North Korean Army (postwar)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/North_Korean_Army_(postwar)
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Supreme_Leader_of_North_Korea
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:China
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:branchColor red
gptkbp:budget classified
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Kim_Jong_Un
gptkbp:conscription yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Emblem_of_the_Korean_People's_Army
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Korean_axe_murder_incident
gptkb:Korean_Demilitarized_Zone_conflict
Korean DMZ incidents
gptkbp:equipment artillery
small arms
tanks
armored vehicles
gptkbp:established 1953
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Korean_People's_Army_Ground_Force
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Pyongyang
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pyongyang
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North Korean Army (postwar)
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Korean
gptkbp:motto Defend the Supreme Leader and the Revolution
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:KPA_Ground_Force
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Kim_Il_Sung
gptkb:O_Jin-u
gptkb:Kim_Jong_Il
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Blue_House_raid
Korean DMZ infiltration tunnels
capture of USS Pueblo
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:815th_Mechanized_Corps
gptkb:820th_Tank_Division
108th Motorized Rifle Division
11th Corps (North Korea)
425th Mechanized Infantry Division
IV Corps (North Korea)
V Corps (North Korea)
VII Corps (North Korea)
VIII Corps (North Korea)
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:rival gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_Nations_Command
gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_Army
gptkbp:role land warfare
gptkbp:size approximately 950,000 active personnel
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:National_Defence_Commission
gptkbp:trainer compulsory military service
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MG_34_machine_gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7