Worker-Peasant Red Guards

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The Worker-Peasant Red Guards are a North Korean civilian militia composed mainly of workers and farmers, organized to provide nationwide reserve military and ideological support to the state.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civilian militia ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ
reserve military force ⓘ
activity civil defense drills ⓘ
disaster response support ⓘ
ideological indoctrination ⓘ
military training for civilians ⓘ
political education ⓘ
ageRange adult population ⓘ
allegiance North Korean government ⓘ
Supreme Leader of North Korea ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Worker-Peasant Red Guard ⓘ
Workers and Peasants Red Guards ⓘ
commandStructure under party and state control ⓘ
composedPrimarilyOf farmers ⓘ
peasants ⓘ
workers ⓘ
country Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ⓘ
linked to: North Korea

North Korea ⓘ
equipment light infantry weapons ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
function maintain internal security in emergencies ⓘ
participate in mass mobilization campaigns ⓘ
support regular military units in wartime ⓘ
goal integrate civilian population into defense structure ⓘ
mobilize workers and peasants for national defense ⓘ
governanceModel single-party control ⓘ
ideology Juche ⓘ
Songun ⓘ
languageOfName Korean ⓘ
membershipBasis civilian ⓘ
membershipType part-time militia ⓘ
partOf North Korean armed forces reserve system ⓘ
politicalAlignment Workers’ Party of Korea ⓘ
politicalRole reinforce party propaganda at local level ⓘ
support regime stability ⓘ
purpose defend the socialist system of North Korea ⓘ
provide manpower reserve in case of war ⓘ
strengthen ideological loyalty to the regime ⓘ
relatedTo Korean People’s Army ⓘ
Red Youth Guard ⓘ
linked to: Red Guards

Worker-Peasant Red Guard Reserve Forces ⓘ
role civil defense ⓘ
ideological support for the state ⓘ
reserve force for the Korean People’s Army ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
trainingFrequency periodic ⓘ
typeOfOrganization mass organization ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Workers' Party of Korea → hasParamilitaryWing → Worker-Peasant Red Guards ⓘ
Worker-Peasant Red Guards → alsoKnownAs → Worker-Peasant Red Guard ⓘ
linked to: Worker-Peasant Red Guards
Worker-Peasant Red Guards → alsoKnownAs → Workers and Peasants Red Guards ⓘ
linked to: Worker-Peasant Red Guards
Worker-Peasant Red Guards → relatedTo → Worker-Peasant Red Guard Reserve Forces ⓘ
linked to: Worker-Peasant Red Guards