No 61/25
Aug 22, 2025
1. Ceremony of Awarding State
Commendations to Commanding Officers and Combatants of KPA Overseas Operation
Unit Takes Place
2. Respected Comrade Kim Jong
Un Meets Leading Commanding Officers of Overseas Operation Unit of KPA
Highest Glory to Representatives of Great Honour of DPRK, Admirable
Sons
Ceremony of Awarding State Commendations to Commanding Officers and
Combatants of KPA Overseas Operation Unit Takes Place
Pyongyang, August 22 (KCNA) -- The
outstanding fighting spirit and bravery of the Korean People's Army reliably
guaranteeing the ever-victorious tradition of the Juche revolution with
invincible arms are writing the legendary biography of heroes unprecedented in
history, bringing the mightiness and sacred prestige of our state to the top of
the world.
The combatants of the armed forces of
the Republic who took part in overseas military operations in hearty response
to the order of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
demonstrated to the whole world the transparent and outstanding ideological and
spiritual superiority and fighting spirit of the KPA which no army in the world
can match and the indomitable mettle of Koreans by weathering heavy gunfire in
bloody life-and-death battles.
A ceremony of awarding state
commendations to the commanding officers and combatants of the overseas
operation unit of the KPA was held at the headquarters building of the Central
Committee of the WPK.
Officials of the WPK Central Committee
warmly greeted the brave soldiers who participated in the war, entering the
yard of the Party Central Committee after traveling tens of thousands of miles
in response to the ardent desire and sincere call of the respected Comrade Kim
Jong Un to glorify the life of the great successors and representatives,
who firmly carried forward the tradition of victory peculiar to our state in
the new century, with the honour of gold star.
Secretaries and other senior officials
of the WPK Central Committee warmly congratulated the proud sons of the country
putting garlands around their necks and giving bouquets.
The venue of the ceremony was full of
respect for the brave soldiers who participated in the war with boundless
loyalty to the order of the country.
Kim Jong Un,
general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State
Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, attended the ceremony.
Present at the ceremony were commanding
officers and combatants who performed distinguished feats in overseas military
operations, and bereaved families of martyrs.
Present there were members of the
Central Military Commission of the WPK, leading commanding officers of the
Ministry of National Defence and military and political officers of the large
combined units of the KPA.
The DPRK national anthem was played
solemnly.
The solemn melody of the national
anthem, which redoubled pride of being the sons of the powerful country and the
ardent patriotic desire in every moment of their life in the days of the
decisive battles and inspired them to be in the van of the charge and to win
immortal victories, made the hearts of the brave soldiers full of strong
emotion.
Kim Jong Un
made a significant speech.
Expressing his deep emotion of seeing
again the admirable sons, heroes of the country who are the greatest pride of
our state and waited by all the people at such a significant place and of
awarding the title of DPRK Hero and high-level state commendations to them, he
extended deep gratitude and warmest militant respect on behalf of the Party and
the government to the commanding officers and combatants of the overseas
operation unit who returned home with great honour and brilliant feats after
bravely fighting as befitting the "Koreans" and the "Korean
People's Army" despite the hail of bullets and bombs of the life-and-death
war in the foreign country.
The WPK Central Committee organized a
ceremony of awarding state commendations with splendor at the headquarters
building of the WPK Central Committee out of the mind to hold up the admirable
heroes, who performed feats in the battlefield to defend the sacred prestige
and dignity of the state, before the country and the people and make them
respected and praised by the whole country, he said, adding that this is a
special and valuable commendation given by the country and the people to the
honourable victors who performed great exploits that cannot be achieved without
bloody struggle.
He said that holding the first awarding
ceremony today, he misses even at this moment the images of the combatants who
would be devoting themselves to carrying out their duties true to the order of
the country and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives and that he could not
repress his regret at failing to bring them all together to this glorious
place, and courteously proposed to pay silent tribute to the immortality of the
martyrs who devoted their precious lives in the overseas military operations.
At the proposal of Kim Jong Un,
all the participants observed a moment's silence in memory of the martyrs who
ensured the great victory with their indomitable fighting spirit and noble
sacrifice.
