Military ranks of North Korea explained

The Military ranks of North Korea are the military insignia used by the Korean People's Army. Due to the close military cooperation, North Korean ranks are inspired by the Soviet ranks system.^[1]

Special ranks

North Korean rank	North Korean insignia^[2]
Grand Marshal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 대원수|[[Tae wonsu]])
Marshal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 공화국원수|Konghwaguk [[Wonsu]])

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

See also

• Comparative military ranks of Korea
• Military ranks of South Korea

External links

• Web site: Korea (North – Democratic People's Republic) . uniforminsignia.org . The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia . 2 July 2022 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Keegan . John . Keegan . John . World armies . 1979 . Royal Military Academy . Sandhurst . 79-9217 . 409 . https://archive.org/details/worldarmies00keeg/page/408/mode/2up . registration . 31 January 2022 . North Korea.
2. News: Tertitskiy . Fyodor . North Korea's baffling personalized rank insignia, explained . 25 October 2021 . NK News . Korea Risk Group . 14 March 2017.