People's Army Explained

People's Army/Armed Forces is/was the title of the armed forces or army of several countries:

It is or was also the title used by various militias and rebel groups:

Catalan People's Army – A Catalan nationalist paramilitary group during the 1970s.
People's Army Against the Japanese – A socialist guerilla movement that fought against the Empire of Japan during World War II.
New People's Army – a Maoist insurgent group in the Philippines.
People's Army of Burma – armed wing of the Communist Party of Burma
People's Army of Komuch – officially the People's Army of the Committee of Members of the Constituent Assembly (Russian: Народная армия КОМУЧа) - an anti-Bolshevik army during the Russian Civil War, which fought at June–September 1918 in Volga Region.
People's Army for the Restoration of Democracy (CAR) – a rebel group operating in the northwest Central African Republic
People's Army for the Restoration of the Republic and Democracy – another rebel group operating in the northwest Central African Republic
People's Volunteer Army – an armed force deployed by the People's Republic of China during the Korean War.
Uganda People's Army – a rebel group that opposed the government of Yoweri Museveni.
Volkssturm (People's Storm) – the German national militia of the last months of World War II.

The People's Army Model refers to a school of thought concerning the role of the Israel Defense Forces in Israeli society.

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