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The unusual history of North Korea’s military ranks

The DPRK's original Soviet-style system survives in some parts of the country to this day

Armies usually have ranks. Colonels, lieutenants, and sergeants are generally perceived as a natural part of a military: such as, for example, divisions or squads.

Yet in the communist world it was not always so.

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