The 60th Reserve Infantry Division (
Korean
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** ...
: 제60동원보병사단) is a military formation of the
Republic of Korea Reserve Forces
The Republic of Korea Reserve Forces (ROKRF; ko, 대한민국 예비군; Hanja: 大韓民國 豫備軍, ''Daehanminguk Yebigun''), also known as the ROK Reserve Forces, is the 3,100,000-strong reserve force of South Korea.
There are two major b ...
(
ROKA
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 division is subordinated to the Mobilization Force Command and is headquartered in
Goyang City,
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 ...
. Its responsibility is the defense of
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
.
The division was created on 1 June 1990.
Organization
*Headquarters:
**Headquarters Battalion
**Reconnaissance Battalion
**Engineer Battalion
**Armor Battalion (
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**Chemical Company
**Signal Battalion
**Support Battalion
**Medical Battalion
*160th Infantry Brigade
*161st Infantry Brigade
*162nd Infantry Brigade
*Artillery Brigade
**3 Artillery Battalions (equipped with M101 howitzer)
**Artillery Battalion (equipped with M114 howitzer
The M114 is a towed howitzer developed and used by the United States Army. It was first produced in 1942 as a medium artillery piece under the designation of 155 mm Howitzer M1. It saw service with the US Army during World War II, the Korean ...
)
See also
*Korean Demilitarized Zone
The Korean Demilitarized Zone ( Korean: ; Hanbando Bimujang Jidae) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in ...
References
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Military units and formations established in 1990
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