PHOTOS: North Korea puts on show of military might for anniversary

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un ordered a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the Communist Party’s -- and his own family’s -- rise to absolute power. It’s not just any parade: It was apparently the biggest in North Korean history.

Here’s a look at the parade.

Soldiers shout slogans as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, in Pyongyang. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

A soldier cries as her vehicle with rocket launchers drives past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Missiles are taken on trucks past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade. Photograph: James Pearson/Reuters

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds hand of senior Chinese Communist Party official Liu Yunshan as he waves to the crowd during the parade. At the parade, Jong Un said his country was ready to fight any war waged by the United States. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Soldiers ride horses past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade. Photograph: James Pearson/Reuters

Soldiers hold their weapons as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang. Photograph: James Pearson/Reuters

Girls during the parade, which has been described as the country’s largest parade. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Soldiers shout as they march past a stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the parade. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters