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Unit 124

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Unit 124 was a North Korean Special Operation Forces unit, in the Korean People's Army (KPA). [1]

12 relations: Black operation, Blue House, Blue House raid, Kim Shin-jo, Korean People's Army, Korean People's Army Special Operation Force, Ministry of People's Armed Forces, North Korean abductions of South Koreans, Pak Jae-gyong, Park Chung-hee, Special forces, 209th Detachment, 2325th Group.

Black operation

A black operation (or black ops) is a covert operation by a government, a government agency, or a military organization.

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Blue House

The Blue House (청와대; Hanja: 靑瓦臺; Cheong Wa Dae; literally "pavilion of blue tiles") is the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea, and is located in the capital city of Seoul.

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Blue House raid

The Blue House raid (also known in South Korea as the January 21 Incident) was an unsuccessful attempt by North Korean commandos to assassinate the South Korean president, Park Chung-hee, in his residence at the Blue House, on January 21, 1968.

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Kim Shin-jo

Kim Shin-Jo is one of two survivors of the 31-person team of North Korean commandos sent to assassinate the then president of South Korea, Park Chung Hee, in the Blue House raid in January 1968.

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Korean People's Army

The Korean People's Army (KPA) is an institution of the Workers' Party of Korea, and constitutes the de facto military force of North Korea.

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Korean People's Army Special Operation Force

The North Korean special operation force (NKSOF), officially the Korean People's Army Special Operation Force, consists of specially equipped and trained elite military units trained to perform military, political, or psychological operations for North Korea.

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Ministry of People's Armed Forces

The Ministry of People's Armed Forces (MPAF) is the government agency tasked with general administrative and logistical coordination of the Korean People's Army (KPA).

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North Korean abductions of South Koreans

An estimated 84,532 South Koreans were taken to North Korea during the Korean War.

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Pak Jae-gyong

Pak Jae-gyong (born 10 June 1933), is a North Korean politician and soldier.

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Park Chung-hee

Park Chung-hee (or; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician, general, who served as the President of South Korea from 1963 until his assassination in 1979, assuming that office after first ruling the country as head of a military junta installed by the May 16 coup in 1961.

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Special forces

Special forces and special operations forces are military units trained to conduct special operations.

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209th Detachment, 2325th Group

209th Detachment, 2325th Group, commonly known as Unit 684, was a black operation team of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROK Air Force) whose only given task was to assassinate North Korea's premier Kim Il-sung.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_124

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