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52nd Infantry Division (South Korea)

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Republic of Korea Army division
52nd Infantry Division
Active7 January 1984 - present
Country South Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Army
TypeInfantry
RoleReserve forces
SizeDivision
Part ofCapital Defense Command
Garrison/HQGwangmyeong, Gyeonggi
Nickname(s)"Arrow"
ColorsBlue
Commanders
Current
commander		Maj. Gen. Kim Gyu-ha
Military unit

The 52nd Homeland Defense Infantry Division (Korean: 제52보병사단) is a military formation of the ROKA. The 52nd division is subordinated to the Capital Defense Command and is headquartered in Gwangmyeong City, Gyeonggi Province. Its responsibility is the defense of Seoul and recruit training.

The division was created on 7 January 1984.

Organization

Soldiers of the 52nd Infantry Division on the exercise against terrorists attacks in 2011.
  • Headquarters:
    • Reconnaissance Battalion
    • Engineer Battalion
    • Mobile Battalion
    • Signal Battalion
    • Support Battalion
    • Military Police Battalion
    • Medical Battalion
    • Chemical Battalion
    • Intelligence Company
    • Headquarters Company
  • 210th Infantry Brigade
  • 212th Infantry Brigade
  • 213th Infantry Brigade

References

  1. "52nd Infantry Division". www.mma.go.kr (Republic of Korea Army).
  2. "[이일우의 밀리터리 talk] 예비군 총기난사, 軍에 '돌을 던져라'!". nownews.seoul.co.kr.
  3. Pike, John. "Capital Defense Command". www.globalsecurity.org.
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