9th Infantry Division (South Korea)
9th Infantry Division | |
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제9보병사단 | |
Founded | October 25, 1950 |
Country | South Korea |
Branch | Republic of Korea Army |
Type | Infantry division |
Part of | I Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Goyang, Gyeonggi Province |
Nickname(s) | Baekma (White Horse) |
Engagements |
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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
Three 9th Division men received the US
Vietnam War
The 9th Division arrived in Vietnam between 5 September and 8 October 1966 and was positioned in the
Significant operations and actions involving the Division include:
- Phú Yên Province from 21 January to 7 February 1967 results in ROK claims of 160 People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) killed and 167 weapons captured[3]
- Khánh Hòa Province by the 29th and 30th Regiments from 29 to 31 January 1967 results in ROK claims of 390 PAVN killed and 302 weapons captured for no friendly losses[4]
- Vietcong (VC) killed and 659 weapons captured for the loss of 23 ROK[5]
- Capital Division in Tuy Hòa Province from 9 July to 21 August 1967, ROK claiming 638 PAVN killed for the loss of 26 ROK. 98 crew-served and 359 individual weapons were captured[6]
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 | ||||||||
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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
Current order of battle
- 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
- Republic of Korea Armed Forces
- Republic of Korea Army
- Korean War
- Battle of White Horse
- Vietnam War
- Capital Mechanized Infantry Division
- 2nd Marine Brigade
References
- ^ ROK Army and Marines prove to be rock-solid fighters and allies in Vietnam War Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "2019 부처 간 협력 문화예술교육 지원사업(군부대) 운영단체-교육시설 목록". Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). Retrieved 2022-05-19.