Grand Parade in North Korea

A grand parade was held in North Korea in honor of the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party. It showed "new intercontinental ballistic missiles" and that the DPRK army "is ready for any war unleashed by the United States." It turned out pretty epic.

(Total 24 photos)

1. Twilight in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 13, 2015. In the background is the famous long-term construction - the 105-story Ryugyong Hotel. Italian architect Stefano Boeri called the Ryugen Hotel "the only shard of science fiction in the modern world." (Photo: Wong Maye-E)

2. A military parade begins at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015. (Photo: Ed Jones)

3. Warlords. (Photo: Wong Maye-E)

4. Kim Jong-un's speech is interrupted by applause every 20 seconds. He assures that the DPRK army is ready for any war unleashed by the US imperialists.

5. General view of the parade in North Korea on the square in Pyongyang. (Photo: KCNA/Reuters)

6. Brave soldiers. Pyongyang, October 10, 2015. (Photo: Damir Sagolj / Reuters)

7. No less brave soldiers. (Photo: Wong Maye-E)

8. "Many Western media write lies about us, do not describe the true picture, they talk about some human rights, about problems, but you have to see everything with your own eyes." (Photo: Ed Jones)

9. North Korean military vehicles drive through Kim Il Sung Square on October 10, 2015. (Photo: Ed Jones)

10. The total number of regular servicemen in the army is, according to various estimates, from 850 thousand to 1.2 million people. There are about 4 million people in the reserve. (Photo: Ed Jones)

11. It is not at all easy to march like that, and even shout slogans at the same time. (Photo: Damir Sagolj / Reuters)

“We don’t eat enough, there are difficulties, many don’t dress well. We live under sanctions, under the blockade of the imperialists, but we are building and will build socialism!”

12. Correct geometries. (Photo: KCNA/Reuters)

13. Soldiers at a grand parade in North Korea, Pyongyang, October 10, 2015. (Photo: Damir Sagolj / Reuters)

14. North Korean veterans at the parade. (Photo: Maye-E Wong)

15. Sing patriotic songs. (Photo: Ed Jones)

16. Naughty girls perform a song in Pyongyang on October 11, 2015. (Photo: Wong Maye-E)

17. Dancers in red robes perform at a military parade on October 10, 2015. (Photo: Ed Jones)

18. Bad luck. A lone soldier stands guard in the pouring rain on Kim Il Sung Square after a military parade on October 10, 2015. (Photo: Ed Jones)

19. The officers do not want to get wet, climbed into the shelter. Pyongyang, October 10, 2015. (Photo: Damir Sagolj / Reuters)

20. The performance with torches in Kim Il Sung Square looked very impressive. October 10, 2015. (Photo: Ed Jones)

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22. With all my heart. (Photo: Ed Jones)

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24. Thus ended the grand parade in North Korea in honor of the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party. (Photo: Ed Jones)