North Korean Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Workers'_Party_of_Korea
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Korean_People's_Army
gptkbp:budget classified
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Kim_Jong_Un
gptkbp:conscription universal, 10+ years
gptkbp:country gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:emblem Korean People's Army emblem
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Korean_DMZ_conflict
2010s border incidents
gptkbp:flag Korean People's Army Ground Force flag
gptkbp:founded 1948
gptkbp:garrison nationwide
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pyongyang
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North Korean Army
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Korean
gptkbp:motto Strong in ideology and arms
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:KPA_Ground_Force
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Ri_Yong_Gil
Hyon Yong Chol
Kim Jong Gak
Kim Kyok Sik
Kim Su Gil
Kim Yong Chun
No Kwang Chol
O Kuk Ryol
Pak Yong Sik
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:IV_Corps
gptkb:815th_Mechanized_Corps
gptkb:820th_Tank_Division
gptkb:VIII_Corps
gptkb:VII_Corps
gptkb:V_Corps
gptkb:X_Corps
108th Motorized Infantry Division
11th Corps
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Korean_People's_Army_Ground_Force
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(North_Korea)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Korean_People's_Army
gptkbp:primaryMission defense of North Korea
support of regime stability
deterrence against South Korea and the United States
gptkbp:role land warfare
gptkbp:size approximately 950,000 active personnel
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Type_88_rifle
gptkb:T-62_tank
KN-09 rocket launcher
M1985 tank
M2020 tank
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_guns
gptkb:T54
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5