People's Army and is the unique vanguard force of the Armed Forces of the Democratic ...
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 ...
The Republic of Korea Armed Forces ( Korean : 대한민국 국군; Hanja : 大韓民國國軍; RR : Daehanminguk Gukgun; lit. Republic of Korea National Military), also known as the ROK Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea. The ROK Armed Forces is one of the largest and most powerful standing armed forces in the world with a ...
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]
With an active duty army consisting of 4.9% of its population, North Korea maintains the fourth largest active military force in the world behind China, India and the United States. [205] About 20 percent of men aged 17–54 serve in the regular armed forces, [ 205 ] and approximately one in every 25 citizens is an enlisted soldier.
The Korean People's Army Strategic Force (Korean: 조선인민군 전략군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 戰略軍), [3] previously known as the Korean People's Army Strategic Rocket Force (Korean: 조선인민군 전략로케트군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 戰略로케트軍), [4] is a military branch of the Korean People's Army (KPA) founded in 2012 [5] that operates surface-to-surface missiles in ...