66th Infantry Division (South Korea)
66th Infantry Division | |
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제66보병사단 | |
Active | 1 March 1982 – present |
Country | South Korea |
Branch | Republic of Korea Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Reserve forces |
Size | Division |
Part of | |
Garrison/HQ | Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi |
Nickname(s) | "Torch" |
Colors | Indigo, White |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Brig. Gen. Mun Seok-ho |
The 66th Infantry Division (Korean: 제66보병사단, Hanja: 第六十六步兵師團) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces and Republic of Korea Army. The division is subordinated to the Mobilization Force Command and is headquartered in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province and was created on 1 March 1982. During the peacetime, they are in charge of recruit training and active as a second line military unit.[1]
Organization[]
- Headquarters:[2]
- Chemical Company
- Reconnaissance Battalion
- Signal Battalion
- Engineer Battalion
- Support Battalion
- Medical Battalion
- 187th Infantry Brigade
- 188th Infantry Brigade
- 189th Infantry Brigade
- Artillery Brigade
- 3 Artillery Battalions
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 66th Infantry Division (Republic of Korea). |
- ^ "66th Infantry Division". www.mma.go.kr (Republic of Korea Army).
- ^ Pike, John. "TROKA Mobilization Forces". www.globalsecurity.org.
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