1948-02-08 - 1948-02-18

Korean People’s Army founded

Pyongyang1948-02-08 · the northern regular army is institutionalized before formal state proclamation

Other events in this phase

Korean State Formation50
  1. Second U.S.-Soviet Joint Commission adjourns
  2. UN resolution on the Korean question
  3. UN Temporary Commission on Korea arrives
  4. Korean People’s Army foundedCurrent record
  5. North-South joint conference in Pyongyang
  6. South Korean constitutional election
  7. Constituent National Assembly opens
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Media

VideoVideoNorth Korean documentary film: People’s Army, 19481948 Korean People’s Army film record, available as an optional briefing video.SourceSourceCriticalPast · Kim Il Sung addresses North Korean Army anniversary1948 footage of a Korean People’s Army anniversary ceremony in Pyongyang, supporting the state-formation and military-institution context.

Source Trail

ReferenceBritannica · Korea, division after World War IIOpen sourceDocumentWilson Center Digital Archive · Korean Civil War origins and North Korea documentsOpen source