Why Do North Korean Generals Have So Many Medals?
North Korea’s military is famous for its generals covered in medals—but why so many in peacetime? Surprisingly, even inanimate objects in North Korea can be awarded medals. In this video, we explore the story of a pneumatic hammer named a Hero of Labor and a ginkgo tree honored as a Hero of the Republic.
Discover how the tradition of wearing family medals and the government’s use of awards to create distractions contribute to this unusual phenomenon. Watch now to uncover the fascinating and bizarre reasons behind North Korea’s medal obsession!








He's over Gonged for sure!
Participation Medals, we have trophies like that here too, we call it “DEI” (Didn’t Earn It)
Just like paxtan😂
North Korea bigger investment is weapons. The second is medals
Più che medaglie, sono ex voto.
These medals look like seashells.
Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Because they are pompous pumped up arrogant show offs 😭😭😭😭
Imagine in high school, where Track and Field and Swimming awards so many medals in each event, then wearing your ancestors' medals as well as your own.
Show his back?😊