Saying that all the participants in the
overseas operations who performed great feats to be recorded in the history of
the country for its eternal prosperity and mightiness are all great men, great
heroes and great patriots, Kim Jong Un said with pride that the victory
won by the brave soldiers who participated in the war is a great feat that firmly
defended the great honour of the KPA, which should never be undermined, and
provided a sure guarantee for the existence and development of our state and a
victory to be recorded as a miracle in the history of our army building and the
anti-imperialist revolutionary struggle and, at the same time, an event in the
history of world wars that redefined the logic of the strong which has been
handed down for thousands of years.
The combat activities of the overseas
operation units, representing the armed forces of the DPRK, in the battlefield
which became the focus of the world have fully proved the might of the heroic
KPA which emerges victorious with the sure superiority in ideology, spirit and
Juche-oriented strategy and tactics, he said, adding that what the Party
Central Committee attaches importance to and appreciates most is that the
reputation of the ever-victorious KPA has been most rigorously verified in its
70-odd-year history and the actual condition of the KPA fully prepared for the
war has been clearly confirmed.
And he warmly said that today's awarding
ceremony is an expression of gratitude and valuable appreciation of our Party,
state and people for the historic deed of perfectly implementing the political
decision made by the Party and government for the destiny and future of the
country and of defending the great honour safeguarded by all generations of the
DPRK for decades.
Referring to the outstanding valour and
noble self-sacrificing spirit displayed by our service personnel in the
operational area where bullets and shells showered, Kim Jong Un
said that they should be called the best heroes and the overseas operation unit
the heroic unit and stressed that the key to the event of the victorious
conclusion of overseas military operations lies not in the merits of some
distinguished military men or heroes but in the popular character of heroism
from A to Z and in the fact that the noble and beautiful mental and moral
traits firmly dominated as the ideological feelings of all officers and men.
Saying that all the participants in the
overseas operations were thoroughgoing in executing orders, the original nature
of the soldiers, and their love and devotion for the country and
comrades-in-arms were at the same high level and they all had good moral
quality of remaining loyal to their duties and making a choice according to
conscience even at the last moment of their lives, he noted that with such
extraordinary mental qualities, they let the world know what fundamental factor
made our army strong and surely win in any battle, and this is an event that
clearly marked the concept of the strong army and the law of victory on the
times and history.
He stressed that it is the pride and
honour of the WPK and the DPRK government to have such an army as the pioneer
and defender of their revolutionary cause and that the country defended by the
heroic army is strong forever and the cause advancing with the heroic army in
the vanguard is invincible.
Referring to the important measures to
be carried out as a national undertaking to hand down forever the feats of the
great war participants, he affirmed that the glorious course pioneered by the
brave soldiers' bloody struggle and the noble lives of the martyrs would never
end and the records of the bloody battles bearing their names would shine
forever as the most precious pages in the history of the country.
Saying that our state will remain
dignified, powerful and strong forever thanks to such great heroes as them and
our army will carry forward the trend of the great history of war victory for
all ages with their peculiar loyalty and heroic stamina, he wished the heroic
officers and men of the overseas operation unit, who recorded the highest and
brilliant climax in the long history of victory of our people and the absolute
prestige of the revolutionary armed forces, immortal glory.
The speech of Kim Jong Un, full
of ardent love and true heart of the great father, stirred up the hearts of all
the participants.
All the participants expressed their
greatest respect and boundless gratitude to Kim Jong Un, who
clarified the clear strategy for victory in the battle with his outstanding
military idea and extraordinary strategic and tactical wisdom, instilled the
might and courage of annihilation into them with warm parental enthusiasm and
affection and now puts them forward as great heroes and great patriots at the
peak of the honour.
A decree of the Standing Committee of
the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK on conferring the title of DPRK Hero,
order and medal on commanding officers and combatants who performed feats in
overseas military operations was conveyed.
Kim Jong Un
personally awarded the title of DPRK Hero to the skilled military commanding
officers who led the combat units of the armed forces of the Republic to
victory and to the soldiers who performed distinguished feats.
He personally fixed the DPRK Hero Medal
beside the portraits of the martyrs, recollecting with reverence the noble
images of the martyrs, who sacrificed their youth and lives warming their
hearts with one faith and one will to thoroughly carry out the order of the
country, and their last moments.
