North Korean Special Forces

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/North_Korean_Special_Forces
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1960s
gptkbp:allegation espionage
cyber operations
kidnapping
propaganda dissemination
border infiltration
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Supreme_Leader_of_North_Korea
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Ministry_of_State_Security
gptkb:Reconnaissance_General_Bureau
gptkb:General_Staff_Department
gptkbp:country gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Type_88_rifle
gptkb:AK-47
gptkb:RPG-7
explosives
night vision devices
submarine infiltration craft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North Korean Special Forces
gptkbp:motto unknown
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lightning_Brigade
Storm Corps
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1996_Gangneung_submarine_infiltration_incident
1998 Sokcho submarine incident
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Blue_House_raid
gptkb:Uljin-Samcheok_landings
gptkb:Korean_Air_Flight_858_bombing
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Reconnaissance_General_Bureau
11th Corps
17th Sniper Brigade
23rd Battalion
Special Operation Battalion of the Supreme Guard Command
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Korean_People's_Army
gptkbp:role gptkb:murder
counter-terrorism
guerrilla warfare
reconnaissance
sabotage
unconventional warfare
infiltration
gptkbp:size 200,000
gptkbp:trainer martial arts
mountain warfare
amphibious operations
demolitions
urban warfare
parachuting
gptkbp:uniform camouflage
civilian disguise
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_S._Bermudez_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6