A vast array of manpower and military hardware entertains Kim Jong-Un and senior regime figures as North Korea marks the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
Goose-stepping soldiers and military hardware were paraded through Pyongyang in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into North Korea's adversaries and rally its people behind young ruler Kim Jong-Un on the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War.
The lavish assembly ahead of a military parade of missiles and troops is reminiscent of the marches held by the Soviet Union and China at the height of the Cold War.
It is one of the few chances the world gets to see North Korea's military up close.
Overlooking a sea of spectators mobilised to cheer and wave flags, Kim Jong-Un watched the parade from a review stand, flanked by senior military officials and China's vice president Li Yuanchao.
China fought with North Korea during the war and is Pyongyang's only major ally and a crucial source of economic aid.
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