The 1st Artillery Brigade ( ko, 제1포병여단) is a military formation of the
Republic of Korea Army
The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; ko, 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國 陸軍; RR: ''Daehanminguk Yuk-gun''), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the l ...
. The brigade is subordinated to the
I Corps I Corps, 1st Corps, or First Corps may refer to:
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History
It was founded on 16 February 1953 as the 1st Corps Artillery Group. On 20 November of the same year, it was changed its name to 1st Corps Artillery Command. By 1982, the brigade had its present name.
The 1st Artillery Brigade is a large-scale brigade with unit size comparable to division. There are 16 battalions under the brigade command. Compared to other artillery brigades, which having fewer than 10 battalions at most, it can be said to be tremendous. Only the
5th Artillery Brigade have the same size.
Organization
*Headquarters (
Goyang
Goyang (''Goyang-si''; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a populatio ...
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**331st Target Acquisition Battalion
**657th Artillery Battalion (K239)
**2000th Artillery Battalion (M270)
**Signal Company
*2nd Artillery Group (
Yangju
Yangju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yangju is located south of Dongducheon and north of Uijeongbu, not far from Seoul.
History
* 1395 - Renamed to Yangju.
* January 1, 1963 - Uijeongbu is separated and becomes a city.
* Apr ...
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**355th Artillery Battalion (K9)
**652nd Artillery Battalion (K9)
**722nd Artillery Battalion (K9)
**898th Artillery Battalion (K9)
*3rd Artillery Group (
Paju
Paju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (''gun'').
The city area of Paju is ,"Paju (Gyeonggi-do Province)." ''Naver Encyclopedia of Knowledge''. Naver, 2015. 4 Mar. 2016. ...
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**651st Artillery Battalion (K9)
**655th Artillery Battalion (K9)
**733rd Artillery Battalion (K9A1)
**868th Artillery Battalion (K9A1)
**958th Artillery Battalion (K9)
*7th Artillery Group (
Yangju
Yangju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yangju is located south of Dongducheon and north of Uijeongbu, not far from Seoul.
History
* 1395 - Renamed to Yangju.
* January 1, 1963 - Uijeongbu is separated and becomes a city.
* Apr ...
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**106th Artillery Battalion (KH-179)
**107th Artillery Battalion (KH-179)
**108th Artillery Battalion (KH-179)
**109th Artillery Battalion (KH-179)
References
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Republic of Korea Army
Military units and formations established in 1953
Goyang
Yangju
Paju