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Korean Augmentation Troops to Commonwealth Division (KATCOM) refers to significant numbers of South Korean soldiers who were attached to the 1st Commonwealth Division during the
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British Commonwealth units and formations Military units and formations of the Korean War Expatriate military units and formations South Korea–United Kingdom relations
Korean Augmentation Troops to Commonwealth Division (KATCOM) refers to significant numbers of South Korean soldiers who were attached to the 1st Commonwealth Division during the Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
. South Korean troops were included within Commonwealth units as replacements simply to make up numbers during periods of troop rotation.
The KATCOM system, also known as Korean Attached Commonwealth Division or Korean Augmentation to Commonwealth Division, took effect from May 1952. Soldiers assigned as KATCOMs were given 16 weeks' standard basic training at the ROK Replacement Training Center with further specialist training on British and Canadian weaponry. On average, each British battalion received 94 South Korean soldiers, making a total of 1,000 South Koreans across the whole Commonwealth division. More broadly, KATCOM can also refer to South Korean troops serving in other United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
contingents, notably the Belgian and Dutch contingents.
See also
*KATUSA
Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA; ) is a branch of the Republic of Korea Army that consists of Korean enlisted personnel who are seconded to the Eighth United States Army (EUSA). KATUSA does not form an individual milit ...
* 1st Commonwealth Division
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*{{cite news, title=KATCOM Sheds New Light on Wartime Control of Troops, url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/06/25/2008062561020.html, accessdate=26 May 2014, newspaper=The Chosun Ilbo
''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ), also known as ''The Chosun Daily,'' is a Korean-language newspaper of record for South Korea and among the oldest active newspapers in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo ...
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British Commonwealth units and formations Military units and formations of the Korean War Expatriate military units and formations South Korea–United Kingdom relations