Wonsu is the highest military rank in the armed forces of North Korea and South Korea.
Image: Kim Il Sung Portrait 3
Image: Kim Jong il Portrait 2
Image: Kim Jong un April 2019 crop
The Korean People's Army encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Ground Force, the Naval Force, the Air Force, Strategic Force, and the Special Operation Force. It is commanded by the WPK Central Military Commission, which is chaired by the WPK general secretary, and the president of the State Affairs; both posts are currently headed by Kim Jong Un.
A monument in Pyongyang, depicting North Korean airmen and a MiG fighter
The Memorial of Soldiers at the Mansudae Grand Monument
A North Korean soldier at the DMZ, 2005
North Korean soldiers at Panmunjom