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51st Infantry Division (South Korea)
The 51st Homeland Defense Infantry Division ( ko, 제51향토보병사단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. The division is subordinated to the Ground Operations Command (South Korea), Ground Operations Command. It is in charge of local defense and reserve force training in the southwestern part of Gyeonggi. The division founded on 16 August 1982 when it was separated from the 17th Infantry Division. The division headquarters is located in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. Organization *Headquarters: **Reconnaissance Battalion **Engineer Battalion **Mobile Battalion **Artillery Battalion **Signal Battalion **Support Battalion **Military Police Battalion **Medical Battalion **Intelligence Battalion **Chemical Company **Air Defense Company **Headquarters Company *167th Infantry Brigade *168th Infantry Brigade *169th Infantry Brigade References {{SouthKorea-mil-stub Infantry divisions of South Korea, InfDiv0051SK Military units and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine infantry. Although disused in modern times, heavy infantry also commonly made up the bulk of many historic armies. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have traditionally made up the core of the combat arms professions of various armies, with the infantry almost always comprising the largest portion of these forces. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French ''infanterie'', from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' īnfāns'' (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets '' infant''. The individual-soldier term ''infantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
