Korean People's Army

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
abbreviation Korean People's Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force

Korean People's Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Korean People's Army Ground Force

Korean People's Navy
Korean People's Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Special Operation Force of the Korean People's Army

Korean People's Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army
motto Defend the Headquarters of the Revolution at the Cost of Our Lives
nativeName Korean People's Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: 조선인민군
operatesIn North Korea
surface form: 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

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X Corps opposedBy Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: North Korean People’s Army
ROKA primaryOpponent Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: Korean People's Army Ground Force
Hero of the Republic (North Korea) associatedWith Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: Korean People’s Army
Korean War U.S. Army infantry veterans faced Korean People's Army
Chinese Third Phase Offensive belligerent Korean People's Army
Battle of Taegu opponent Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: North Korean People’s Army
West-Central Korea conflictInvolved Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: Korean People’s Army
First Battle of Naktong Bulge opponent Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: North Korean People’s Army
Battle of the Bowling Alley belligerent Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: North Korean forces
Battle of the Bowling Alley belligerent Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: North Korean People’s Army
Korean People's Army 4th Division partOf Korean People's Army
Korean People's Army 4th Division militaryBranch Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: Korean People's Army Ground Force
김책 allegiance Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: 조선인민군
ROK II Corps opponent Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: North Korean forces