Korean People's Army

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armed forces military organization

The Korean People's Army is the military force of North Korea, encompassing its ground, naval, air, strategic, and special operations branches.

Aliases (20)

Korean People’s Army ×4
North Korean People’s Army ×4
North Korean Air Force ×3
Korean People's Army units ×2
North Korean Army ×2
North Korean forces ×2
KPA ×1
Korean People's Army (symbolically) ×1
Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force ×1
Korean People's Army Ground Force ×1
Korean People's Army representatives at Panmunjom ×1
Korean People’s Army (North Korean side) ×1
Korean People’s Army Ground Force ×1
North Korean Air Defense Forces ×1
North Korean Armed Forces ×1
North Korean military ×1
People’s Liberation Army ×1
Special Operation Force of the Korean People's Army ×1
Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army ×1
조선인민군 ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
abbreviation	KPA →
allegiance	Workers' Party of Korea →
borderFocus	Korean Demilitarized Zone →
commanderInChiefTitle	Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea →
controls	nuclear weapons program of North Korea →
country	North Korea →
doctrine	forward defense posture near the Demilitarized Zone →
foundingDate	1948-02-08 →
hasComponent	air defense forces → ballistic missile forces → conventional forces → naval infantry and coastal defense units → special operations forces →
hasConscription	yes →
hasLanguage	Korean →
hasPoliticalControl	General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army →
headquartersLocation	Pyongyang →
ideology	Juche → Songun →
involvedInConflict	Bombardment of Yeonpyeong → Korean DMZ conflict → Korean War → Second Battle of Yeonpyeong → various border skirmishes with South Korea →
militaryBranch	Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force → Korean People's Army Ground Force → Korean People's Navy → Special Operation Force of the Korean People's Army → Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army →
motto	Defend the Headquarters of the Revolution at the Cost of Our Lives →
nativeName	조선인민군 →
operatesIn	Democratic People's Republic of Korea →
partOf	state apparatus of North Korea →
primaryRole	defense of North Korea →
secondaryRole	regime protection →
serviceBranchType	air force → army → navy → special operations force → strategic missile force →
subordinateTo	Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea → State Affairs Commission of North Korea →
supremeLeader	Kim Jong Un →
typeOfConscription	universal military service for men →
usesEquipment	Chinese-designed weapons → Soviet-designed weapons → indigenously produced North Korean weapons →
usesScript	Hangul →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ilyushin Il-2 ("North Korean Air Force") → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 ("North Korean Air Force") → PPSh-41 ("North Korean Army") → R-17 ("North Korean Armed Forces") → S-75 Dvina ("North Korean Air Defense Forces") → SVT-40 → Songun ("Korean People’s Army") → T-34 medium tank ("North Korean Army") →	usedBy
Choe Yong-gon ("Korean People’s Army") → Choe Yong-gon ("People’s Liberation Army") → Kim Chaek → Kim Kyong-hui → Nam Il →	allegiance
Korean People's Army ("Korean People's Army Ground Force") → Korean People's Army ("Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force") → Korean People's Army ("Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army") → Korean People's Army ("Special Operation Force of the Korean People's Army") → Nam Il →	militaryBranch
Kim Jong Un → Kim dynasty → Workers' Party of Korea →	controls
Busan Perimeter ("North Korean People’s Army") → Chinese Second Phase Offensive ("Korean People's Army units") →	belligerent
Battle of Pusan Perimeter ("North Korean People’s Army") → Operation Chromite →	opponent
Korean People's Army ("KPA") →	abbreviation
Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units →	alliedWith
Kim Jong-suk ("Korean People's Army (symbolically)") →	associatedWith
Panmunjom ("Korean People’s Army (North Korean side)") →	governingBody
Battle of Pusan Perimeter ("North Korean People’s Army") →	involvedForce
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge →	involves
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge ("Korean People's Army units") →	militaryUnit
Military Demarcation Line ("North Korean military") →	monitoredBy
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission →	monitorsParty
Korean People's Army ("조선인민군") →	nativeName
Sukhoi Su-7 ("North Korean Air Force") →	operator
UN naval forces ("North Korean forces") →	opposed
Nakdong River line ("North Korean forces") →	opposedBy
Inchon Landing ("North Korean People’s Army") →	opposingForce
Military Armistice Commission ("Korean People’s Army") →	partyInvolved
Republic of Korea Army ("Korean People’s Army Ground Force") →	primaryAdversaryPlanning
Nakdong River line →	primaryAttacker
Korean Armistice Agreement →	signatory
Korea Standard Time ("Korean People’s Army") →	usedByMilitary
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission ("Korean People's Army representatives at Panmunjom") →	worksWith