He was accompanied by Pak Jong Chon, Secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK and Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Party, Kang Sun Nam, Minister of National Defence of the DPRK, and Ri Yong Gil, Chief of the General Staff of the KPA.
The guards unit, which has grown into strong iron-clad ranks, making the history of loyalty and feats under the care of the peerlessly great men, was overflowing with the steadfast spirit of devotedly protecting the leader to politically and ideologically defend with their very lives the Party Central Committee headed by the great Comrade
When the respected Comrade
After receiving a salute from the Commander of the 105th Tank Division,
He was presented with bouquets by soldiers carrying boundless reverence and gratitude of all the officers and men of the division.
He looked round the revolutionary museum, guided by the commanding officers of the division.
The unit, which was formed as the first tank unit of the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK in August 1948 on the initiative of President
The division, born and developed into a large unit of brave independent life-guardsmen under the care of the President, was the first to charge into Seoul and fly the flag of the DPRK on the puppet capitol building and performed distinguished feats in many battles during the past Fatherland Liberation War, thus adding the title of guards and Seoul to its brilliant name. In the 1960s, the unit blazed a trail in a mass movement by raising the first torch of the Red-Flag Company Movement, and, in the 1980s, became a Kumsong life guards unit. And in the new century it flew the flag of O Jung Hup-led Seventh Regiment in the van of the entire army, vigorously making proud achievements in defending the country.
Looking round the precious historical relics and data associated with the immortal devotion and efforts of President
Noting that the history of the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division contains the glorious tradition of devotedly defending the leader created by the division in protecting the Party and the leader unto death and a number of combat feats performed by it in every grim period of the revolution, he stressed that the noble tradition of loyalty of the guards unit and its tradition of great victory should be carried forward generation after generation forever.
He called for conducting efficient ideological education among the soldiers to make them firmly preserve and add brilliance to the immortal achievements of the great leaders
After being briefed on the division's plan for offensive and defensive operations by its commander,
He said the 105th Tank Division, a symbol of the heroic and brave spirit of the KPA, should hold high the banner as befitting a model of the entire army in the ongoing struggle witnessing the intensive training for finishing war preparations. He set forth important tasks, guidelines for strengthening in every way the combat preparations and combat efficiency of the unit including the issue of arming the tank crews with overwhelming ideological and moral strength and thoroughly training them in military technical and physical aspects and getting combat technical equipment always ready for action.
Through the performance pulsating with the revolutionary spirit, the art squad members fully showed the high ideological and moral world and valiant disposition of the heroic KPA intensely loyal to the Party and truthfully represented the firm faith and will to wage a vigorous struggle for the eternal prosperity of the country and the security of the people under the leadership of
The service personnel, who had the honor of having a significant photo taken with
When he arrived at the unit, the stormy cheers of hurrah raised by the service personnel with boundless honor, happiness, emotion and joy rocked the sky and the earth.
He met again the tank crews of the regiment, who proved successful in the recent training match among the large combined tankmen's units of the KPA, and warmly encouraged them.
He had a talk with the commanding officers of the regiment at the building of its command and looked round the barracks of a sub-unit.
He guided a tank crews' hurdle-overcoming and high-speed breakthrough drill at the training ground of the regiment.
When the drill started, "iron horses" entered the general offensive all at once, moving their heavy bodies in a mobile manner and negotiating the solid defence lines at a stretch. The brave tank crews, fully armed with the Juche-based war method and the strong will to annihilate the enemy, strikingly displayed their skilful offensive ability and great confidence.
He had a photo session with the tankmen and soldiers of the regiment involved in the drill.
Going round a mess hall of the sub-unit, he took warm care of the living of the servicepersons with paternal affection.
Seeing with satisfaction the servicepersons at table, he said the commanding officers should always pay deep attention to further improving the servicepersons' diet, ensure the regular supply of meat, vegetables and various other subsidiary foodstuffs in good time and make sincere efforts to provide them with good living conditions.
All the service personnel of the division expressed their deep gratitude to Marshal