9th Infantry Division (South Korea)

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9th Infantry Division
제9보병사단
9th Infantry Division insignia
FoundedOctober 25, 1950; 73 years ago (1950-10-25)
Country South Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Army
TypeInfantry division
Part ofI Corps
Garrison/HQGoyang, Gyeonggi Province
Nickname(s)Baekma (White Horse)
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
Maj. Gen. Kim Dong-Ho
Notable
commanders
Maj. Gen. Kim Chon O
Maj. Gen. Roh Tae-woo
Insignia
Identification
symbol
White Horse on blue background

The 9th Infantry Division (Korean: 제9보병사단, Hanja: 第九步兵師團), also known as White Horse Division (Korean: 백마부대; hanja:白馬師團) after the victory of Battle of White Horse Hill, is an infantry division of the Republic of Korea Army. The unit is composed of the 28th, 29th, 30th infantry brigades, and an artillery brigade.

History

Korean War

The 9th Division was hastily created in late 1950 during the Korean War and operated in the mountainous terrain of Seorak and Odae in the northeast, not far from the 38th parallel. The North Korean II Corps cut it off in late 1950 and the Division suffered heavy casualties.

During October 1952, all three 9th Division regiments, the 28th, 29th and 30th (12,000 men) held Hill 395, northwest of

38th Army. The 9th Division was renamed after the Battle of White Horse Hill
and is known as the White Horse Division.

Three 9th Division men received the US

2nd Lt. Chung Nak Koo, 11th Co., 28th Regiment; and Sergeant Kim Man Su, 9th Co., 29th Regiment.[1]

Vietnam War

The 9th Division arrived in Vietnam between 5 September and 8 October 1966 and was positioned in the

Bình Định Province.[2]

Significant operations and actions involving the Division include:

Commanders during Vietnam War

Maj. Gen. Yi So-dong

Maj. Gen.Cho Chun-sung

Order of battle during Vietnam War

9th Infantry Division

Armored Company
Direct Control Company
Reconnaissance Company
Engineering Battalion
30th Field Artillery Battalion
51st Field Artillery Battalion
52nd Field Artillery Battalion
966th Field Artillery Battalion
28th Infantry Regiment
29th Infantry Regiment (Commanded by future
ROK President Chun Doo-hwan
, 1970-71.)
30th Infantry Regiment

Unit statistics for the Vietnam War

Start Date End Date Deployed Combat KIA WIA
Officer Non-officer Total Large Small Total Officer Non-officer Total Officer Non-officer Total
September 22, 1966 March 11, 1973 6,445 98,891 105,336 478 211,236 211,714 78 1,250 1,328 160 2,250 2,410

Coup d'état of December Twelfth

In 1979, the 9th Division was involved in the

Chun Doo Hwan
.

Current order of battle

Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division during combat training.
  • Headquarters:[7][8]
    • Headquarters Company
    • Intelligence Company
    • Air Defense Company
    • Reconnaissance Battalion
    • Engineer Battalion
    • Armored Battalion
    • Signal Battalion
    • Support Battalion
    • Military Police Battalion
    • Medical Battalion
    • Chemical Battalion
  • 28th Infantry Brigade (equipped with K808 APCs)
  • 29th Infantry Brigade (equipped with K808 APCs)
  • 30th Infantry Brigade (equipped with K808 APCs)
  • Artillery Brigade (equipped with K9 SPHs)

See also

References

  1. ^ ROK Army and Marines prove to be rock-solid fighters and allies in Vietnam War Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ISBN 9781410225016.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain
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  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-02-23. Retrieved 2010-04-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-02-23. Retrieved 2010-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2010-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "한국형 스트라이커 여단의 핵심 장갑차 'K808'". cm.asiae.co.kr. 25 December 2020.
  8. ^ "2019 부처 간 협력 문화예술교육 지원사업(군부대) 운영단체-교육시설 목록". Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). Retrieved 2022-05-19.