Invincible army of Korea
KCNA
Pyongyang, April 25 (KCNA) -- April 25 is the 71st anniversary of the Korean People's Army (KPA).
On this anniversary meetings, army-people joint gatherings, art performances and other celebrations have been held in Pyongyang and all other areas of the country.
The history of the KPA is associated with revolutionary activities of President Kim Il Sung, who pioneered the Songun revolution, and Kim Jong Il, a brilliant commander.
From the days when he started revolutionary activities, Kim Il Sung had kept army building ahead of party building, not sticking to the existing formulas.
He, basing himself on the idea that the people were the state, the rear and a regular army, went ahead with preparations for the founding of revolutionary armed forces without foundations of the national army or the state backing. He formed the anti-Japanese people's guerrilla army on April 25, 1932.
The army, reorganized as the Korean people's revolutionary army afterwards, defeated the Japanese imperialists and accomplished the historical cause of national liberation under his leadership.
In the Korean war (June 1950-july 1953) the KPA repulsed the invasion by the U.S.-led imperialist coalition and safeguarded the security of the country and the people with honor.
In the postwar period it smashed the enemies' military provocations and defended the Korean revolution.
The heroic army has developed into an invincible army under the command of Kim Jong Il.
It has a steadfast stand and fighting spirit of countering the imperialists' efforts to stifle the nation with merciless punishment and answering a war of aggression with a revolutionary war.
It is now creditably displaying the role of a standard-bearer and pivot of the Songun revolution for the defence of the country and the building of a powerful nation.
