Supreme Guard Command
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Supreme Guard Command (Korean: 호위사령부; Hanja: 護衛司令部) (also known as Unit 963,[1] the Escort Bureau,[2] Guard Command,[3] Bodyguard Command,[4] SGC, Guard Bureau and the General Guard Bureau[5]) is the personal bodyguard force tasked with the protection of North Korea's ruling Kim family.[6] The current Supreme Guard commander is General Yun Jong-rin.[7]
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Supreme Guard Command | |
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Active | 1946 - Present |
Country | North Korea |
Allegiance | Kim Jong Un |
Branch | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
Type | Protective security unit |
Role | Protection of domestic VIPs and the Kim family and high-ranking KWP officials |
Size | 95,000-120,000 (Corps) |
Headquarters | Pyongyang |
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Patron | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of North Korea |
March | Song of the Korean People's Army |
Engagements | Korean War |
Commanders | |
Commander | General Kwak Chang-sik |
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