Both these are celebrated as army days, with decennial anniversaries treated as major celebrations, except from 1978 to 2014 when only the 1932 anniversary was celebrated. This revolutionary army was transformed into the regular army on 8 February 1948. Kim Il Sung's anti-Japanese guerrilla army, the Korean People's Revolutionary Army, was established on 25 April 1932. (Design used 1993-2023) A monument in Pyongyang, depicting North Korean airmen and a MiG fighter Korean People's Revolutionary Army 1932–1948 The KPA has not had a discrete flag of its own since 1993 however the flag of the KPA Ground Force is sometimes used to represent the entire Korean People's Army. Since this flag's retirement in 1993, the KPA has not had its own dedicated flag. History The KPA's first flag, used in 1948 The KPA's flag from 1992 to 1993. As of 2021 it is the second largest military organisation in the world, with 29.9% of the North Korean population actively serving, in reserve or in a paramilitary capacity. The KPA considers its primary adversaries to be the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and United States Forces Korea, across the Korean Demilitarized Zone, as it has since the Armistice Agreement of July 1953. It is commanded by the WPK Central Military Commission, which is chaired by the WPK general secretary, and the president of the State Affairs both posts are currently headed by Kim Jong Un. The KPA consists of five branches: the Ground Force, the Naval Force, the Air and Anti-Air Force, Strategic Force, and the Special Operation Force.

The Korean People's Army ( KPA Korean: 조선인민군 MR: Chosŏn inmin'gun) is the military force of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

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