Kim Il Sung's feats for army building
KCNA
Pyongyang, April 24 (KCNA) -- The foundation and development of the Korean People's Army (KPA) are closely linked with imperishable exploits performed by President Kim Il Sung, an invincible and iron-willed commander.
He, who founded a revolutionary army, the first of its kind in Korea, on April 25, Juche 21 (1932) for the purpose of saving the destiny of the country and the nation, defeated in his twenties the Japanese imperialist aggressors who were boasting of being the "leader of Asia".
In a short period after the liberation of the country he developed the armed forces into a modern and regular army with all branches of arms and services and brought the Korean war started by the U.S. imperialists to a great victory.
He successfully commanded the operations for liberating Seoul and Taejon and many other operations and combats, setting a model of commanding art.
He created aircraft-hunting activities, assaults, night actions, tunnel warfare and other peculiar war methods and repelled the invaders.
In the period of socialist construction, he directed strenuous efforts to strengthening the kpa.
He, in conformity with the prevailed situation, put forward a unique policy of carrying on the economic construction in parallel with military buildup and laid foundations of a powerful defence industry to arm the KPA by the nation itself.
The whole country has turned into an unconquerable fortress and the KPA has reliably defended the security of the country and the people, smashing the ceaseless provocations of the U.S. imperialists.
It is under the leadership of Kim Jong Il that the KPA has grown stronger, equipped with sophisticated means of attack and defence.
