| Supreme Guard Command | |
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 North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the Supreme Guard Command's Honor Guard Battalion, 8 February 2023. | |
| 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 |
| Nickname(s) |
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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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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]
- ^ "OGD (The Road Song) and the Ghost of Sejanus | North Korea Leadership Watch".
- ^ Moon Sung Hwee (September 16, 2008). "Watch Escort Bureau, Learn of Kim's Successor". Daily NK. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Tertitskiy, Fyodor (2022). The North Korean Army: History, Structure, Daily Life. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-032147-15-4.
- ^ "Kim Jong Un tightens his grip". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
- ^ "Kim Jong il's visit to KPA Unit 963". North Korean Economy Watch. July 18, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
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