The 2nd Armored Brigade ( ko, 제2기갑여단) 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:
France
* 1st Army Corps (France)
* I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* I Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French A ...
.
History
It was founded along with the "
1st Armored Brigade" on 1 April 1968, and from 4 October 1971, both brigades were assigned to the 1st Corps. At the time of its establishment, it was stationed in
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 ...
,
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
, but since 1973, it has been moved to current headquarters at
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. ...
, Gyeonggi.
The 2nd Armored Brigade command post was used by the USFK 7th Division (Camp Ross). On 27 June 1973, US forces withdrew due to
Nixon Doctrine
The Nixon Doctrine (also known as the Guam Doctrine) was put forth during a press conference in Guam on July 25, 1969 by President of the United States Richard Nixon and later formalized in his speech on Vietnamization of the Vietnam War on Novembe ...
and 2nd Armored Brigade took over the site.
Organization
*Headquarters:
**Headquarters Company
**Air Defense Artillery Battery
**Armored Engineer Company
**Chemical Company
**Armored Reconnaissance Company
**Signal Company
**Support Company
**Intelligence Company
*6th Armored Battalion (K1A2)
*16th Armored Battalion (K1A2)
*29th Armored Battalion (K1A2)
*106th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (K200A1)
*121st Mechanized Infantry Battalion (K200A1)
*606th Artillery Battalion (moved from 30th Mechanized Infantry Division after it was disbanded, K9)
*933rd Artillery Battalion (K55A1)
References
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Military units and formations established in 1968
Paju