The 2nd Quick Response Division ( ko, 2신속대응사단,

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

: 二迅速對應師團), also known as Furious Wave Division ( ko, 노도부대,

: 怒濤部隊), 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 ...

and is the only infantry division in the VII Maneuver Corps to serve as an

offensive Offensive may refer to: * Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative * Offensive (military), an attack * Offensive language ** Fighting words or insulting language, words that by their very utterance inflict inj ...

and

air assault Air assault is the movement of ground-based military forces by vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft—such as the helicopter—to seize and hold key terrain which has not been fully secured, and to directly engage enemy forces behind e ...

mission.

History

It was formed during the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

and was part of the defensive line in the

Third Battle of Seoul The Third Battle of Seoul, also known as the Chinese New Year's Offensive, the January–Fourth Retreat ( ko, 1•4 후퇴) or the Third Phase Campaign Western SectorThe Eastern Sector is the First and Second Battles of Wonju. (), was a battle ...

. The 17th Infantry participated in the

Battle of Pusan Perimeter The Battle of the Pusan Perimeter ( ko, 부산 교두보 전투) was a large-scale battle between United Nations Command (UN) and North Korean forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950. It was one of the first major engagements of the ...

. Beginning on December 26, 1950, Communist Chinese Forces struck hard at United Nations units on the western approaches to Seoul. Supporting attacks occurred as well in the central and eastern parts of the line. The Chinese hit the ROK units hard, and again several units broke. Two out of three regiments of the 2nd Division fled the battlefield, leaving the 17th Regiment to fight alone and hold its position for hours despite heavy losses. General Ridgway reluctantly ordered a general, but orderly, withdrawal, with units instructed to maintain contact with the enemy during their retreat, rather than simply giving up real estate without inflicting losses on the enemy. On January 1, 2021, the 2nd Division moved its headquarters to

Yangpyeong Yangpyeong County (''Yangpyeong-gun'') is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Climate Yangpyeong has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers. Korean War Yangpye ...

and was reorganized into a quick response division to take charge of

and

missions by integrating The 201st Commando Brigade and The 203rd Commando Brigade under 2nd Operations Command.

Organization

* Headquarters: ** Headquarters Company ** Combat Support Company ** Signal Company * The 201st Quick Response Brigade ** 201st Quick Response Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company ** 1st Quick Response Battalion ** 2nd Quick Response Battalion ** 3rd Quick Response Battalion ** Artillery Battalion * The 203rd Quick Response Brigade ** 203rd Quick Response Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company ** 1st Quick Response Battalion ** 2nd Quick Response Battalion ** 3rd Quick Response Battalion ** Artillery Battalion

Unit of the VII Maneuver Corps

Capital Mechanized Infantry Division The Capital Mechanized Infantry Division ( ko, 수도기계화보병사단, hanja: 首都機械化步兵師團), also known as Fierce Tiger Division ( ko, 맹호부대, hanja: 猛虎部隊), is currently one of the six mechanized infantry divisio ...

* 8th Maneuver Division * 11th Maneuver Division

References

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History

Organization

Unit of the VII Maneuver Corps

See also

References