The 56th Homeland Defense Infantry Division (
Korean: 제56보병사단) is a military formation of the
ROKA. The 56th division is subordinated to the
Capital Defense Command and is headquartered in
Goyang City
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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Gyeonggi Province. Its responsibility is the defense of
Seoul and
recruit training.
The division was created on 7 January 1984.
Organization
* Headquarters:
**Reconnaissance Battalion
**Engineer Battalion
**Mobile Battalion
**Signal Battalion
**Support Battalion
**Military Police Battalion
**Medical Battalion
**Chemical Battalion
**Headquarters Company
* 218th Infantry Brigade
* 219th Infantry Brigade
* 220th Infantry Brigade
* 221st Infantry Brigade
References
InfDiv0056
InfDiv0056SK
Military units and formations established in 1984
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