The Korean People's Army is the combined military of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea. It has five branches: the Ground Force, Naval Force, Air Force, Strategic Force and Special Operations Forces, and is commanded by the party's Central Military Commission, chaired by the general secretary. The article says the force was created on 21 October 1945 from Koreans with Soviet Red Army experience, while North Korean historiography dates its founding to an anti-Japanese guerrilla army of 25 April 1932. It fought in the Korean War from 1950 after Stalin equipped it with modern arms. Its main adversaries are the South Korean armed forces and United States Forces Korea across the demilitarised zone, and by 2021 it was the second largest military in the world.
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Source Korean People's Army (source article)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea
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the force was created on 21 October 1945
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encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea
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The KPA consists of five branches: the Ground Force, the Naval Force, the Air Force, the Strategic Force, and the Special Operations Forces.
Fought In: Korean War, History [fought-in]
During the opening phases of the Korean War in 1950, the KPA quickly drove South Korean forces south and captured Seoul
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Possessed by North Korea
Bulsae-4 (Wikipedia)
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It is planned to be deployed within key military units in the Korean People's Army
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