Worker-Peasant Red Guards

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The Worker-Peasant Red Guards are a North Korean civilian militia composed mainly of workers and farmers, organized to provide nationwide reserve military and ideological support to the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civilian militia
paramilitary organization
reserve military force
activity civil defense drills
disaster response support
ideological indoctrination
military training for civilians
political education
ageRange adult population
allegiance North Korean government
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
surface form: Supreme Leader of North Korea
alsoKnownAs Worker-Peasant Red Guards
surface form: Worker-Peasant Red Guard

Worker-Peasant Red Guards
surface form: Workers and Peasants Red Guards
commandStructure under party and state control
composedPrimarilyOf farmers
peasants
workers
country North Korea
surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

North Korea
equipment light infantry weapons
small arms
function maintain internal security in emergencies
participate in mass mobilization campaigns
support regular military units in wartime
goal integrate civilian population into defense structure
mobilize workers and peasants for national defense
governanceModel single-party control
ideology Juche
Songun
languageOfName Korean
membershipBasis civilian
membershipType part-time militia
partOf North Korean mass organizations
surface form: North Korean armed forces reserve system
politicalAlignment Workers' Party of Korea
surface form: Workers’ Party of Korea
politicalRole reinforce party propaganda at local level
support regime stability
purpose defend the socialist system of North Korea
provide manpower reserve in case of war
strengthen ideological loyalty to the regime
relatedTo Korean People's Army
surface form: Korean People’s Army

Red Guards
surface form: Red Youth Guard

Worker-Peasant Red Guards self-linksurface differs
surface form: Worker-Peasant Red Guard Reserve Forces
role civil defense
ideological support for the state
reserve force for the Korean People’s Army
scope nationwide
trainingFrequency periodic
typeOfOrganization mass organization

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Workers' Party of Korea hasParamilitaryWing Worker-Peasant Red Guards
Worker-Peasant Red Guards alsoKnownAs Worker-Peasant Red Guards
this entity surface form: Worker-Peasant Red Guard
Worker-Peasant Red Guards alsoKnownAs Worker-Peasant Red Guards
this entity surface form: Workers and Peasants Red Guards
Worker-Peasant Red Guards relatedTo Worker-Peasant Red Guards self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Worker-Peasant Red Guard Reserve Forces