60th Infantry Division (South Korea)
60th Infantry Division | |
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Active | 1 June 1990 - present |
Country | South Korea |
Branch | Republic of Korea Reserve Forces |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Reserve forces |
Size | Division |
Part of | Mobilization Force Command |
Garrison/HQ | Goyang, Gyeonggi |
Nickname(s) | "Gwon Yul" |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Brig. Gen. Baek Ja-Seong |
The 60th Reserve Infantry Division (Korean: 제60동원보병사단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces (ROKA). The division is subordinated to the Mobilization Force Command and is headquartered in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province. Its responsibility is the defense of Seoul.[1]
The division was created on 1 June 1990.
Organization[]
- Headquarters:[2]
- Armor Company (equipped with M48A3K tank)
- Chemical Company
- Reconnaissance Battalion
- Signal Battalion
- Engineer Battalion
- Support Battalion
- Medical Battalion
- 160th Infantry Brigade
- 161st Infantry Brigade
- 162nd Infantry Brigade
- Artillery Brigade
- 3 Artillery Battalions (equipped with M101 howitzer)
- Artillery Battalion (equipped with M114 howitzer)
See also[]
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 60th Infantry Division (Republic of Korea). |
- ^ "60th Infantry Division". www.mma.go.kr (Republic of Korea Army).
- ^ Pike, John. "Capital Defense Command". www.globalsecurity.org.
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- Military units and formations of South Korea
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