At the venue of the ceremony, the
"Song of Comradeship", reflecting the sacred history of the Korean
revolution pioneered, advanced and emerged victorious with comradeship,
resounded. And the touching picture to be immortal in the history of the
country was seen conveying the warm blood ties between the leader and the
soldiers.
Kim Jong Un
laid a flower before the memorial wall and paid silent tribute, wishing that
the noble life of the martyrs who participated in the war to defend the dignity
and honour of the great state with their precious lives would shine forever as
a star of eternal feats in the memory of the country and the people.
Members of the Political Bureau of the
Central Committee of the WPK, commanding officers of the Ministry of National
Defence, military and political officers of the large combined units of the KPA
and the bereaved families of the martyrs laid flowers before the memorial wall.
Kim Jong Un
met the bereaved families of the martyrs and consoled them, sharing with them
the pain of loss.
Army Col. General Kim Yong Bok,
commander of the special operation unit, made a resolution speech on behalf of
all the officers and men of the overseas operation unit.
Expressing the impression of having the
greatest honour of receiving the highest commendation of the DPRK at the
headquarters building of the Party Central Committee, the general staff of the
Korean revolution, he said that the officers and men of the overseas operation
unit more keenly felt the good fortune of soldiers of being led by the great
brilliant commander in the foreign battlefield and kept it as their faith the
iron truth that they would surely win if they fought only as taught by Kim
Jong Un.
All the commanding officers and
combatants of the overseas operation unit, faithful soldiers of Kim Jong Un,
guardsmen of the Republic and sons of the heroic DPRK people, will devotedly
defend the authority of the Party Central Committee and firmly safeguard the
honour of the country, honour of the KPA and honour of the DPRK people till the
day of returning home, he said, solemnly pledging to remain faithful to the
mission and duty as the army of the Party, the people and the Supreme
Commander, cherishing today's valuable commendations as absolute trust.
Kim Jong Un
once again extended sincere thanks and noble tribute to all the officers and
men of the overseas operation unit who defended the trust of the Party and the
country in the KPA and fully displayed the great honour of the KPA, weathering
the fierce battle fire with the glorious national flag kept in their hearts,
and to the heroic martyrs who laid the foundation of sure victory of our state
and army with great feats and biographies to be handed down to generations to
come.
The indomitable fighting spirit, mass
heroism and immortal feats displayed by the combatants of the overseas
operation unit of the armed forces of the DPRK will shine forever in the
history of building a rich country with a strong army as an example of the
absolute loyalty to the Party and the revolution peculiar to the KPA and a
symbol of the eternal victory of our great state and our cause.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets Leading Commanding Officers of
Overseas Operation Unit of KPA
Pyongyang, August 21 (KCNA) -- Kim
Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of
the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met with the
leading commanding officers of the overseas operation unit of the Korean
People's Army who returned home to participate in the ceremony of awarding the
state commendations of the DPRK at the headquarters building of the Central
Committee of the WPK on August 20.
After receiving a detailed report on the
military activities of the combat units of our armed forces in the overseas
operational area from the commanding officers, the respected Comrade Kim
Jong Un highly appreciated their feats of leading the combat units of our
armed forces, which participated in the operations to liberate the Kursk Region
of the Russian Federation, to victory.
Saying that the country assigned them
and their combat units to carry out the most important duty, Kim Jong Un
conveyed warm militant encouragement to all the commanding officers and the
combatants of the units who participated in the operations for liberating Kursk
to display boundless loyalty to the trust of the country with legendary
military merits.
At the significant meeting, Kim Jong
Un spoke highly of the KPA's heroic mettle, before saying:
"Ours is a heroic army. It is
because our army is made up of the sons whose lives were given by our heroic
people and who have been raised by them. Our army has fully demonstrated its
unique qualities. Such a result has cemented its appellation and reputation as
the most powerful army in the world, giving everyone a clear understanding of
it. Our army is now doing what it ought to do and what needs to be done. It
will do so in the future, too."
The first ceremony of awarding the state
commendations to the generals, officers and soldiers of the KPA who performed
immortal feats in the overseas military operations will be held at the headquarters
building of the Central Committee of the WPK.
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