Kim Jong Un watches parade of North Korean tanks, missiles and troops

(CNN)Troops, missiles and tanks rolled into North Korea's historic Kim Il Sung Square Thursday in a highly anticipated display of military might on the eve of South Korea's Winter Olympics.

The choreographed display involved hundreds of soldiers marching in unison, some brandishing guns, bayonets and swords, while North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched from a balcony above.
Kim and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, arrived by limousine and stepped out onto a red carpet. Kim arrived at last year's military parade in the same fashion but without his wife by his side.
The parade is being held to mark the day Kim's grandfather, Kim Il Sung, formed the Korean People's Army, and came as celebrations started in the South for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.