The country's new leader, Kim Jong-un, was hailed as a "genius of geniuses in military knowledge" in a documentary released to mark his birthday.
The film, using footage taken over several years, was another attempt to show Mr Kim was in charge of the armed forces long before his father, Kim Jong Il, died last month.
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